Five Killed In Shooting On Aid Agency Vehicle In Eastern Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Dec 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Five employees of an aid agency were shot dead, and one international staff member of the agency was wounded, when terrorists attacked their vehicle in Jalalabad, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, a provincial government spokesman said. “Terrorists fired on a passing vehicle of an…

Iran, Azerbaijan Discuss Defence, Security Cooperation

TEHRAN, Dec 5 (NNN-IRNA) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Hossein Baqeri and visiting Azeri Deputy Prime Minister, Shahin Mustafayev, discussed defence and security cooperation between the two countries. The two sides vowed to do their best to deepen bilateral relations, especially in defence and security.…

Samoa Shuts Down In Unprecedented Battle Against Measles

SAMOA, Dec 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Samoa began a two-day shutdown today (Thursday), as authorities embarked on an unprecedented mass vaccination campaign, to contain a deadly outbreak of measles that has killed 62 people, mostly small children, in the Pacific island nation. Officials suspended non-essential government services, to allow civil servants…

Seoul to host World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Nobel Peace Prize recipients from around the world will gather in Seoul next year to discuss ways to enhance inter-Korean peace, as well as global peace, it was announced on Thursday. Yonhap News Agency reported that the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates (WSNPL) is…

Update: Supertanker Attacked, 18 Indian Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast

NEW DELHI, Dec 5 (NNN-PTI) – Eighteen Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel have been kidnapped by pirates, near the Nigerian coast, local media reported, quoting ARX Maritime, a global agency tracking maritime developments in the region. ARX Maritime, said that, the Hong Kong-flagged vessel, NAVE CONSTELLATION, was taken…

South Korea, China Agree To Step Up Exchanges To Re-Set Ties After Missile Defence Row

SEOUL, Dec 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and China agreed to beef up diplomatic and cultural exchanges, to “completely normalise” ties that soured, over the deployment of US anti-missile systems in 2017, Seoul officials said, on Wednesday. Making his first visit to South Korea in over four years, China’s State Councillor, Wang…

N.Korea Chief Of General Staff Expresses Disappointment Over U.S. Military Threat

PYONGYANG, Dec 5 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army, of North Korea (DPRK), said, he was disappointed to hear U.S. President, Donald Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, in which Trump said he may use armed forces against the DPRK. “I heard that…

Russia, Serbia Pledge To Boost Energy Cooperation

MOSCOW, Dec 5 (NNN-TASS) – Russian President, Vladimir Putin, and his Serbian counterpart, Aleksandar Vucic, agreed to develop cooperation in various spheres, primarily in the energy sector. “All aspects of interaction between Russia and Serbia have a character of genuine strategic partnership,” Putin said, at a joint press conference with…

Arab countries call for concrete steps against Israeli occupation of Palestine

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Arab countries have called on the world community to take concrete steps to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine, saying the Jewish state continues to violate international laws. The ambassadors of Palestine, Saudi Arabia and the Arab League in New Delhi…

Indian Parliament Passes New Law Banning E-Cigarettes

NEW DELHI, Dec 4 (NNN-PTI) – India has joined the group of countries that have imposed a complete ban on e-cigarettes. The Indian parliament’s Upper House, “Rajya Sabha,” passed the “Prohibition of Electronic Cigarettes Bill-2019” this week, after being passed in the Lower House, “Lok Sabha,” last week. Earlier, in…
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