Despite growing protests, Indian president signs citizenship Bill into law

People stand next to vehicles that were set ablaze by demonstrators during Thursday protest in Assam state NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A divisive citizenship Bill has been signed into law in India, a move that comes amid widespread protests in the country’s northeast that could force the cancellation…

Malaysian court approves North Korean’s extradition to US

File photo of North Korean businessman Mun Chol Myong and his wife Kang Son Bi at the Kuala Lumpur High Court KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A North Korean man is likely to face money-laundering charges in the United States after a Malaysian court approved his extradition Friday, in…

Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi warns genocide case could reignite Rohingya crisis

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi HAGUE, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi urged UN judges to throw out a genocide case against Myanmar, warning it risked reigniting the crisis that forced nearly three-quarters of a million Rohingya Muslims from their homes. In her closing arguments…

Update: New Zealand troops retrieve six bodies from volcano in daring mission

WHAKATANE (New Zealand), Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of elite New Zealand soldiers airlifted six bodies from the volatile White Island volcano on Friday, police said, in a mission carried out under the ever-present threat of another eruption. Two military helicopters set off from Whakatane airport at first light…

At least 6 killed in multi-vehicle crash in southern Philippines

MANILA, Dec 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least six people, including four children, were killed in a crash involving multiple vehicles in Mindanao in the southern Philippines early Friday, police said. Police said the crash, which happened at around 4 a.m. local time along a national highway in Tacurong City in…

Chinese taste for almonds drives Aussie region’s horticulture boom

A RECORD Australian almond harvest is being matched by strong demand from China SYDNEY, Dec 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Horticulture in the Australian State of Victoria’s Murray-Mallee region has expanded at its fastest rate in 10 years, half of which was almond crop, driven by a surge in demand from China.…

New Zealand volcano toll seen at 16; police plan to recover bodies on Friday

satellite image of Whakaari, White Island WELLINGTON, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in New Zealand are planning a mission to volcanic White Island on Friday to retrieve bodies of people killed in this week’s eruption, while the known death toll from the disaster climbed to eight, with two people dying…

North Korea says US ‘foolish’ for calling UN security meeting

PYONGYANG, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea’s foreign ministry criticised the United States as “foolish” for convening a UN Security Council meeting over growing concern about short-range rockets fired from the isolated state. Washington on Wednesday used the meeting to warn of consequences for North Korea if it followed through…

Two dead as Indian police fire at demo: medical source

GUWAHATI (India), Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed Thursday when police opened fire at a crowd demonstrating in northeastern India against a new citizenship bill, a local hospital source said. The pair were among a large group being treated for various wounds, Ramen Talukdar, a doctor at Guwahati…

Bangladesh: Death toll rises to 13 in Keraniganj factory fire

DHAKA, Dec 13 (NNN-BSS) — The death toll from Keraniganj plastic factory fire rose to 13 after two more victims died from their injuries at the burn unit of Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn And Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS) in the capital on Thursday. According to the SHNIBPS officials, factory…
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