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…

China, U.S. hold ‘productive’ trade talks in Beijing

BEIJING, May 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – – The United States and China are nearing a trade deal that would roll back a portion of the $250 billion in U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, Politico reported on Wednesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the two countries completed “productive” talks in…

N.Korea reaffirms determination for denuclearization unchanged

PYONGYANG, May 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Pyongyang’s determination for denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula remains unchanged if Washington takes a new stand in future negotiations, said a senior official of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) here on Tuesday. “When the time comes, we will put it into practice. But…
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