Afghan Forces Seized 77 Pistols In Eastern Province

GARDEZ, Afghanistan, May 15 (NNN-ANA) – The Afghan security forces have thwarted attempts to smuggle handguns and seized 77 pieces of pistols, in the eastern Paktia province, said a statement by the provincial Police office, yesterday. The alleged smugglers were attempting to illegally move the weapons out of the province,…

Quakes Up To 5.9 Magnitude Jolted Japanese Islands

TOKYO, May 15 (NNN-NHK) – Earthquakes with a preliminary magnitude of up to 5.9, struck Japanese islands, including Kozushima, yesterday, according to the weather agency. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, measuring 3, on Japan’s seismic intensity scale, which peaks at 7, occurred at 5:12 p.m. local…

Sri Lankan Navy Rescued Six Fishermen From Fishing Trawler In Distress Off Southern Coast

COLOMBO, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lanka Navy and Coast Guard, rescued six fishermen from a fishing trawler in distress, off the country’s southern coast, said the Navy. The Navy said in a press statement that, the fishing trawler was at risk of sinking, due to seeping sea water,…

Cambodia Celebrated King’s 70th Birthday With Fireworks Show

PHNOM PENH, May 15 (NNN-AKP) – Fireworks were fired into the sky over the Tonle Sap River, in front of Cambodia’s Royal Palace, in the capital last night, to mark the 70th birthday of Cambodian King, Norodom Sihamoni. The colourful and eye-catching fireworks were on display for about 20 minutes.…

China-Laos Railway Records Over 13,000 Cross-Border Passenger Trips

KUNMING, May 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – The China-Laos Railway handled 13,310 cross-border passenger trips, since the launch of its passenger service on Apr 13, according to the Mohan entry-exit border checkpoint. During this period, the Chinese border town of Mohan, in south-west Yunnan Province, logged 7,024 inbound passenger trips and 6,286…

Cyclone Mocha Leaves Trail Of Destruction In South-eastern Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 15 (NNN-BSS) – In the biggest storm to hit the Bay of Bengal in over a decade, cyclone Mocha ripped through Myanmar and south-eastern Bangladesh yesterday, leaving a trail of destruction. The cyclone, packing winds of up to 200 mph, brought destructive winds and a devastating storm surge,…

Opposition Leads In Thailand’s General Election: Electoral Body

BANGKOK, May 15 (NNN-TNA) – The oppositions are leading the general election in Thailand, showed the unofficial result released by the electoral body. According to the live update on the vote counting, released by the country’s Election Commission, nearly 80 percent of the votes have been counted by midnight. The…

Afghan Police Destroyed Drug Lab, Arrested Nine Drug Smugglers

FIROZ KOAH, Afghanistan, May 14 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan counter-narcotics police destroyed a drug processing lab and arrested nine suspects for alleged involvement in drug business, in four of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said, yesterday. Acting on a tip-off, units of counter-narcotic police launched an operation in…

13 Killed, Six Injured In Clearance Operation In SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 14 (NNN-APP) – Thirteen people, including six soldiers and a civilian, were killed, and six hostages were injured, in a clearance operation at a military compound, in Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province, a military statement said yesterday. The operation was completed after the terrorists attacked the compound of paramilitary…

Five Taken To Hospital After Car Crashed Into Store In Central Japan

TOKYO, May 14 (NNN-NHK) – Five people were taken to hospital yesterday, after a car plowed into a supermarket in central Japan, according to local police. At about 9:45 a.m. local time, a passenger car driven by an 80-year-old man slammed into the front of a supermarket in Inazawa of…
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