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Kuwait Voices Support For Preserving Yemen’s Unity, Sovereignty

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait, Aug 22 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait expressed its support for preserving the unity and sovereignty of Yemen, over…

SC Refuses Urgent Listing Of Chidambaram’s Petition Seeking Protection From Arrest In INX Media Case

NEW DELHI, India, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – Senior Congress leader, P Chidambaram, who is facing threat of arrest, failed twice Wednesday,…

Chinese Tourists In Turkey Surges 85 Percent In First Seven Months

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 22 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The shopping activities of Chinese tourists in Turkey have jumped by 85 percent year…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Fire Ballistic Missile At Saudi Base, Kill Scores

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 22 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday night, towards a…

Update: Death Toll Of Afghan Wedding Ceremony Explosion Rises To 80

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll of a suicide bomb explosion, which struck a wedding hall in…

Indonesia Deploys Troops To West Papua As Protests Spread

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Aug 21 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia deployed more troops to the restive West Papua region, as demonstrations spread to…

Australian PM Expresses Sympathy For Victims, After Cardinal’s Sex Abuse Appeal Dismissed

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, expressed sympathy for victims of child sexual abuse, after…

Afghan Delegation Arrives In Pakistan For Dialogue

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 21 (NNN-PPI) – An Afghan delegation of political leaders, parliamentarians, retired army officers, members of civilian society…

Iranian Court Starts Hearing Case Of Seized British Oil Tanker

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – An Iranian court started hearing the case of the British oil tanker, Stena Impero,…

N. Korea continued nuclear activities last year, says IAEA

SEOUL, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA-YONHAP) — North Korea continued nuclear activities last year even when leader Kim Jong-un engaged in a…