Two Policemen Killed, 30 Wounded In Clashes In SW Iran

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Two Iranian police officers were killed and 30 others injured yesterday, during clashes in south-western Iran, the semi-official Fars news agency reported, as nationwide protests over economic grievances entered their 11th day. The violence erupted in the city of Lordegan, in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,…

Iran’s Army Chief Warns Of Response To Hostile Rhetoric From “Enemies”

TEHRAN, Jan 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s army chief warned yesterday that, the country will respond, if hostile rhetoric by its “enemies” continues. Chief Commander of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatami, said, Iran considers the escalation of hostile language against the Iranian nation, a threat and will not allow it to…

UN Report Condemns Israel’s “Apartheid” Practices In West Bank

GENEVA, Jan 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – A UN report, yesterday, condemned Israel for violating international law by implementing apartheid-like policies in the West Bank, where Israeli settlers and Palestinians are subjected to distinct legal systems, resulting in widespread discrimination. The report, released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner…

UN Human Rights Office Says U.S. Intervention In Venezuela Undermines Int’l Law

GENEVA, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, is deeply worried about the situation in Venezuela, following the U.S. military operation in the country, a spokesperson for the UN human rights office said, yesterday. Speaking at a regular press briefing in Geneva, spokesperson, Ravina…

Xinhua Commentary: No Country Has The Right To Police The World

BEIJING, Jan 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, appeared in Manhattan federal court on Monday, after his forcible seizure by U.S. special forces on Venezuelan soil this weekend, marking the latest development in Washington’s public assault on international law and national sovereignty. Kidnapping the head of state of a…

Most Cambodian Evacuees Returned Home After Ceasefire Truce With Thailand

PHNOM PENH, Jan 6 (NNN-AKP) – Some 68.4 percent of the Cambodian evacuees, from a recent border conflict with Thailand have returned to their homes so far, Cambodia’s Interior Ministry Spokesperson, Touch Sokhak, said, today. Sokhak said that, about 444,179 out of 649,023 Cambodian evacuees have returned to their homes.…

Bangladesh Voices Concern Over Venezuela Situation

DHAKA, Jan 6 (NNN-BSS) – The Bangladeshi interim government, has expressed concern over the recent developments in Venezuela, stressing that, “diplomacy and dialogue” must prevail in resolving disputes between nations. “Bangladesh believes that, diplomacy and dialogue should prevail, to solve all disputes between countries, and reaffirms its steadfast commitment to…

DPRK Slams U.S. “Hegemony-Seeking Act” Against Venezuela

PYONGYANG, Jan 5 (NNN-KCNA) – The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), yesterday, condemned the U.S. latest actions against Venezuela, for violating the country’s sovereignty. “The DPRK Foreign Ministry strongly denounces the U.S. hegemony-seeking act committed in Venezuela, as the most serious form of encroachment of…

Trump Says U.S. Needs Greenland “For Defence” Following Strikes On Venezuela

WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – U.S. President, Donald Trump, yesterday stressed that, the United States needs Greenland “for defence,” claiming that Venezuela may not be the last country subject to U.S. intervention, according to The Atlantic. “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump said in a phone interview with the magazine.…

Latin Americans, Spanish Supporters Rally At U.S. Embassy In Madrid Over Venezuela

MADRID, Jan 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Migrants and descendants from across Latin America, joined by Spanish supporters, gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in Madrid, yesterday, to protest what they described as U.S. interference in Venezuela. Participants carried Latin American flags and chanted slogans in support of the country’s sovereignty. Andean pan…
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