National Remembrance Service Scheduled For Christchurch Shooting Victims: New Zealand PM

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand will hold a national remembrance service on Friday, for victims of the Christchurch attack, Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, said today (Sunday). The remembrance service will provide an opportunity for New Zealanders and people around the world, to come together as one,…

Two Killed In New Zealand Air Crash

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were confirmed dead Sunday, in an air crash, which took place in New Zealand on Saturday. A light aircraft was reported missing late on Saturday, in the Kaimanawa Ranges, central North Island, New Zealand. However, due to poor weather which hampered…

11 Militants Killed In Separate Incidents In E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, March 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 11 militants have been killed, eight wounded and seven others arrested, following separate clashes in two eastern Afghan provinces, authorities said today (Sunday). In one incident, 10 Taliban militants were killed after a unit of Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps, backed…

Thailand Bans Alcohol Sales, Distribution During General Election

BANGKOK, Thailand, March 24 (NNN-TNA) – Alcohol sales and distribution have been forbidden, as Thailand’s first general election since 2011 is coming on Sunday (today). There will be a 24-hour ban on the sale of alcohol from 06:00 pm on Saturday until 06:00 pm on Sunday. Officials said, weddings, parties…

Indian, Pakistani Troops Exchange Fire On Kashmir LoC

SRINAGAR, India-controlled Kashmir, March 24 (NNN-PTI) – Troops of India and Pakistan, Saturday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions on the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides exchanged fire in frontier Poonch district, about 180 km south-west of Srinagar, the summer capital of…

Thailand votes in first election since 2014 coup, marking end to military rule

Thailand Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha casts his vote. Photo courtesy Bernama images BANGKOK, March 24 (NNN- Xinhua) — Thai voters flock to polling stations across the country on Sunday for the country’s first general election since the 2014 coup. Eligible voters have been lining up at polling station since 6:00…

Cancer Awareness To Be Raised In Fijian Schools

SUVA, Fiji, March 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Fijian government will include cancer into school curriculum, to increase awareness on the disease. Fiji’s Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Rosy Akbar said today (Saturday), she intends to include cancer into the Fijian school curriculum’s Family Life Education. “Currently we are so…

U.S. envoy, European officials discuss N.K. denuclearization

 U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun. Photo courtesy of Yonhap WASHINGTON, March 23 (NNN- Yonhap) — U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun met with European officials in London this week to discuss the denuclearization of the regime, the State Department said Friday. Biegun’s trip came after…

Indian PM Modi Greets Pakistani PM Imran Khan On Pakistan National Day

NEW DELHI, India, March 23 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, wrote a letter to his Pakistani counterpart, Imran Khan, greeting him on the occasion of Pakistan’s national day, confirmed an official source in the Indian external affairs ministry. Pakistan’s national day is celebrated every year on March 23.…

Chinese Premier To Attend Boao Forum For Asia Annual Conference

BEIJING, China, March 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang, will attend the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference, and deliver a keynote speech next Thursday, in the southern province of Hainan, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang, announced. Lao Prime Minister, Thongloun Sisoulith, Luxembourg Prime Minister,…
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