Afghan Military Kills At Least 52 Militants In Eastern Province

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 52 militants, including two local Taliban leaders, have been killed, following Afghan army operations, in restive eastern province of Ghazni, the country’s Ministry of Defence said today (Sunday).– NNN-AGENCIES

Cyclone destroys 1,000 homes in Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 5 (NNN-BDNEWS) – Cyclone Fani has hit Bangladesh in a weakened form but showed no mercy in wreaking havoc on villages and towns through its path. The storm uprooted trees and tore down homes in different districts, killing at least nine people on Saturday. The authorities were yet…

DPRK Fires Short-Range Missile Off East Coast: Media

SEOUL, S Korea, May 4 (NNN-KCNA) – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), fired an unidentified short-range missile, off its east coast Saturday morning, multiple local media reported, citing South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The missile was launched eastward from the east coast city of Wonsan, at…

Update: Thai Monarch Grants Amnesty For Inmates On Occasion Of Coronation Rituals

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 4 (NNN-TNA) — King Maha Vajiralongkorn has granted amnesty to an unspecified number of inmates, on the occasion of the coronation ceremonies, scheduled over the weekend. A royal decree for the amnesty of inmates, issued on April 21 and declared in the Royal Gazette on Friday, was…

2.5 Million People Urged To Evacuate As Bangladesh Braces For Tropical Cyclone Fani

DHAKA, Bangladesh, May 4 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh has begun evacuating 2.5 million people, as the extremely dangerous cyclone Fani is closing in, on the southern coast of the country. According to a met office bulletin on Friday, after hitting the Puri coast, in India’s Odisha, the cyclone is now staying…

British PM’s Conservatives suffer heavy losses in local elections

LONDON, May 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of voters in Britain punished the two main political parties on Friday over their failure to resolve the Brexit question by firing hundreds of councilors serving on city and town councils. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives suffered the brunt of public anger, but…

Maduro Urges the Armed Forces to Defend Democracy and Peace

CARACAS, May 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday called on the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) to maintain unity in defense of the Constitution, Venezuelan democracy and peace.During a military parade held this Thursday in Fuerte Tiuna, Caracas, the President asserted Venezuela has a military institution that…

US to Fully Apply Helms-Burton Act Against Cuba From Today

President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) and Communist Party First Secretary Raul Castro (R) watch Labor Day parade in Havana, Cuba May 1, 2019. Photo courtesy of Telesur HAVANA, May 3 (NNN-TELESUR) – A new chapter of the U.S. economic bullying begins today with the application of Titles III and IV, both…

140 Killed In Houthi Cease-Fire Violations In Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN, Yemen, May 2 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s government forces accused the Houthi rebels of committing 3,719 cease-fire violations, in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, since Dec, 2018, killing 140 civilians. “The army monitored 3,719 violations committed by the Houthi militia, in the province of Hodeidah, since the truce…

Iraq Exports Over 103 Million Barrels Of Crude In April: Ministry

BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Oil Ministry, said on Wednesday, that, it exported more than 103 million barrels of crude oil in April, bringing in revenue of over seven billion U.S. dollars. “Iraq’s total exports of crude oil in April reached about 103.9 million barrels, at an average…
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