Russia Holds Military Parade To Mark V-Day

MOSCOW, May 10 (NNN-TASS) – Russia held a grand military parade in central Moscow’s Red Square, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of Soviet victory, in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. In an address to troops and guests, Russian President, Vladimir Putin, praised Soviet contributions to the defeat of fascism…

Update: Death Toll From School Explosions In Afghan Soars To 50

KABUL, May 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll has risen to 50, while over 100 others were wounded, in three successive explosions, outside a girls’ high school in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, Afghan police confirmed. “The nature of one of the blasts was a car bomb explosion. Two other…

Drone Attack Targets Airbase In Western Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 9 (NNN-NINA) – An unidentified drone attacked, yesterday, a military airbase housing U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq’s western province of Anbar, the Iraqi and U.S. military said. “A booby-trapped drone went down at about 2:30 local time (23:30 GMT on Friday) at Ayn al-Asad Air Base in Anbar…

Seven Children Killed In NW Pakistan’s Water Tank Collapse

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (NNN-APP) – Seven children were killed and another was injured, when a water tank made of bricks and cement collapsed, in Mohmand district of Pakistan’s north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, rescue officials said. The children, aged between four and 12 years were playing near the tank when…

10 Killed In Blast At Limestone Quarry In India’s Andhra Pradesh

NEW DELHI, May 9 (NNN-PTI) – Ten people, including nine workers, were killed yesterday, after a blast went off at a limestone quarry in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials said. The blast took place when the workers were unloading gelatin sticks from a truck inside a limestone…

Maldives Arrests Two Suspects Over Terror Attack On Parliament Speaker

MALE, May 9 (NNN-PSM) – Two suspects have been arrested by the Maldives Police Service (MPS), in investigations into a terrorist attack that injured Speaker of Parliament, Mohammed Nasheed, state media reported here yesterday. It was reported that, 21-year-old Mujaz Ahmed and 32-year-old Thahumeen Ahmed, were arrested in connection with…

Pakistan Condemns Attacks On School In Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, May 9 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan yesterday strongly condemned the attacks at a school in Afghanistan, according to the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At least 25 people were killed and 52 wounded, after three consecutive explosions rocked outside a school in western part of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan yesterday,…

Four Killed By Roadside Mine In Yemen: Source

ADEN, May 9 (NNN-SABA) – Four civilians were killed, in a roadside mine explosion, in Yemen’s Red Sea port city of Hodeidah yesterday, a government official said. “Four members of a family lost their lives, after their vehicle touched off an improvised explosive device (IED), while travelling on the main…

Egyptian President, African Union Chief Discuss Developments Of Ethiopia’s Dam Issue

CAIRO, May 9 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, held talks yesterday, with President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, also the current chairperson of the African Union, on the latest developments of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). During the meeting, Sisi noted “Egypt’s appreciation of…

Pakistani President Allows Use Of Electronic Voting Machines In General Elections

ISLAMABAD, May 8 (NNN-APP) — Pakistani President, Arif Alvi, promulgated an ordinance to allow the use of electronic voting machines in general elections, as well as, permission to Pakistani expatriates to cast their votes in the country’s elections, a statement from the president’s office said. According to the statement, the…
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