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Channel tragedy: French authorities identify 26 victims – mostly Iraqi Kurds

PARIS, Dec 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French authorities have formally identified 26 of the 27 bodies recovered after last month’s mass…

UN blamed Taliban for at least 72 extrajudicial killings

   GENEVA, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN has said there are “credible allegations” of more than 100 extrajudicial killings…

Pakistan Calls For Int’l Attention On Afghanistan Situation Through Upcoming OIC Meeting

ISLAMABAD, Dec 16 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi said, he wants to draw international attention, to the…

Iran, Western Powers On Sophisticated Way To Narrow Gaps In Vienna Nuke Talks

by Xinhua writer Gao Wencheng TEHRAN, Dec 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – The West and Iran have recently engaged in a fresh…

10 Killed After Boat Capsizes In Malaysian Waters

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) – At least 10 people died, after a boat, reportedly carrying undocumented migrants, capsized off…

Military Helicopter Crashes In Thailand, Two Killed

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (NNN-TNA) – A Thai helicopter, on a military training flight, crashed yesterday, killing both crew onboard, local…

ADB Approves Loan Worth 600 Million USD For Power Services In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Dec 15 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB), approved a yield-based loan of 600 million U.S. dollars, to…

Cambodia To Appoint Foreign Minister As ASEAN Chair’s New Envoy To Myanmar

PHNOM PENH, Dec 15 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, said today that, he would name the…

Australian State Sees Unprecedented Surge In COVID-19 Cases

SYDNEY, Dec 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – COVID-19 cases in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), surged to a three-month…

S.Korea Logs Record High Daily COVID-19 Cases Of 7,850

SEOUL, Dec 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea registered a record high new daily COVID-19 cases, as the eased anti-virus measures…