Afghan Gov’t Builds Water Canal In Eastern Kapisa Province

KABUL, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, completed the construction of a water canal, in eastern Kapisa province, said a statement of the ministry here, yesterday. With a length of 5.3 km and at a cost of three million afghani (one U.S. dollar equals…

Troops Pullout Marks Failure Of U.S.-Led War On Terror In Afghanistan, Say Analysts

KABUL, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Local observers describe the U.S.-led war on terror in Afghanistan as a “failure” and they say, the upcoming troops withdrawal marks a “clear defeat” of the United States and the U.S.-led coalition forces in the Afghan war. “No doubt, it is clear defeat of the…

6.6-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, May 1 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6, struck off Japan’s north-eastern Miyagi Prefecture today, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The temblor occurred at 10:27 a.m. local time (0127 GMT), at the depth of 60 km, with its epicentre at a latitude of 38.1…

Hospital Fire Kills 18 COVID-19 Patients In India’s Gujarat

NEW DELHI, May 1 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 COVID-19 patients were killed early today, in a devastating fire, inside a four-storey welfare hospital, in India’s western state of Gujarat, officials said. The fire broke out inside the hospital in Bharuch district, about 212 km south of Gandhinagar, the capital…

At Least 44 Killed In Stampede At Mass Jewish Festival In Northern Israel

JERUSALEM, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 44 people were killed and 103 others injured, in a stampede after midnight Thursday, at an Israeli festival, attended by tens of thousands of people, local media reported. The tragedy happened in Mount Meron in north Israel, during the festival celebrated every year…

Gunmen Kill 323, Kidnap 949 In Three Months In NW Nigerian State

ABUJA, May 1 (NNN-NAN) – A total of 323 people were killed and 949 others kidnapped, within three months, in a spate of attacks by gunmen, who have been on the rampage in Nigeria’s north-western state of Kaduna, an official data released by the government yesterday indicated. In a security…

UN Envoy, Libyan President Discuss Implementation Of Cease-Fire Agreement

TRIPOLI, May 1 (NNN-IRIN) – Special envoy of the UN secretary-general for Libya, Jan Kubis, met with President of the Libyan Presidency Council, Mohamed Menfi, in the eastern city of Tobruk, where they discussed implementation of the Libyan cease-fire agreement, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said in a…

At Least 30 Killed In Car Bomb Blast In Eastern Afghanistan

PUL-E-ALAM, May 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 30 civilians were killed and 70 others wounded, as a car bomb blast rocked a crowded road outside a provincial hospital in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan’s eastern Logar province yesterday, a local source confirmed. Initial information found a suicide bomber detonated the car…

S. Korean Fishermen, Civic Activists Conduct Rally, Litigation Against Japan’s Dumping Decision

SEOUL, May 1 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean fishermen and civic activists, conducted maritime rallies and litigation against Japan’s decision to dump contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. About 100 fishermen in Korea’s south-eastern port city of Busan staged a rally yesterday, saying,…

Acryl Sani Appointed New Malaysian IGP Effective May 4

PUTRAJAYA, April 30 (NNN-Bernama) — Deputy Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani (right) has been appointed as the new Inspector-General of Police effective May 4. Acryl Sani’s appointment at the 13th IGP is to succeed Abdul Hamid Bador whose contract expires on May 3. Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin…
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