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UN Fears 105,000 Displaced People In Yemen’s Marib By Sept

UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Preparing for further escalation of the fighting in Yemen’s Marib governorate, the United Nations…

Saudi-Led Coalition Intercepts Bomb-Laden Drone Fired By Yemen’s Houthis

RIYADH, Apr 21 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition, involved in a war in Yemen, intercepted, yesterday, a bomb-laden drone, launched…

Feature: Climate Change Threatens Lebanon’s Cedar Forests

by Dana Halawi BEIRUT, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Lebanese have always taken pride in their cedar tree, or Cedrus…

Explosion Rocks Downtown Kabul, Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – A powerful explosion shook Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, last night, an Afghan security official confirmed,…

Some 20 Crew Members Missing As Vessel Runs Aground In Waters Off Southern Philippines

MANILA, Apr 21 (NNN-PNA) – Search and rescue operations are underway for 20 missing crew members from a cargo vessel…

Three Killed, Three Wounded In Car Bomb Blast In Afghanistan’s Herat Province

HERAT, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Three people, including an assailant, were killed and three others wounded, when a suicide car…

Iran Welcomes Talks With Saudi Arabia: Spokesman

TEHRAN, Apr 20 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran welcomes talks with Saudi Arabia, to settle mutual differences, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Saeed…

Gov’t Forces Free 28 From Taliban Prison In S. Afghanistan

KABUL, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six armed militants were killed and 28 people were freed from a Taliban detention centre,…

6.4 Magnitude Quake Hits W. Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Apr 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 6.4, jolted North Sumatra province, in western Indonesia early…

Hollywood Blockbuster Mad Max To Be Filmed In Australia

SYDNEY, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The latest instalment of one of the world’s favorite action film series will be shot…