British PM says further extension to Article 50 needed

WATCH LIVE: PM @Theresa_May makes a statement on Brexit next steps at Downing Street https://t.co/zlZga6keb0— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) April 2, 2019 LONDON, April 3 (NNN- Xinhua) — British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday night that Britain needs a further extension of Article 50, one that is “as short…

Najib´s SRC trial: 100 passes prepared for local and international media

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Jalan Duta Court Complex.  Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR , April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – One hundred passes have been prepared for local and foreign media practitioners covering the case former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak involving the funds of SRC International…

Algeria’s president Bouteflika resigns

Aged president’s decision comes hours after Algerian army chief demanded his ‘immediate departure’. Photo courtesy of Anadolu ALGERIS, April 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – Algeria’s state news agency APS said late on Tuesday that the embattled president Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent his resignation to the Constitutional Council. The ailing, 82-year-old leader stood down shortly after…

India’s main opposition party INC releases election manifesto

NEW DELHI, April 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India’s main opposition party “Indian National Congress (INC)” released its election manifesto on Tuesday containing promises broadly for the farmers, youth and the poor, Xinhua news agency reported. The INC’s President Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former INC President Sonia Gandhi were present…

Colonialism Reparation welcomes ICJ ruling on Chagos Archipelago

TURIN, Italy, April 2 (NNN) — The Italy based Colonialism Reparation, an international organisation which is part of a movement for the condemnation, reconciliation, and compensations for colonialism, recently welcomed the International Court of Justice ruling on Chagos Archipelago. The court decided that the process of decolonisation of Mauritius has…

Russian minister in Pyongyang amid speculation over N.K. leader’s trip to Moscow

Vladimir Kolokoltsev, minister of Interior of the Russian Federation. Photo courtesy of Twitter SEOUL, April 2 (NNN- Yonhap) — A senior Russian official has arrived in North Korea, Pyongyang’s state media reported Tuesday, amid speculation that leader Kim Jong-un might be preparing to visit the neighboring country for his first-ever…

UN urges Brunei to stop death-by-stoning penalty

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, April 2 (NNN) — UN Human Rights’ Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Monday made an appeal to the Bruneian Government to stop the proposed changes to Brunei’s penal code to incorporate harsher forms of punishment, including death by stoning. The laws, strict interpretation of Islamic law,…

India’s anti-satellite missile test poses danger to ISS, says NASA

WASHINGTON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has called India’s anti-satellite missile test carried out last week as a “terrible thing” that posed new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station with its orbital debris. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was quoted by Press Trust…

Children of slain journalist Khashoggi being compensated by Riyadh, says report

MOSCOW, April 2 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — Citing a report from the US, Sputnik reported that the children of murdered Arab Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have been receiving payments from the authorities in Riyadh. Khashoggi , who was a contributor to the Washington Post, was reported killed in the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul by…

Thai PM to discuss with provincial governors on tackling smog

BANGKOK, April 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-o-cha will be meeting the northern provincial governors to discuss and find ways to tackle the choking smog in the northern region of Thailand. Prayuth said he was closely monitoring the haze and forest fires in northern provinces and hoped the meeting…