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At least 41 killed in Russian plane fire

MOSCOW, May 6. (NNN-TASS) – Forty-one people died in the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crash at Sheremetyevo Airport, Yelena Markovskaya,…

N. Korea says it tested multiple rocket launchers, tactical guided weapons

SEOUL, May 5 (NNN-Yonhap) — North Korea has conducted a “strike drill” for multiple rocket launchers and tactical guided weapons…

Death toll climbs to 4 in daylong tension in Gaza

GAZA/RAMALLAH, May 5 (NNN- Xinhua) — The death toll on Saturday increased to four and more than 20 others were…

Latest: Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn crowned

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 4 (NNN-TNA) – Thai King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, seated in a ceremonial pavilion, inside Bangkok’s Grand Palace, was…

Thai King Vajiralongkorn to be crowned in three-day ceremony

BANGKOK, May 3 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn pays homage to the Emerald Buddha at Wat Phra Kaew or…

Three killed as Cyclone Fani batters India

A wind uprooted signage lies on the road after Cyclone Fani made landfall, in Bhubaneswar. Photo courtesy of PTI Photo…

Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India

BHUBANESWAR (India), May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 800,000 people ineastern India have been evacuated ahead of a major cyclone packing…

Cyclone Fani: Mass evacuations as storm moves up India’s coast

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone ‘Fani’, in Puri. Photo courtesy of…

AU gives Sudan military third deadline of 60-days to hand over power

KHARTOUM, May 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) – The African Union, AU, has given Sudan’s Transitional Military Council, TMC, two months to handover power…

Xinjiang surveillance app targets legal, everyday behaviour: rights group

BEIJING, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Chinese authorities are using a mobile app designed for mass surveillance to profile, investigate…