Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Erupts, Ashes Thrown 2,000 Metres From Peak

JAKARTA, May 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – Mount Sinabung in Indonesia’s North Sumatra, erupted yesterday, with a thick ash column spewed towards the east, up to 2,000 metres above its peak, the country’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG) said. PVMBG officer, Moh Nurul Asrori, said, the seismograph recorded the eruption…

Xi Eyes Closer China-Turkmenistan Partnership

BEIJING, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, yesterday called for joint efforts, to lift the strategic partnership between China and Turkmenistan to new levels, and provide a major boost for both countries’ development and revitalisation. In a telephone conversation with Turkmen President, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, Xi suggested that the…

Humanitarian Situation In Yemen Falling Off Cliff: UN

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – With 20 million Yemenis in need of assistance in the face of conflict and COVID-19, “the humanitarian situation is falling off a cliff,” UN humanitarians said, yesterday. Of those, more than 16 million people are going hungry this year, tens of thousands are already…

Maldives President Says Investigation Into Attack On Parliament Speaker Underway

MALE, May 7 (NNN-PSM) – Maldives President, Ibrahim Solih, in his first official statement, since an attack on parliament speaker, Mohamed Nasheed, yesterday, said that an investigation into the attack is underway. “We are treating this matter with utmost seriousness and the investigation is currently underway,” Solih said, on his…

Time To Reap Benefits Of CPEC Phase Two: Pakistani Official

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Pakistan will start reaping the benefits of the second phase of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), in the form of industrial and agricultural development and a better road connectivity, Chairman of Pakistan’s CPEC Authority, Asim Saleem Bajwa, said. Several roads under CPEC are in their…

Malaysians In North and West India To Be Brought Back Home – Minister Hishammuddin

KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian government is to conduct a special repatriation mission to bring home Malaysians from the northern and western region of India as the country set another new record in daily new COVID-19 cases and fatalities on Thursday. Malaysian Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said the…

Daesh Blows Up Two Oil Wells, Kills Two Security Members In Northern Iraq

BAGHDAD, May 6 (NNN-NINA) – The militants of the extremist Daesh group, yesterday attacked an oil field in Iraq’s Kirkuk Province, killing two security members and blowing up two oil wells, a government statement and provincial security source, said. A statement by the media office of the Iraqi Ministry of…

Pakistani PM To Visit Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD, May 6 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is expected to embark on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia tomorrow, to discuss bilateral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry of Pakistan said, today. At the invitation of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Khan will…

Taliban Shadow District Chief Killed In N. Afghanistan: Gov’t

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban shadow district chief and four other militants were killed, after Afghan government security forces targeted their positions, in the country’s northern Baghlan province last night, the Defence Ministry confirmed today. “Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), targeted Taliban positions in Shahr-e-Kohna area…

Philippines’ Duterte Names New National Police Chief

MANILA, May 6 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, appointed Police Lieutenant General, Guillermo Eleazar, as the new chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), presidential spokesperson, Harry Roque, said. Eleazar, currently the PNP deputy chief of administration, will replace PNP chief, General Debold Sinas, who will retire on May…
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