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Cockpit Window Crack Forces Aussie Airline To Make Emergency Landing

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Jetstar passenger plane, travelling between Australia and Indonesia, was forced to turn back halfway…

Truck Carrying 68-Metre Wind Turbine Blade Rolls In Australia

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Highland Lakes Road, near the Australian township of Bothwell in Tasmania State, is expected…

Car Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 66 In S. Afghanistan

QALAT, Afghanistan, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A car bomb today (Thursday), struck Qalat city, the capital of southern Afghanistan’s Zabul…

S. Korea, Japan To Hold Diplomatic Talks Amid Bilateral Trade Spat

SEOUL, Sept 19 (NNN-YONHAP) – Director general-level diplomats, from South Korea and Japan, will hold talks this week, amid the…

Sri Lanka’s Presidential Elections To Be Held On Nov 16

COLOMBO, Sept 19 (NNN-SL NEWS) – Sri Lanka’s Elections Commission, announced Wednesday night, the country’s presidential elections will be held…

Oman Shows Readiness To Welcome Chinese Tourists

MUSCAT, Sept 19 (NNN-ONA) – Omani Ministry of Tourism organised a workshop, aimed at introducing Oman to China’s market, to…

Yemen’s Houthis Dismiss Iran’s Involvement In Aramco Attack

SANAA, Sept 19 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels denied any involvement by Iran, in their attacks that targeted two Aramco…

U.S., Saudi Military Forces Failed To Detect Attack On Oil Facilities

RIYADH, Sept 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – For years, Saudi Arabia has been a major buyer of U.S.-made weapons. That relationship intensified…

U.S. Secretary Of State Lands In Saudi Arabia, Blames Iran For Oil Plants Attacks

RIYADH, Sept 19 (NNN-SPA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, landed, on Wednesday, in Jeddah, a major city in…

Iran To Retaliate Any U.S. Anti-Iran Move Over Aramco Issue

TEHRAN, Sept 19 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned the United States of any move against Iran, over the…