French submarine patrols South China Sea, likely angering Beijing

PARIS, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims most of the strategic waters as its territory. The SNA Emeraude was…

Malaysian FM On Official Visit To Abu Dhabi

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is on a working visit to Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the invitation of Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Zayed Al Nahyan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement Monday, said…

Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered

Some children adopted between 1967 and 1998 were found to have been stolen AMSTERDAM, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Netherlands is freezing international adoptions after a government commission found some children had been stolen or bought from their birth parents in cases going back to the 1960s.The commission was set…

Three labourers killed in gun attack in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (NNN-APP) – Three labourers were killed and another one was wounded, after unidentified assailants opened fire at them, in Pakistan’s south-west Kalat district of Balochistan province. The labourers were digging tube wells in agricultural land, when unknown gunmen came and opened fire indiscriminately, killing three on the…

Death Toll Of India’s Glacier Burst Rises To 24 As Rescue Operation Continues

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 24 dead bodies, all men, have been recovered, in India’s northern hilly state of Uttarakhand till last night, an official at the local disaster management office, said. Upper reaches in the state had been hit by a glacier burst on Sunday…

Britain, EU urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar

GENEVA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and the European Union requested that the United Nations Human Rights Council hold a special session in response to the ongoing political crisis in Myanmar. The call comes came a week after Myanmar’s generals conducted a coup inthe country. “The United Kingdom would like…

Sri Lanka To Resume Scheduled Int’l Flights At Southern Airport

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Scheduled international flights resumed at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in southern Sri Lanka, from this week, with the arrival of the maiden flight of Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, local media reported. The flight landed at the MRIA, carrying 164…

Myanmar To Have Friendly Cooperation With All Countries: Commander-In-Chief

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries, while the country’s foreign policy will not change, Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, said yesterday. In his first televised message to the public, after the declaration of a one-year state of emergency, he said…

Two Killed, 14 Injured In Bus Crash In Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and 14 others injured, after a bus, carrying local government employees, fell into a ravine, in Lumban Pasir village, Mandailing Natal district, in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, an official said yesterday. Jakfar Lubis, a Mandailing Natal Kotanopan sub-district police officer, said,…

Myanmar Military Calls For Stability Amid Protests Nationwide

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar military, yesterday, called for stability in the country, amid ongoing protests nationwide. In a statement, the military called for stability, public security and ensuring the rule of law. Peaceful protests across Myanmar continued yesterday. Demonstrators demanded the release of State Counsellor, Aung San…
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