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N. Korea Chief Of General Staff Says Army Ready To Carry Out Any Decision By Top Leader

PYONGYANG, Dec 15 (NNN-KCNA) – Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People’s Army (KPA), said…

UN General Assembly Reiterates Demand For Israel To Comply With Resolutions On Occupied Syrian Golan

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (NNN-SANA) – The United Nations General Assembly reiterated its demand for Israel to comply with resolutions…

5.1-Magnitude Quake Hits 38 Km SSE Of Turangi, New Zealand — USGS

NEW YORK, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted 38 km SSE of Turangi, New Zealand, at 0612 GMT…

Jetstar Plane Gets Stuck At Manila’s Int’l Airport Grassy Portion

MANILA, Dec 14 (NNN-PNA) – A Jetstar Airways plane bound for Japan, veered off a runway and got stuck at…

India’s Trade Deficit Widens To 12 Billion USD In Nov

MUMBAI, Dec 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s trade deficit widened to 12.13 billion U.S. dollars in Nov, from 11 billion in…

Java-Bali Electricity Gains More Supply As PLTU Java 7 Starts Operation

BANTEN, Indonesia, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – Unit 1 of Indonesia’s coal-fired power plant PLTU Java 7, developed by a consortium…

UN Agencies Return Home 5,087 Somali Refugees From Yemen In Two Years

MOGADISHU, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two UN agencies said, some 5,087 Somali refugees have so far returned home from Yemen,…

Landmine Explosion Kills Three Children In Syria

DAMASCUS, Dec 14 (NNN-SANA) – Three children were killed and four others were injured on Friday, when a landmine exploded,…

UN Refugee Agency Calls For Intensified Support For Displaced Afghans

GENEVA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN refugee agency UNHCR, appealed for intensified support for displaced Afghans, saying that, Afghans…

Update: New Zealand Rescue Team Recovers Six Bodies From Volcanic Island Despite Eruption Risk

WELLINGTON, Dec 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – The recovery team retrieved six bodies from New Zealand’s White Island volcano, despite eruption risks,…