Afghan peace council to invite Taliban to Kabul

Afghanistan’s High Peace Council to invite Taliban to national peace meeting prior to Qatar talks . Photo courtesy of Anadolu KABUL, Afghanistan, April 5 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The Afghan government will invite Taliban representatives to capital Kabul as part of ongoing peace efforts, a top official said Thursday. “We will officially…

US government concerned about conflict and humanitarian access

Mro ethnic women with children displaced from the surge of fighting between ethnic armed rebel group of the Arakan Army and government troops take refuge at a compound of a Buddhist pagoda are seen during a government-organized visit for journalists in Buthidaung township in the restive Rakhine state. Photo courtesy…

Philippines tightens security after blast in southern town

Injured victims await rescue during the Simulation Exercise on Bomb Incident and Active Shooting Scenario, held by the Manila Police District at the Manila Cathedral and San Agustin Church area in Intramuros, Manila on Thursday (April 4, 2019). The exercises aim to assess and improve the capabilities of the police…

Ugandan President Meets CPC Delegation

GULU, Uganda, April 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, met with a Communist Party of China (CPC) delegation, led by Bayinchaolu, member of the CPC Central Committee and secretary of the CPC Jilin Provincial Committee. In the meeting, held in the northern Ugandan district of Gulu, Museveni spoke highly…

New Zealand shooter to face 50 murder charges

WELLINGTON, April 4 (NNN-BERNAMA-ANADOLU) — The man accused of carrying out last month’s terrorist attacks on two New Zealand mosques will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges, Anadolu Agency reported, quoting local police early Thursday. He will be appearing at the High Court in Christchurch on Friday, local police…

Fijian Government Apologises To New Zealand Journalists For Wrongful Detainment

SUVA, Fiji, April 4 (NNN-PACIFIC ISLAND WEB) – Fijian Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, apologised today (Thursday) to three New Zealand journalists, who were taken in for questioning, on Wednesday, and kept overnight by police officers, on the island nation. In an urgent parliamentary statement today, Bainimarama made it clear that…

Number Of New Corals On Great Barrier Reef Plummets

SYDNEY, Australia, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The number of new corals settling on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has plummeted 89 percent, compared to historical levels, a new research showed, today. Mass coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 have left large swathes of the reef badly affected and struggling to…

Nepal’s Sole International Airport Starts Runway Upgrade

KATHMANDU, Nepal, April 4 (NNN-NEPALNEWS) – Nepal’s sole international airport, Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), stared its reconstruction project of its runway on Wednesday. The ground breaking ceremony was held on the runway premises, in the presence of Nepali State Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Dhan Bahadur Budha and…

Iran President Says U.S. Blocks International Aid For Flood Victims

TEHRAN, Iran, April 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said Wednesday, that, the United States has blocked international relief aid to Iranian victims, over the recent deadly floods. It is a “crime” of the United States to block the delivery of foreign relief to Iran’s Red Crescent Society, Rouhani…

Kuwait To Send Urgent Aid To Flood-Hit Iran

KUWAIT, April 4 (NNN-KUNA) – Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS), said on Wednesday, that, it would dispatch urgent aid to flood-hit people in Iran next week. Hilal Al-Sayer, KRCS board chairman, said that, the society will launch an immediate aid campaign, for affected Iranians next week, adding that, it has…
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