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Urgent: Helicopter With Tourists Crashes In Russia’s Kamchatka

MOSCOW, Aug 12 (NNN-TASS) – An Mi-8 helicopter, carrying three crew members and 13 tourists, crashed in Russia’s Kamchatka. Eight…

India Fails To Launch Earth Observation Satellite

NEW DELHI, Aug 12 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), today failed to launch its geo imaging earth…

Tens Of Thousands Of People Flee Violence In Afghanistan: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Conflict in different parts of Afghanistan in the last week has driven tens of…

Strong Quake Strikes Philippines, No Tsunami Threat

MANILA, Aug 12 (NNN-PNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the southeast coast of the Philippines early today,…

Tremors Of Philippines’ Quake Strongly Felt In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Aug 12 (NNN-ANTARA) – The jolts of a 7.1 magnitude quake that hit the Philippines today, were strongly felt…

AU Forces Kill Seven Shabab Terrorists In Southern Somalia

MOGADISHU, Aug 12 (NNN-IRIN) – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), said, its forces killed seven Shabab terrorists and…

Chinese Contractor Hands Over Seaplane Terminal To Maldivian Authorities

MALE, Aug 11 (NNN-PSM) – Chinese contractor, Beijing Urban Construction Group (BUCG), officially handed over the seaplane terminal to the…

Two More Provincial Capitals Fall To Taliban’s Hand In N. Afghanistan

KABUL, Aug 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Taliban militants entered two provincial capitals in northern Afghan region late yesterday, the latest in…

Over Half Of Migrant Workers In Lebanon Need Urgent Humanitarian Assistance

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (NNN-NNA) – The International Organisation for Migration (IOM), warned that, more than half of migrant workers in…

Myanmar Receives Funds From China For Projects Under LMC Special Fund

YANGON, Aug 11 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar received funds from China for 21 projects under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation (LMC) Special Fund,…