Indian Border Guards Kill 11 Bangladeshis Since Dec

DHAKA, Feb 6 (NNN-BSS) – Indian Border Security Force (BSF) killed at least 11 Bangladeshi nationals since Dec 25 last year, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director (planning), Lieutenant Colonel Syed Ashiqur Rahman. He said, they continued efforts to stop the killing of Bangladeshi citizens by BSF. BGB came…

6.3-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Indonesia’s Bali, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Feb 6 (NNN-ANTARA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Bali earlier today (Thursday), but there was no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 01:12 a.m. Jakarta time, Thursday (1812 GMT Wednesday) with epicentre at 69 km northeast Bangkalan of East Java province, and…

Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Receives GCC Secretary-General

DUBAI, Feb 5 (NNN-WAM) – Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, received, at the Zaabeel Palace, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani. Al Zayani paid a farewell visit to Sheikh Mohammed, as…

Human Trafficking Of Women, Children In Indian States On The Rise

MUMBAI, Feb 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Human trafficking of women and children, reached alarming proportion in India’s western state of Maharashtra, with 28,316; 29,279 and 33,964 of them missing, in 2016; 2017 and 2018, respectively, media quoted figures from the National Crime Records Bureau as reporting. India’s financial capital, Mumbai and…

Brunei, UK Boost Defence Ties

LONDON, Feb 5 (NNN-BB NEWS) – Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, consented to sign the exchange of letters, in the field of defence, with British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, at No 10, Downing Street, London, yesterday. Accompanying the Sultan was his son, Prince ‘Abdul Mateen. Earlier, the Sultan attended…

Lebanon Arrests Four Daesh Members

BEIRUT, Feb 5 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s state security arrested, on Tuesday, four Syrian nationals, for joining the Daesh militant group. The Syrians admitted to participating in the 2014 Daesh attack on military centres in Arsal, about 124 km northeast of the capital Beirut, and to seizing weapons of the Lebanese…

Indonesia, Singapore Ink Deals On Shipping Lane Security, Taxation

JAKARTA, Feb 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and Singapore inked memorandums of understanding, in an effort to beef up security in the international shipping lane, along the borders of the nations, avoid double taxation and extend repurchase agreement between the central banks. Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, on Tuesday, welcomed his Singaporean…

13 Killed In Afghanistan Clashes, Including Pro-Gov’t Local Leader

SHEBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Feb 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thirteen were killed during an ambush, in northern Jawzjan province overnight, including a pro-government local leader, one of his men and 11 Taliban militants, a provincial government spokesman said. “The incident occurred along Jawzjan-Sari Pul main road on Monday night, after Taliban militants attacked…

Australia Launches Investigation After Dozens Of Koalas Found Dead In Land-Clearing

SYDNEY, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An investigation has been launched, after a distressing land-clearing incident left around 40 koalas dead and another 80 needing care. The authorities first became aware of the disturbing act last week, when a local resident stumbled upon the private timber plantation, while hiking near the…

Ukraine And Turkey Intend To Expand Trade, Investment Cooperation

KIEV, Feb 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, discussed the increase of bilateral trade and investment with Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during the eighth meeting of bilateral High-Level Strategic Council held in Kiev, the Ukrainian president’s press service said. The two leaders talked about the growth of bilateral…
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