Pakistani PM Inaugurates Corridor To Facilitate Indian Sikhs

ISLAMABAD, Nov 10 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, inaugurated a corridor, to allow Indian Sikh pilgrims, to visit a holy shrine in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The Kartarpur Corridor was inaugurated at a largely-attended gathering of Sikhs from India and several other countries, on the occasion…

Cambodia Celebrates 66th Anniversary Of Independence

PHNOM PENH, Nov 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – Cambodia commemorated 66th anniversary of the declaration of Independence from French colonial rule on Saturday. Nation’s King, Norodom Sihamoni, accompanied by Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, laid a wreath and lit the ceremonial victory fire, inside the capital’s Independence Monument, to symbolise the…

Bangladesh Braces For Cyclone “Bulbul”

DHAKA, Nov 9 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh, Friday night, issued the danger alert over cyclone “Bulbul” that is heading towards its coastlines. A special bulletin of Bangladesh Meteorological Department Friday, at 6:00 p.m. local time, said, the cyclone was now staying at 495 km southwest of Bangladesh’s Mongla port, in southern…

India’s Apex Court Gives Disputed Holy Site To Hindus

NEW DELHI, India, Nov 9 (NNN-PTI) – In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court of India decided on Saturday (today), to give a disputed land in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya district, to the Hindus, represented by the “Janambhoomi Nyas.” The Muslims, represented by the Sunni “Waqf Board,”…

China-Laos Railway Tunnel Construction Making Breakthroughs

LUANG PRABANG, Laos, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-Laos railway tunnels’ construction, continues to make lots of breakthroughs, as one more major tunnel was drilled through on Friday, in the tropical mountains of northern Laos. A Chinese railway engineering company, China Railway No. 8 Engineering Group (CREC-8), bored, Ban Ka No.…

Six Killed, Hundreds Injured In 5.9-Magnitude Earthquake In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-ISNA) – At least six people were killed, in a 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Tark region, in Iran’s northwestern East Azerbaijan province on Friday morning. In the incident that took place at 02:17 local time Friday morning (2247 GMT), 380 others were also injured. Many of the…

Iran’s Army Targets “Unknown” Drone In The South

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – The air defence forces of Iran’s army, targeted an “unknown” drone near the port city of Mahshahr, on Friday. Gholamreza Shariati, the governor of Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, said, the targeted drone “definitely” belonged to a foreign country. The wreckage of the drone had been…

At Least Two Dead In Devastating Australian Bush-fires

SYDNEY, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Bush-fires have claimed the lives of at least two people, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), authorities confirmed on Saturday (today). A further seven people were unaccounted for, with fears that the death toll could rise. “Our thoughts and prayers go to…

Chinese Embassy Makes Donation To Help Disabled Children In Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Nov 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Chinese Embassy in Mongolia, on Friday, donated 19 million Mongolian tugriks (7,037 U.S. dollars) to disabled children from poor families. The charity event entitled “Warm Heart,” which was held at the Development Centre for Disabled Children in the capital, supported a total of…

US Sec of State Pompeo warns against China, Russia on eve of Berlin Wall anniversary

BERLIN, Nov 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday issued a stark warning against China and Russia on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. “Western, free nations have a responsibility to deter threats to our people” from governments like…
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