Accident Blast Kills Three Taliban Militants In W. Afghanistan
HERAT, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three Taliban militants were killed this morning, when a homemade improvised roadside bomb they were…
Crystal Meth Worth 73 Million USD Found On Cargo Ship In Sydney
SYDNEY, May 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian police have intercepted a consignment, carrying almost 316 kg of crystal methamphetamine, concealed…
Cyclone Tauktae Intensifies, Likely To Hit India’s Western Coast By Evening
NEW DELHI, May 17 (NNN-PTI) – Cyclonic storm, Tauktae, today intensified into an extremely severe storm, and likely to hit…
Maldives Opens Registration For Vaccination Against COVID-19 For Pregnant Women
MALE, May 17 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives opened registration for vaccination against COVID-19 for pregnant women, local media reported today. Citing…
Construction Of All Communication Towers Along China-Laos Railway Completed
VIENTIANE, May 17 (NNN-KPL) – Construction of all 67 communication towers, along the China-Laos railway has been completed, marking a…
Presidential Campaigns Start In Syria
DAMASCUS, May 17 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian presidential campaigns had officially started yesterday, as posters of President Bashar al-Assad and…
Afghan Fighting Resumes As Cease-Fire Ends, More Than 30 Killed
KABUL, May 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighting in Afghanistan resumed, with 31 Afghans, mostly militants, killed in the insurgency-battered Asian country…
Many Injured As Farmers, Police Clash In India’s Haryana
NEW DELHI, May 17 (NNN-PTI) – Many people, including policemen, were injured, yesterday, in India, as protesting farmers clashed with…
6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued
TOKYO, May 16 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1, struck off Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture today, according to…
Nine Killed, Five Injured In Shootout In Pakistan’s Sindh
ISLAMABAD, May 16 (NNN-APP) – At least nine people were killed and five others seriously injured, in a shootout between…