24 Militants Killed In Overnight Battles In North Afghanistan

KUNDUZ, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 24 Taliban militants were killed and 15 others wounded, in battles in Kunduz city, capital of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province, last night, sources said today. Sixteen militants were killed and 10 others wounded, as Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted night raid operations, in…

More Dead Turtles, Dolphins, Whales Wash Ashore In Sri Lanka Following X-Press Pearl Burning

COLOMBO, Jun 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 118 turtles, 17 dolphins and four whales have died, and washed ashore on Sri Lanka’s beaches in recent weeks, following the burning of the container ship X-Press Pearl, local media reports quoting the Department of Wildlife Conservation said on Friday. According to…

China’s First Self-Operated 1,500m Deep-Water Gas Field Starts Production

BEIJING, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Deep Sea No.1, China’s first self-operated 1,500-metre-deep water gas field, started production yesterday, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). The operation of the gas field, 150 km off the city of Sanya in south China’s island province of Hainan, marks the country’s…

Bullet Train Debuts On New Railway In Tibet

LHASA, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – The first electrified railway in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region opened yesterday morning, linking regional capital Lhasa with the city of Nyingchi, as “Fuxing” bullet trains entre official operation on the plateau region. With a length of 435 km and a designed speed of 160…

Afghan Analyst Describes U.S. Forces Pullout As “Hasty And Irresponsible” That Encourages Taliban To Step Up Attacks

KABUL, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – An Afghan political analyst, described the U.S. forces withdrawal from Afghanistan as “hasty and irresponsible,” that encouraged the Taliban militants to step up activities in the militancy-battered country. “The hasty and irresponsible pullout of troops encouraged the Taliban group to step up attacks in the…

New Transmission Line Under CPEC To Help Stabilise Pakistan’s Power System: Pakistani Official

ISLAMABAD, Jun 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s Energy Minister, Hammad Azhar, said here yesterday that, the ±660kV Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project, under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), will bring stability to the power system of the country. Addressing the transmission ceremony of the project, held simultaneously in Islamabad…

Newly-Elected Mongolian President Stresses National Unity

ULAN BATOR, Jun 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Newly-elected Mongolian President, Ukhnaa Khurelsukh, yesterday, pledged to do his best to maintain national unity. Khurelsukh made the commitment after being sworn in as Mongolia’s sixth president, since 1993. “As the President of Mongolia, I will cherish our people’s unity like the apple of…

Hybrid Sitting Of Parliament Expected At End Of August Or Early September

KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — A hybrid sitting of the Parliament can be expected at the end of August or in the first week of September at the latest. Senate president Dr Rais Yatim and Dewan Rakyat (lower house of Parliament) Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun in a joint statement…

Mazlan Lazim New Malaysian Deputy Inspector-General Of Police

PUTRAJAYA, June 25 (NNN-Bernama) — Mazlan Lazim has been appointed the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police effective Friday, announced Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin. Mazlan, 59, who has been the Director of the Logistics and Technology Department at Bukit Aman, takes over as the Deputy IGP from Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani…

Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Remains Fragile: UN Mideast Envoy

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Tor Wennesland, warned yesterday that, the cessation of hostilities reached last month between Israel and Hamas remains very fragile. In this regard, the United Nations is working closely with all concerned parties and partners,…
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