Afghan Road Accident Claims Nine Lives In Eastern Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, Dec 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Nine travellers lost their lives, as a car collided with an oil tanker, coming from the opposite direction, in the eastern Ghazni province on Wednesday, said a provincial government’s news release on Thursday. The deadly accident occurred in Ab Band district, on Wednesday evening,…

15 Years On, Indonesians Remember Aftermath Of Deadly Indian Ocean Tsunami

BANDA ACEH, Dec 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – On one Sunday morning, Mawardi was watching cartoons with his two brothers at his house, on Meulaboh Bay in Indonesia’s westernmost province of Aceh, when a 9.3-magnitude earthquake literally shook them from their seats. His mother and grandmother, who were also inside the house,…

Tsunami 2004 will never be forgotten – father of ‘miracle baby’ Thulaasi

By Balkish Awang GEORGE TOWN,  Dec 26  (NNN-BERNAMA) — Today’s date will always be remembered not only by the people in Malaysia, but also by those in countries that were hit by the 2004 tsunami such as Indonesia, Thailand and India, which claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. In Penang,…

Update: Mig-29 Fighter Jet Crashes In NW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec 26 (NNN-IRNA) – A MiG-29 fighter jet, belonging to the Iranian army, crashed in the mountainous area of Iran’s northwestern Ardabil province, on Wednesday morning, Iran’s army said. No information about the fate of the pilot is available so far, the announcement said. The snowy whether condition and…

N.Korea denounces U.S. surveillance operations

SEOUL, Dec 26 (NNN-YONHAP) — A North Korean propaganda outlet on Thursday denounced stepped-up surveillance by the United States and South Korea of military targets in the communist nation, saying the country is closely watching such “provocative” moves. The U.S. and South Korea have been on high alert in recent…

Nissan Accepts Resignation Of Third Highest-Ranking Executive

TOKYO, Dec 26 (NNN-NHK) – Nissan Motor Co., on Wednesday, accepted the resignation of its third highest-ranking executive, who assumed his post in a new management team, after a leadership rejig just weeks ago. Vice Chief Operating Officer, Jun Seki’s resignation, comes on the heels of a new management team…

India’s Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Leads Protest Rally Against New Citizenship Act

NEW DELHI, Dec 26 (NNN-PTI) – Chief Minister of India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, Wednesday, led a protest rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), officials said. Nath said, he would not allow the implementation of any such law in his state, which discriminates on the basis…

14 Mongolian Kids With Heart Disease To Receive Free Treatment In China

HOHHOT, Mongolia, Dec 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fourteen Mongolian children, suffering from congenital heart disease, will receive free medical treatment in a Chinese hospital, according to the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) branch, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Accompanied by their parents, the children arrived on Tuesday afternoon,…

Update: Death Toll Of Indonesian Bus Accident Rises To 28 With 13 Missing

JAKARTA, Dec 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – The death toll of a fatal bus accident in Indonesia’s South Sumatra province, two days ago, rose to at least 28, with 13 others still missing, a senior official of a search and rescue office said today (Wednesday). Thirteen others are treated in nearby Basemah…

Omani, Iranian FMs Hold Talks On Economic Ties In Muscat

MUSCAT, Dec 25 (NNN-ONA) – Oman’s minister of foreign affairs, Yusuf bin Alawi, and his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, held talks in Muscat to discuss economic cooperation. According to an official Omani foreign ministry statement, the talks reviewed bilateral relations and means to push them forward, as well as,…
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