Rain, Snow Hit Many Provinces Of Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Apr 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – Rain and snow have been hitting many provinces of Mongolia, after strong winds and dust storms swept through large parts of the country yesterday, the country’s National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring said today. As of this morning, western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii, Govi-Altai…

Philippine Rescuers Find Two More Bodies Of Missing Sailors, Seven Still Missing

MANILA, Apr 25 (NNN-PNA) – Rescuers retrieved two more bodies of the missing crew members of a cargo vessel that ran aground, off the coast of Surigao del Norte province, in southern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. The PCG said that, rescuers recovered the two bodies on…

Searchers Find Debris From Missing Indonesian Submarine

JAKARTA, Apr 25 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian searchers have found debris, believed to be from the missing submarine, in waters off Bali Island, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral Yudo Margono said. The condition of the 53 people aboard the KRI Nanggala-402 submarine cannot be determined, he told a press conference.…

Saudi Arabia Bans Lebanese Vegetables, Fruits Over Drug Smuggling

RIYADH, Apr 24 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, a ban on the entry of consignments of Lebanese vegetables and fruits. The ban effective from Apr 25 (tomorrow) also covers consignments transit through Saudi territories, the Saudi Interior Ministry, said. The ban will continue until the relevant Lebanese authorities provide…

Sudan Threatens To Sue Italian Firm Implementing Nile Dam, Ethiopian Gov’t

KHARTOUM, Apr 24 (NNN-SUNA) – Sudan yesterday threatened to sue the Italian company, implementing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and the Ethiopian government, if the second filling of the dam is conducted without a legal deal. “In case the second filling is conducted without reaching a legal deal, Sudan…

Three Abducted Students Of A University In NW Nigeria Found Dead: Official

LAGOS, Apr 24 (NNN-NAN) – Bodies of three students, who were among those abducted, in an attack on a university in Kaduna state, north-west Nigeria, were found yesterday near the school, a government official said. Greenfield University, a privately-owned institution, located along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Chikun local government area…

Leaders Of Indonesia, Vietnam Hold Bilateral Meeting Before ASEAN Leaders Meeting On Myanmar

JAKARTA, Apr 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, yesterday met with Vietnamese Prime Minister, Pham Minh Chinh, who arrived here to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders meeting on Myanmar, and the two discussed bilateral cooperation, as well as, the situation in Myanmar. Indonesian Foreign Minister,…

Russia To Resume All Flights To Egypt: Statement

CAIRO, Apr 24 (NNN-MENA) – Russia will resume all flights to Egypt’s airports, including the ones to the Red Sea resorts of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada, after more than a five-year suspension to the two seaside cities, the Egyptian presidency office said in a statement yesterday. Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi,…

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi Spews Ash Clouds

JAKARTA, Apr 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s volcano, Merapi, spewed ash clouds, as far as 2,000 metres high, to the south-west, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Centre, yesterday. The centre’s head, Hanik Humaida, said, the latest eruption occurred at 11:30 a.m. local time, and wind blew the…

Asean Should Adopt Fast Response Mechanism, Says Malaysia’s Non-Partisan Think-Tank

KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The special ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Jakarta on Saturday to discuss the Myanmar crisis has been long overdue, probably due to the lack of a fast response mechanism for the 10-member grouping, says an independent and non-partisan think-tank based in Malaysia. Chairman of the Centre…
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