Egypt Unveils 59 Newly-Discovered 2,500-Year-Old Wooden Coffins

CAIRO, Oct 5 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Ministry, unveiled 59 newly-discovered well-preserved ancient coffins in Giza Province near the capital, Cairo. “It is a big discovery in the Saqqara necropolis, which is a world heritage site … there are still tens of coffins in the site’s burial shafts,”…

Cambodian Deputy PM Urges Outsiders To Avoid “Provocation” Over South China Sea Issue

PHNOM PENH, Oct 5 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister, Hor Namhong, called on outsiders to avoid “provocation” over the South China Sea issue, saying that, any disputes should be peacefully settled by parties directly concerned. Noting that, through many years of serious negotiations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

Two Dead, At Least 19 Missing As Storm Front Lashes Italy

ROME, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two people were confirmed dead and at least 19 were reported missing, due to a storm front that lashed northern Italy on Saturday, officials said. “At the moment 19 Italians are missing, in the Col di Tenda (mountain pass in the Alps, at the border…

Four Missing In Floods, Landslides In Indonesia’s West Java

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were reported missing, with one of them feared dead, as floods and landslides damaged houses and a bridge in Indonesia’s western province of West Java on Saturday, according to disaster agency officials. Heavy downpours caused a river to overflow, engulfing houses in the…

Thai Police Seize 198,000 Speed Pills In North-East Province

BANGKOK, Oct 4 (NNN-TNA) – The local police in Thailand’s north-eastern Khon Kaen province, have arrested a young man with 198,000 speed pills, a pistol and many rounds of ammunition, local media reported on Saturday. Police made the arrest and the seizure, in raids on the suspect’s rented house in…

Indonesia Seizes Vietnamese Boats For Illegal Fishing

JAKARTA, Oct 4 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Indonesian Navy said, yesterday, that, it has seized two Vietnamese-flagged fishing vessels, on the North Natuna Sea, in the Riau Islands province. On the seizure made on Friday, Dato Rusman, commander of the marine combat force of Fleet Armada Command I, said in a…

Saudi Arabia To Resume Umrah Pilgrimage From Tomorrow

RIYADH, Oct 3 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims residing inside the country, to perform the Umrah (minor Haj), beginning tomorrow. A total of 309,686 Umrah permits have been issued, the report said. The decision to resume the pilgrimage came, seven months after it was suspended, to contain the…

Indonesia Saves A Wild Bornean Orang Utan

JAKARTA, Oct 3 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has rescued a male wild Bornean orang utan that entered a community garden in West Kalimantan province, said the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, on Friday. The habitat of this 19-year-old orang utan is a small forest, located on the edge of Tempurukan Village,…

Advance Voting Starts For New Zealand 2020 General Election, Referendums

WELLINGTON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Voting places across New Zealand opened their doors today, for voters to cast their advance votes for the 2020 General Election and referendums. According to the New Zealand Electoral Commission, nearly 450 advance voting places across the country are now open, with more voting places…

Hundreds Gather In Indian Capital City To Protest Gang rape, Murder Of Dalit Woman

NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (NNN-UNI) – Hundreds of people last night, gathered at Jantar Mantar, in the heart of Indian capital city, New Delhi, to protest against the gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The protesters, including civil society activists,…
Load More