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Australian PM Expresses Sympathy For Victims, After Cardinal’s Sex Abuse Appeal Dismissed

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, expressed sympathy for victims of child sexual abuse, after…

Afghan Delegation Arrives In Pakistan For Dialogue

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 21 (NNN-PPI) – An Afghan delegation of political leaders, parliamentarians, retired army officers, members of civilian society…

Iranian Court Starts Hearing Case Of Seized British Oil Tanker

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 21 (NNN-TASNIM) – An Iranian court started hearing the case of the British oil tanker, Stena Impero,…

N. Korea continued nuclear activities last year, says IAEA

SEOUL, Aug 21 (NNN-BERNAMA-YONHAP) — North Korea continued nuclear activities last year even when leader Kim Jong-un engaged in a…

China Funds Water Desalination Project In Southern Gaza

GAZA, Palestine, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Palestinian charity, signed a deal with the al-Naser village in Rafah, southern Gaza…

Spotlight: Moscow Exerts Pressure On Ankara Over Turkey-U.S. Safe Zone Deal: Experts

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A recent Russian-backed operation, by Syrian government forces in Idlib, is directly relevant to…

Russia and China blast US missile test

MOSCOW/BEIJING/WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and China warned that a new US missile test had heightened military tensions and…

Yemen’s Houthis Shot Down U.S. MQ-9 Reaper

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 21 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they shot down an MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle, over the…

India’s moon mission: Chandrayaan 2 successfully enters lunar orbit

BENGALURU, India, Aug 20 (NNN-PTI) — In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the…

17 Injured As A Series Of Blasts Rock Afghan Eastern Jalalabad

JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 17 people were injured, as six explosive devices, placed by militants, went…