Norway strongly supports JCPOA

OSLO, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) — Chairwoman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs and Defense of the Norwegian Parliament Anniken Huitfeldt said on Thursday that although her country is a close ally of the US, it strongly supports the JCPOA or Iran’s Nuclear deal and promoting trade between Oslo and Tehran. She added after…

Najib’s trial Day 56: MACC denies Jho Low used money in Najib’s personal accounts

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A  senior officer of the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) today refuted claims that fugitive businessmen Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low had personally used money that was deposited into the accounts of former Prime Minister Najib Razak. MACC Senior  Assistant Commissioner (Special Operations Division) Rosli Husain, 54, said his…

EU believes inviting Russia to rejoin G7 would be sign of weakness: Source

BRUSSELS, Aug 22 (NNN-SPUTNIK-BERNAMA) — The European Union (EU) is against inviting Russia to the G7 format and thus resuming the G8 format until the country addresses the issues that led to its exclusion back in 2014, Sputnik news agency reported, quoting  a high-ranking source in EU institutions on Thursday. US President Donald…

Haze forces two schools in Miri to close

MIRI, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A total of 1,906 pupils including 50 pre-schoolers, from two primary schools here were unable to continue the school session today as the schools were forced to close due to worsening haze in the Kuala Baram area of this city in Malaysia’s Sarawak state. Sarawak…

US announces US$5 million reward for information about indentification or location of Daesh leaders

NEW YORK, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Under its Rewards for Justice Programme, the United States Department today (Wednesday) announced that it will be offering a reward of up to US$5 million for information leading to the identification or location of key leaders of the terror group Daesh.   The name of the…

Head of Sudan’s transitional military council sworn in as chief of new Sovereign Council

KHARTOUM, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The outgoing head of the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC), Abdel Fattah Burhan, was sworn in on Wednesday as the chief of the freshly formed Sovereign Council (SC), Sputnik news agency reported. Burhan, who will be heading the SC during a transitional period of 21 months, was…

Three Indian Air Force men killed in Rajasthan accident

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Three Indian Air Force men were killed and another three injured in a road accident in the Barmer district of the western state of Rajasthan on Wednesday. The vehicle carrying the soldiers from an air force base in the Chauhatan town fell into a 100-feet…

Bomb explosions in Southern Thailand leave 9 injured

Thailand: File photo of an earlier explosion on August 2 in Bangkok. The Royal Thai Police Bomb Squad members are seen investigating a suspected explosive device found under Sala Deng BTS train station, after explosion of several explosive devices. At least 2 people were injured in the incident. Photo Courtesy…

N. Korea continued nuclear activities last year, says IAEA

SEOUL, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA-YONHAP) — North Korea continued nuclear activities last year even when leader Kim Jong-un engaged in a flurry of diplomatic activities over denuclearization of the country, according to the annual report of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yonhap reported. According to the 2018 report, the Yongbyon Experimental…

PH govt will continue with beneficial policies for the people, says assemblyman

MIRI, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) government is committed to implementing policies that would benefit the public greatly especially for those needing health care. Miri Member of Parliament Dr Michael Teo Yu Keng said that Peka B40 is one of the programmes introduced by the PH government to aid…