Tanker truck fuel blast kills 58 in Niger

NIAMEY, May 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifty-eight people died in Niger’s capitalNiamey after an overturned tanker truck exploded as crowds collected spiltfuel, authorities said. The blast on the RN1 route near the international airport Sunday night leftthe burnt truck’s wreckage, motorbikes and debris scattered over the road.Nearby houses were damaged by…

Russian Hmeymin airbase in Syria twice comes under shelling by militants

MOSCOW, May 7 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s airbase at Syrian Hmeymim came under shelling by militants twice during the day, no casualties or damages were reported, chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the Oppositing Parties in Syria Viktor Kupchishin said on Monday. “The Hmeymim airbase came under shelling from…

Militants kill politician ahead of new round of India vote; polling station set ablaze

SRINAGAR (Kashmir, India), May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected separatist militants shot dead a local leader from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party in disputed Kashmir ahead of the latest round of India’s marathon election, police said. The killing in Anantnag district of India’s only Muslim-majority state is the latest in…

India goes on fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls Monday

NEW DELHI, May 6 (NNN-BSS) — Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi will contest from Amethi and Rae Bareli parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh as India goes on its fifth phase of marathon general election Monday after a six-day recess. Rahul and Sonia are among 674 candidates,…

Russia to US: Do Not Hinder Dialogue in Venezuela, Abandon ‘Irresponsible’ Plans of Regime Change

MOSCOW, May 6 (NNN-TELESUR) – Venezuelan top diplomat Jorge Arreaza stressed that the suffering in Venezuela is due to Washington’s economic war against the South American country. Foreign Ministers of Russia and Venezuela, Sergey Lavrov and Jorge Arreaza, held a press conference Sunday in the Russian capital Moscow,in which both diplomats urged strengthening dialogue…

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…
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