At Least 62 Killed In Floods Across Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, April 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Recent floods across Iran have claimed the lives of at least 62 and injured 478 others, Iranian Legal Medicine Organisation (ILMO) said, Wednesday. The provinces of Fars and Lorestan suffer high fatalities, with 21 and 14 deaths respectively, said Mehrdad Ali Bakhshi, deputy Crisis…

Chinese Peacekeepers To Lebanon Awarded UN Medal

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 4 (NNN-NNA) – Chinese peacekeepers at the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), received UN medal for their contribution to keeping peace in southern Lebanon. An award ceremony was held at the Chinese troop’s camp in Hanniyah village in southern Lebanon, with the attendance of head of…

China Focus: Premier Li’s Europe visit to inject impetus to China-EU ties

BEIJING, April 4 (NNN- Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s upcoming visit to Europe will intensify cooperation between China and European countries and provide new impetus to the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership, a Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday. Li’s visit, scheduled for April 8 to 12, will take him to…

Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn arrested again, less than month after release

Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, April 4 (NNN-KYODO) – Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested again Thursday, less than a month after he was released on bail, with prosecutors this time investigating alleged misuse of the automaker’s funds paid to a distributor in Oman. Ghosn was served…

Curfew imposed in five Myanmar townships

YANGON, April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA-XINHUA)  — A dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed in five townships in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state starting from Tuesday, a Rakhine state parliamentary representative told Xinhua on Wednesday. The five townships covered by the curfew are Yathedaung, Ponnagyun, Kyauktaw, Mrauk U and Minpya. The curfew, which takes effect…

Police involved in the kidnapping of Amri, Pastor Koh, says Malaysia’s Human Rights body

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN) — Findings from the public inquiry by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) into the case of missing persons, social activist Amri Che Mat and Pastor Raymond Koh, have indicated that state agents were involved in their kidnapping. Local news websites reported that Amri…

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib’s corruption case takes off

KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be tried on seven charges involving RM42 million of SRC International Sdn Bhd funds in the High Court here today. Coincidentally, on this same day 10 years ago, Najib, who is Pekan Member of…

Entrepreneurs From China, Arab Countries Discuss Win-Win Cooperation

TUNIS, Tunisia, April 3 (NNN-TAP) – More than 600 entrepreneurs from China and Arab countries discussed cooperation at the eighth entrepreneur conference, under the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, which started on Tuesday in Tunis, capital of Tunisia. Chen Xiaoguang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political…

Laos Launches Pilot Project For Electric Vehicle Charging System

VIENTIANE, Laos, April 3 (NNN-KPL) – Laos has taken a step towards the development of electric vehicles, with the launch of a pilot project of vehicle battery charging stations. The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines is set to work with the private sector on the project, as part of…

India’s Cash-Strapped Airline, Jet Airways Grounds 15 More Planes

NEW DELHI, India, April 3 (NNN-PTI) – India’s beleaguered private airline, Jet Airways, has grounded 15 more planes for non-payment of dues to it lessors, and now it is left with less than 30 planes, the airline’s sources confirmed. Jet Airways, which has been struggling to continue its operations, has…
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