UN Official Condemns Killing Of Five Health Workers In Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 16 (NNN-XINHUA) – A senior UN official yesterday condemned the killing of five health workers and the wounding of four others, carrying out a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar Province. The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, Ramiz Alakbarov, said, he was “appalled by…

Six Killed In Traffic Accident In Kyrgyzstan

BISHKEK, Jun 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six people were killed in a road accident in Kyrgyzstan, the country’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported today. According to the ministry, the accident occurred yesterday, when a Honda Fit collided with a Daewoo Matiz, on the Osh-Batken-Isfana highway, in the Nookat district of the…

Two Americans Plead Guilty To Helping Ex-Nissan Chief Ghosn Flee Japan

TOKYO, Jun 14 (NNN-NHK) – Two Americans, charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman, Carlos Ghosn, flee Japan in 2019, while on bail awaiting his trial, pleaded guilty at their first hearing in court today. Michael Taylor, a 60-year-old former Green Beret, and his son Peter, 28, have already…

Uzbek Cities Get 100-Million-USD Credit From World Bank For Urban Development

TASHKENT, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The World Bank has approved 100 million U.S. dollars in concessional credit, for two Uzbek cities, to improve urban infrastructure and municipal services, Uzbek media reported today. The International Development Association under the World Bank Group, will provide the credit to the Uzbek government at…

S. Korean Military To Conduct Defence Drill Near Disputed Islets

SEOUL, Jun 14 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s military will conduct a defence drill near the islets disputed with Japan, it was reported today, citing unnamed government and military sources. The maritime exercise, called the East Sea Territory Protection Exercise, will be staged tomorrow, near the Dokdo islets, called Takeshima by…

13 Daesh Militants Killed By Iraqi Anti-Terror Forces

BAGHDAD, Jun 14 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS), said yesterday that, its commando forces have killed 13 militants of the extremist Daesh group across the country, so far this month. Spokesman of CTS, Sabah al-Numan, told the official Iraqi News Agency that, the commandos, backed by Iraqi aircraft,…

Feature: A Gift Of Life — Aussie Man Makes Over 460 Blood Donations To Help People In Need

SYDNEY, Jun 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Forty-year-old Daniel Alexander is a civil engineer living in Newcastle, a harbour city in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW). He is one of Australia’s half-a- million active blood donors, who have saved numerous lives with their selfless gift of life. As the World…

Saudi Arabia To Limit Upcoming Hajj Season To Domestic Pilgrims

RIYADH, Jun 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, at a press conference, to limit the upcoming Hajj season to domestic pilgrims only, of a maximum of 60,000 individuals. The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah decided to limit the availability of registration for those wishing to perform the Hajj rituals…

Iran Starts Importing Electricity From Azerbaijan To Tackle Power Shortage

TEHRAN, Jun 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has begun importing electricity from its northern neighbour, Azerbaijan, to tackle its power shortage. On Thursday, the electricity grid of Moghan, in the north-west of Iran, was synchronised with an electricity grid in Azerbaijan, to feed 73 megawatts of electricity to Iran’s power grid,…

Troops Killed Four Suspected Terrorists In Southern Philippine Shootout

MANILA, Jun 13 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine security forces killed four suspected terrorists, in a before-dawn shootout today, in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, commander of the Western Mindanao Command, said, the shootout broke out around 2.00 a.m. local time, when a team of soldiers…
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