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Almost 600,000 flee Iraq’s west Mosul amid ongoing military operations: UN data

GENEVA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Tuesday that nearly 600,000 civilians have fled their homes since the Iraqi government started its second wave of military operations to recapture western Mosul from Islamic State (IS) in February. According to the UN office’s latest figures, some 118,000 civilians […]

Nepal to seek China’s assistance for poverty alleviation in bordering districts

KATHMANDU, May 30 (Xinhua) — Nepal’s government on Tuesday decided to ask the Chinese government and the China-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for financial assistance for poverty alleviation program to be launched in 16 mountainous and hilly districts bordering China. “A meeting of Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) chaired by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal […]

Indian court stays federal gov’t cattle slaughter notification

NEW DELHI, May 30 (Xinhua) — The High court in southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday stayed federal government’s ban on cattle slaughtering, officials said. The Madras high court asked the federal and local governments to file their reply within four weeks. “The court issued notice to the central and the state governments […]

Life in Manchester getting back to normal as hunt for terror suspects continues

LONDON, May 30 (Xinhua) — A week after Britain’s worse act of terrorism since the London bombings of 2005, life in Manchester is showing signs of slowly starting to get back to normal. On Tuesday, the city’s busy Victoria Station re-opened, with thousands of commuters once again arriving by train to reach their workplaces in […]

Turkey vows not to extradite suspects to countries harboring Gulenists

ANKARA, May 30 (Xinhua) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday warned foreign countries that Turkey will not cooperate for extradition of suspects if they fail to return members of Gulenist Terror Group (FETO) which Ankara accuses for failed July 15 coup. “I make a call on the world. If you don’t help us […]

Samsung Electronics Bangladesh announces its first week’s winners for Maldives Trip of “Shopping Mubarak” campaign for this Eid-Ul- Fitr

Dhaka, May 29 (NsNewsWire) –Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer electronics has announced its first week’s winners for Maldives Trip of the ‘Shopping Mubarak’ campaign for Eid-Ul- Fitr. Sanjib Ganguly won the trip after buying a 24” TV from Samsung Electra, Stadium showroom and Mr. Sheikh Robiul Basid won the trip after purchasing an […]

Iran keen to expand Russia market for unique handwoven carpet

TEHRAN, May 29 (Xinhua) — Iran and Russia are holding talks to remove obstacles for the exports of Iran’s handwoven carpets to Russia, semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday. Head of Iran’s National Carpet Center Hamid Kargar and Head of Russia-Iran Joint Chamber of Commerce Vladimir Obidnov held a meeting here to discuss the […]

Taliban operations foiled in western Afghanistan: army commander

HERAT, Afghanistan, May 29 (Xinhua) — Commander of 207th Zafar Army Corps in west Afghanistan, General Nasir Hedayat on Monday termed Taliban spring offensive as failed one and said that the security forces had defeated Taliban militants in the western region. “The Taliban so-called annual spring offensive dubbed ‘Mansoori’ has been foiled as the armed […]

Iraqi forces recapture most of al-Saha neighborhood in western Mosul

MOSUL, Iraq, May 29 (Xinhua) — Iraqi security forces freed most of al-Saha neighborhood from Islamic State (IS) militants in north of the old city center amid heavy clashes against the extremist militants, an Iraqi commander told Xinhua on Monday. “The commandos of the Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) are fighting fierce clashes in al-Saha neighborhood and […]