North Korea Officials Warn U.S. Over Trump’s Words, Actions

PYONGYANG, Dec 10 (NNN-KCNA) – Senior officials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), issued a warning to the United States, over the recent actions and words of U.S. President, Donald Trump. In a statement, Ri Su Yong, member of the Political Bureau and vice-chairman of the Central Committee…

Update: No Signs Of Life After New Zealand Volcanic Eruption: PM

WELLINGTON, Dec 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, confirmed Tuesday (today), that, “no signs of life have been seen at any point,” after helicopters and aircraft have undertaken a number of aerial reconnaissance flights over the island, since a volcanic eruption. Five people have been confirmed dead…

Iran Dismisses Israel’s Threats As “Sign Of Weakness”

TEHRAN, Dec 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, dismissed the recent Israeli anti-Iran threats as a sign of weakness. “We consider the threats from Jerusalem’s occupying regime (Israel) as a sign of weakness,” Mousavi said. Israeli threats are also “desperate attempts to cover up crises and domestic…

Taliban Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing In S. Afghanistan Amid Peace Talks With U.S.

KABUL, Dec 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Taliban outfit claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that rocked Nad Ali district, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province, which left eight soldiers dead. Sohail Shaheen, the spokesman for Taliban’s liaison office in Qatar, according to media reports, wrote in his twitter account, “Talks between…

Malaysia reports first case of polio since 1992

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A three-month-old Malaysian infant has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in nearly three decades, a top health official said. The baby boy from Tuaran in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island tested positive for polio on Friday after…

Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

Tun Myat Naing is the commander-in-chief of the Arakan Army, which has been fighting the Myanmar army in Rakhine state BANGKOK, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand will delay the deportation of the wife and children of the top commander of the Arakan Army insurgent group that is fighting Myanmar’s army…

Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze

The walls of a building stand blackened after it caught fire in New Delhi NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES0 — Two firemen who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes Monday after Delhi’s deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting outrage that safety regulations were yet again ignored. The blaze…

Pope appoints Philippine cardinal to global Vatican post

Cardinal Luis Tagle VATICAN CITY, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis named Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to a major global Vatican post in a move likely to increase the Filipino’s chances of one day being elected pope himself. The Vatican said the 62-year-old archbishop of Manila will move to Rome…

Australia braces for more fires as extreme temperatures predicted

Smoke of fire rise next to firefighting vehicles as bushfires burn in Newnes Plateau, New South Wales SYDNEY, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of firefighters were fortifying containment lines on Monday as temperatures were forecast to soar, increasing the danger of a fresh wave of bushfires across Australia’s east coast.…

Tourists stranded as storms batter New Zealand

WELLINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost 1,000 tourists were stranded in New Zealand’s South Island on Monday after wild storms cut highways, washed away bridges and flooded the rugged landscape. Meteorologists said up to 400mm of rain was dumped on the South Island over 24 hours by a severe weather…
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