South Korea, US, Japan to announce establishment of trilateral secretariat this week
Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) South Korea, the US and Japan will announce the establishment of a trilateral secretariat when their leaders meet on the margins of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru this week, a senior US security official said. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made the remarks as South Korean President Yoon […]
North Korean leader Kim orders mass production of suicide attack drones: KCNA
Seoul, Nov 15 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has overseen the performance test of suicide attack drones and stressed the need for prompt full-scale mass production, the North’s state media reported Friday. Kim provided on-site guidance for the tests of various types of suicide attack drones, produced by an affiliated institute of the Unmanned […]
UN organisation urges safe passage for food aid to Sudanese states
Port Sudan, Nov 15 (IANS) The World Food Programme (WFP), an international organisation within the UN that provides food assistance worldwide, urged safe passage for food aid to Sudan’s North Darfur and South Kordofan states. “For the first time in months there are multiple WFP convoys of food aid heading to Zamzam in North Darfur, […]
UNIFIL patrol attacked by unknown shooters in Lebanon
Beirut, Nov 15 (IANS) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that a patrol near the village of Qalaouiyah was fired upon by two or three unidentified individuals, with roughly 30 shots directed at the peacekeepers. Earlier, the patrol had identified a cache of ammunition near the road and reported it to the […]
Former PM Skvernelis elected Speaker of Lithuania’s Seimas
Vilnius, Nov 15 (IANS) Saulius Skvernelis, leader of the Democratic Union “For Lithuania” (DSVL) and former Prime Minister, has been elected Speaker of Lithuania’s 14th Seimas for a four-year term. In a secret ballot on Thursday, 107 lawmakers voted in favour of his appointment, 19 opposed, 10 abstained, and one ballot was spoiled, according to […]
Nigeria reports 15,000 AIDS-related deaths annually: Official
Abuja, Nov 15 (IANS) Nigeria records at least 15,000 deaths related to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) every year despite efforts by the government to curb the spread of the deadly disease in the most populous African country, a local official said. Temitope Ilori, head of the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), told […]
India, South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’: Oxford report
Baku, Nov 15 (IANS) Drawing on the first comprehensive dataset of more than 2,300 renewable energy start-ups across Africa and South Asia, a team led by the University of Oxford on Friday revealed India and South Africa among solar ‘business hotspots’. The analysis also investigates why some countries, such as Chile and Namibia, produce more […]
Trump names vaccine-sceptic with eccentric ideas to head Health Department (Ld)
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump is handing over the Health Department to the eccentric scion of the Kennedy clan, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who advocates unconventional ideas including opposition to vaccines. Naming Kennedy Jr. the next Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Trump made it sound like a war on the […]
12 paramedics killed in Israeli airstrike on Lebanese village
Beirut, Nov 15 (IANS) At least 12 paramedics from civil defence teams were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their centre in Duris, a village in Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, media reported. According to Lebanese news website Elnashra, Baalbek Governor Bachir Khodor said on Thursday that the bodies of 12 civil defence members were recovered […]
Iranian military commander vows ‘crushing’ response to Israeli attack
Tehran, Nov 15 (IANS) A top Iranian military commander has vowed that Iran would definitely deliver a “crushing” response to Israel for its recent attack on Iranian territory, according to state media. Chief Commander of the Iranian Army, Abdolrahim Mousavi, made the remarks during a meeting with the family of a member of Iran’s Air […]
