Vietnam Seizes 77 Kg Of Heroin Smuggled From Laos

HANOI, Vietnam, Nov 11 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s northern Dien Bien province Police, detained two local drug traffickers, confiscating 220 cakes of heroin weighing 77 kg, it was reported on Sunday. The male detainees, aged 28 and 31, were caught red-handed, trading the drug in the province’s Dien Bien district on…

Armed People Fire Rockets At Medical Factory In Lebanon’s Baalbek

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Nov 11 (NNN-NNA) – A group of unidentified armed people, fired shots and rockets, at a factory for production of medical serums, in Saraain El Faouqa, Baalbek, it was reported on Sunday. Damage was restricted to material losses only. The armed people ran away to an unknown location,…

Update: Over 300 Die In Protests In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (NNN-NINA) – Up to 319 people died, in anti-government demonstrations since early Oct, in Iraq, an official news agency said on Sunday. The latest death toll of the ongoing protests included both protesters and security members. An anonymous source from the Iraqi Independent High Commission for Human…

14.8 Million USD Needed To Fund Basic Services In Libya

TRIPOLI, Nov 10 (NNN-UNICEF) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), said that, it needs 14.8 million U.S. dollars, to fund basic and life-saving services in Libya. “The UNICEF humanitarian response remains underfunded. The current funding gap stands at US$ 14.8 million until the end of 2019, with major funding…

12-Year-Old Girl Survives Crocodile Attack In Philippines

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – A 12-year-old girl survived a crocodile attack, in Balabac town, in the Philippines, early on Friday night, police reported. Police Captain, Ric Ramos of the Palawan Provincial Police Office, said, a saltwater crocodile bit the girl’s lower right leg, while she was crossing a coconut…

Philippine Tycoon John Gokongwei Jr. Dies At 93

MANILA, Nov 10 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine tycoon and philanthropist, John Gokongwei Jr., died late on Saturday night, his son said today (Sunday). He was 93. Gokongwei was born on Aug 11, 1926 in southeast China’s Fujian Province. Lance Gokongwei, Gokongwei’s only son, said that, his father died Saturday evening, at…

Nearly 200 Illegal Immigrants Deported From Libya

TRIPOLI, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Libya’s Immigration Control Department, in the eastern city of Benghazi, on Saturday announced the deportation of almost 200 illegal immigrants to Egypt. The Illegal Immigration Control Department of Benghazi, deported 194 Egyptian immigrants to their country, the department said in a statement. Without any official…

Three Killed In Canada Home Fire

OTTAWA, Canada, Nov 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three people were killed, in a mobile home fire, in Plumas area of central Canadian province of Manitoba, Friday evening, CTV reported, Saturday. Police found the bodies of a man, a woman and a girl in the home. The incident is under police investigation.–…

Thai Army Has No Plans To Impose Curfew In Restive South

BANGKOK, Nov 10 (NNN-TNA) – The Thai Army has no plans to impose curfew in the restive south, despite Tuesday’s deadly attacks killing 15 civilians, said Col Pramote Prom-in, spokesman of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC). Col Pramote said, several Thai media outlets have interpreted the Royal Gazette wrongly,…

UAE Delivers Urgent Relief Aid To Families In Shabwa, Yemen

SHABWA, Yemen, Nov 9 (NNN-WAM) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE), through its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, has provided urgent relief aid, to the families in the Governorate of Shabwa, in Yemen, as part of the efforts to normalise life in Yemen. The ERC, today, distributed 300…
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