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Daesh Blows Up Two Oil Wells, Kills Two Security Members In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 6 (NNN-NINA) – The militants of the extremist Daesh group, yesterday attacked an oil field in Iraq’s Kirkuk…

Pakistani PM To Visit Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is expected to embark on a three-day visit to Saudi…

Taliban Shadow District Chief Killed In N. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban shadow district chief and four other militants were killed, after Afghan government security…

Philippines’ Duterte Names New National Police Chief

MANILA, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, appointed Police Lieutenant General, Guillermo Eleazar, as the new chief of…

First Day of AstraZeneca Vaccine Administration in Malaysia Goes Smoothly

KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (NNN-Bernama) — The first day of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine administration went smoothly despite public concerns…

Egyptian Ministers, U.S. Envoy Hold Talks On Ethiopia’s Nile Dam

CAIRO, May 6 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, and Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty,…

Sri Lankan PM Elected Chair Of ADB’s Board Of Governors

COLOMBO, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also serves as minister of finance, was yesterday…

Afghan Conflict Intensified Amid U.S. Forces Drawdown

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighting in Afghanistan has gotten momentum since the start of the withdrawal of the U.S.-led…

Taliban Militants Capture District In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Taliban militants have captured Burka district, in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, provincial police spokesman,…

One Killed, Three Injured As Blast Hits Health Workers Vehicle Outside Afghan Capital

KABUL, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One person was killed and three others injured, as a bomb struck a mini-bus, carrying…