TOKYO, April 5 (Xinhua) — A regional chapter of Japan’s Finance Ministry has been accused of breach of trust for allegedly selling a plot of land at a hugely discounted rate to nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen. According to local media reports, Municipal Assembly member Makoto Kimura from Toyonaka City, Osaka, where the land is […]

STRASBOURG, April 5 (Xinhua) — Members of European Parliament (MEPs), meeting here for a plenary session in Strasbourg, voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to adopt a resolution outlining major conditions for the approval of any final settlement on the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). Adopted by 516 votes in favor to 133 against, with […]

MOGADISHU, April 5 (Xinhua) — At least six people were killed and 10 others injured in an explosion which went off at a restaurant outside two Somali government ministries on Wednesday. Police officer Ahmed Elmi told Xinhua that the car loaded with explosives went off at the entrance of the restaurant which is located opposite […]

TEHRAN, April 4 (Xinhua) — Iran strongly condemned Monday terrorist attack in Russia’s St. Petersburg subway stations, Tasnim news agency reported. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi expressed sympathy with the families of the victims, saying “We once again remind the necessity for joint international efforts for seriously confronting terrorism regardless of motivations behind it.” […]

NEW DELHI, April 4 (Xinhua) — Indian government has approved procurement of a fresh batch of Barak surface-to-air missiles for its naval warships to enhance maritime capability, the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) said Tuesday. The proposal was approved during a meeting of the defence acquisition council (DAC), chaired by India’s Defense Minister Arun […]

CANBERRA, April 4 (Xinhua) — Australia’s leading scientific research agency has lamented the outdated regulations relating to medical and pharmaceutical research, claiming that many contracts are being taken overseas because of the political “red tape” in Australia. Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have outlined their plans for a clearer “roadmap” […]

WASHINGTON, April 4 (NsNewsWire) — In a phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump offered his full support to Russia in responding to an attack in St. Petersburg Metro, the White House said. Trump spoke with Putin to condemn the attack and expressed “his deepest condolences to the […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, April 4 (NsNewsWire) — Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said at least 10 people had been killed and 37 others were injured in an explosion of an unknown explosive device with destructive elements in St. Petersburg. The explosion took place around 14:40 in a train carriage on the runway between the metro […]

ISLAMABAD, April 4 (NsNewsWire) — Pakistan on Monday summoned an Indian envoy over a recent cross-border firing that killed one civilian, the Foreign Ministry said. The Director General on the South Asian desk at the Foreign Ministry Mohammad Faisal summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner J.P. Singh and condemned the unprovoked ceasefire violation by the […]