Politics

Over 17 Million Sri Lankans Voted In Local Gov’t Polls

COLOMBO, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka went for a long-delayed nationwide local government election yesterday, for the first time…

Bangladeshi Ex-PM Khaleda Zia Returns Home

DHAKA, May 7 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, returned to her home in the capital, Dhaka, yesterday, following…

Turkish Police Detain 208 Suspects Linked To 2016 Coup Attempt

ANKARA, May 7 (NNN-TRT) – Turkish authorities detained 208 suspects yesterday, in connection with alleged links to the Gulen movement,…

Urgent: Pakistan Downs Third Indian Jet In Retaliation For Overnight Strikes

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), has shot down another Indian fighter jet, in response to…

Urgent: India Confirms Air Strikes On Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, today confirmed carrying out air strikes on nine identified “terrorist-training camps,”…

Eight Killed, 35 Injured, Two Missing After India Strikes Six Locations In Pakistan – Military

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-APP) – India fired missiles at Pakistan early this morning, in a major escalation of tensions between…

Two Killed, 42 Injured In Israeli Retaliatory Airstrikes On Yemen’s Port City: Health Authorities

SANAA, May 6 (NNN-YPA) – Israeli warplanes conducted dozens of airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province yesterday, killing at least two…

Iran Not Seeking To Militarise Nuclear Programme

TEHRAN, May 6 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei said yesterday that, Iran will not seek to militarise…

Zionist PM Warns Of “Intensive” Gaza Offensive; Latest Death Toll: 52,567 Palestinians

JERUSALEM/GAZA, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Recalcitrant Israeli regime’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, warned yesterday that, the regime’s new offensive in…

Sri Lanka To Deploy 65,000 Police Officers For Local Gov’t Elections

COLOMBO, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lankan government will deploy around 65,000 police officers, to maintain order, during the…