Politics

Three Security Forces, 18 Militants Killed In N. Afghanistan’s Clashes

KABUL, Oct 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three Afghan security forces and 18 Taliban militants were killed, in fresh clashes in the…

Philippine President Continues To Enjoy High Performance, Trust Rating: Survey

MANILA, Oct 7 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, continues to enjoy high performance and trust ratings, three years into…

Malaysian Parliament To Decide On Abolishing Death Penalty

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s parliament convened today (Monday), after a two-month adjournment, with the proposed abolition of…

Iraqi Provincial Council Sacks Baghdad Governor

BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (NNN-NINA) – Baghdad’s provincial council, voted to sack the incumbent governor, and called for nomination of an…

Saudi Arabia Works On Removing Sudan From U.S. Terror List

RIYADH, Oct 7 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia is working on removing Sudan from the U.S. state sponsors of terror list,…

Palestinian President Insists On Holding Elections In West Bank, East Jerusalem And Gaza

RAMALLAH, Palestine, Oct 7 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, announced that, the Palestinian leadership insists on holding elections, in…

Jordan Summons Israeli Diplomat To Demand Release Of Jordanian Detainees

AMMAN, Oct 7 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan on Sunday, summoned the charge d’Affaires of the Israeli embassy in Amman, demanding the…

Turkey, U.S. Presidents Agree To Meet In Nov In Washington

ANKARA, Oct 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, agreed in a phone…

Portuguese PM Costa’s Party Leads In Election

LISBON, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Exit polls show that Portuguese Prime Minister, Antonio Costa’s Socialist Party (PS), has won 36…

Death Toll Rises To 104 Amid Protests Across Iraq

BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (NNN-NINA) – Death toll in protests in Baghdad and other Iraqi cities rose to 104, with more…