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…

Vietnamese Security Ministry Releases Identities Of 39 Victims In Britain

HANOI, Nov 9 (NNN-VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security, announced here on Friday, the list of all 39 Vietnamese victims, in the incident of the container truck detected in the British county of Essex. After determining the 39 people’s identities, Vietnam’s relevant authorities contacted each bereaved family, to…

Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy Faces Hurdles As He Attempts To Return Home

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Nov 9 (NNN-AKP) – It appears Nov 9 (today), will come and go, without Cambodia‘s opposition, making its promised return, after leader, Sam Rainsy, failed to board a flight from Paris to Thailand, on Thursday. Rainsy, acting president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), said, he…

Iran Says Cut Of Nuke Commitments “Wake-Up Call” For Related Parties

TEHRAN, Nov 9 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s cut of commitments pertaining to the 2015 nuclear deal is a “wake-up call” to remind parties of the deal, to protect Iran’s interests, Iran’s Ambassador to Britain, Hamid Baeidinejad, was quoted as saying, by Press TV, Friday. Baeidinejad said, Iran’s recent measure to resume…

7 killed after heavy snowfall hits Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Nov 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least seven people including two troopers were killed, and many others injured due to heavy snowfall that hit Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Friday. The snowfall began on Wednesday evening and continued until Thursday night blocking surface and air links to the region,…

‘Uncharted territory’ as bushfires rage across Australia’s east

A large bushfire in the Wollemi National Park near Lithgow, west of Sydney SYDNEY, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of bushfires raged out of control across eastern Australia on Friday, blocking escape routes for residents and shuttering the main highway linking major cities on the country’s Pacific coast.  More than…

Vietnam to repatriate 39 nationals found dead in UK truck

People light candles to pray for the 39 people found dead in the back of a truck near London, in front of Hanoi Cathedral in Hanoi, Vietnam. LONDON, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnam said it was working to repatriate 39 bodies now identified as Vietnamese nationals found in a truck near…

Fire breaks out aboard tanker in Singapore waters off Pedra Branca: MPA

SINGAPORE, Nov 8 (NNN-CNA) — A fire broke out aboard a Panama-flagged tanker in Singapore waters on Thursday, causing the crew members to be evacuated, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in a statement. MPA said it was informed at 1.10pm that a fire had broken out…

Three killed, 20 injured in Iran earthquake: state television

TEHRAN, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An earthquake in northwestern Iran onFriday killed three people and injured 20, according to the first officialreports on state television. The shallow 5.9-magnitude quake struck about 120 kilometressoutheast of the city of Tabriz, in East Azerbaijan Province, in the earlyhours of the morning, the Iranian…

China calls Hong Kong protesters ‘mobsters’ after stabbing of pro-Beijing lawmaker

BEIJING, Nov 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — China has slammed radical protesters inHong Kong as “mobsters” using violence to influence upcoming local elections, after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was injured in a stabbing. The international finance hub has been shaken by five months of huge andincreasingly violent protests calling for greater democratic freedoms…
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