Brunei, China Sign Muskmelon Export Protocol

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec 18 (NNN-BBNEWS) – China and Brunei signed a protocol on the phyto-sanitary requirement, to allow export of muskmelon from Brunei to China, Brunei’s Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism, said. The signing was made in Beijing on Monday, between the General Administration of Customs of China…

Over 80 Militants Killed In 24 Hours As Afghan Forces Step Up Operations

KABUL, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – More than 80 militants have been killed in the western, eastern and southern region of the conflict-battered Afghanistan, over the past 24 hours, as the government forces have stepped up operations, amid peace efforts, to gain more grounds ahead of winter, officials said today. In…

Iran To Host Regional Security Meeting Today

TEHRAN, Dec 18 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran is hosting an international meeting, on regional security, today (Wednesday), Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, announced. Shamkhani said in a statement that, the 2nd meeting of the Regional Security Dialogue, will be held in Tehran with the attendance of top…

Fiji Records 23 Confirmed Cases Of Measles, 94 Percent Vaccinated

SUVA, Dec 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Fiji recorded 23 confirmed cases of measles by today (Wednesday), according to the update from the Ministry of Health. The latest cases are a 13-month-old toddler and a 20-year-old from Saumakia Village in Naitasiri, one of Fiji’s 14 provinces on Viti Levu, the main island.…

Kenya Launches Extended Railway’s Freight Service, Inland Container Depot

by Yang Zhen and Naftali Mwaura NAIROBI, Dec 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kenya launched the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) cargo service, and an inland container depot (ICD), that are expected to revolutionise transport of bulk cargo to the east Africa nation’s hinterland and neighbours. Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta and Chinese…

Update: Fresh Violence Against New Citizenship Act In Delhi

NEW DELHI, Dec 18 (NNN-PTI) – Fresh violence was reported from parts of Delhi on Tuesday evening, against the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by the country’s Parliament last week, TV media reports said. Delhi Police personnel used teargas shells to disperse the protesters in East Delhi,…

Pakistan’s Musharraf Sentenced To Death: Media Reports

ISLAMABAD, Dec 18 (NNN-APP) – A special court in Pakistan, handed the death sentence to former President, Pervez Musharraf, on charges relating to the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in Nov, 2007, according to local media reports. A three-member bench of the special court delivered a short verdict in the case,…

Mexico the origin of Hong Kong’s largest meth seizure in a decade

File photo used for sample purpose only. HONG KONG, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hong Kong customs announced its largest seizure of methamphetamine in a decade on Tuesday – 110kg of Ice with an estimated street value of HK$77 million (US$10 million) that originated in Mexico. The seizure points towards the growing presence of meth…

S. Korean President Names Ex-Parliamentary Speaker As Prime Minister Nominee

SEOUL, Dec 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today named Chung Sye-kyun, former National Assembly speaker, as new prime minister, for the latter half of his single five-year presidency. Moon made the announcement, at the press centre of the presidential compound, saying, what matters for the pick of…

22 Wounded In Bomb Attack In Afghanistan: Official

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Dec 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 22 people were wounded, in a bomb attack in Mazar-i-Sharif, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, today (Tuesday), a provincial health official confirmed. The incident triggered panic among the patients, but none of the wounded suffered life-threatening wounds. In the meantime, Adil Shah…
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