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Voting begins in French presidential election

PARIS, April 23 (Xinhua) — Voters on France’s European mainland began casting their ballots Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that will weigh on the future of Europe. The voting will winnow down a list of 11 candidates to two finalists for the decisive runoff on May 7. Polling stations open at […]

Afghanistan declares day of mourning as army base death toll increases

KABUL, April 23 (Xinhua) — The Afghan government declared Sunday as a national mourning day to pay tribute for dozens of army personnel who were killed and injured after a massive Taliban attack at an army camp. On Friday, 10 Taliban militants disguised in army uniform sneaked in army’s Corps 209 Shaheen in northern Balkh […]

Top DPRK leader stresses self-reliance in farm production for army

PYONGYANG, April 23 (Xinhua) — Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), stressed self-reliance in farm production for the army when inspecting an army farm on Saturday, official media reported Sunday. The Korean Central News Agency reported that Kim visited a pig farm owned by the airforce of the […]

Militant hideout busted in western Bangladesh

DHAKA, April 22 (NsNewsWire) — A team of Bangladesh police Friday busted a terrorist hideout and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition in the country’s Jhenidah district, some 178 km west of capital Dhaka, reports Xinhua. An official of Bangladesh’s Counter-Terrorism Police Unit told Xinhua that the law enforcers had surrounded a building since […]

China, Russia eye stronger partnership as top Chinese legislator visits Moscow

MOSCOW, April 21 (Xinhua) — China and Russia agreed to boost their strategic partnership of comprehensive coordination during the three-day visit of top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang to Moscow. Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC), has been in Russia since April 18. He met Russian President Vladimir Putin, and […]

Two Japanese destroyers depart for possible drill with U.S. carrier group: media

TOKYO, April 21 (Xinhua) — Two Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) destroyers departed from Sasebo in Nagasaki Prefecture on Friday, local media reported. The media quoted the Japanese Defense Ministry sources as saying the destroyers are likely to take part in a joint drill with the U.S. aircraft carrier Carl Vinson strike group. The Carl […]

Bangladesh July-February imports reaches nearly 30 bln USD

DHAKA, April 21 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s imports surged about 11.13 percent to nearly 30 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of the current 2016-17 fiscal year ending in June, a central bank official said Thursday, reports Xinhua. An official from the Bangladesh Bank (BB) said the settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally […]

Murray, Nadal into third round at Monte-Carlo Masters, Dimitrov crashes out

PARIS, April 20(NsNewsWire) — World No. 1 Andy Murray and defending champion Rafael Nadal made into the third round at ATP Monte-Carlo Masters on Wednesday, while eighth-seeded Grigor Dimitrov was shocked by German Jan-Lennard Struff in three sets. Facing his good friend Gilles Muller of Luxembourg, Murray, who played his first match since March 12 […]

Aussie gas giant Santos buying LNG to export: report

SYDNEY, April 20 (Xinhua) — Australian gas giant Santos released its quarterly report on Thursday, revealing that over half the gas slated to be exported from its Gladstone LNG (GLNG) operation was being purchased via third parties. According to their quarterly report, the company who has a 30 percent stake in the GLNG operation, produced […]