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  • China rejects U.S. call for release of labour rights activists
    BEIJING, June 6 (Reuters) - China on Tuesday said it had detained labour rights activists who scrutinised conditions at a Chinese company making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, rebuffing a call from the U.S State D
    / 6th June 2017
  • Malaysia's Mahathir, 91, says would step in as prime minister if needed
    TOKYO, June 6 (Reuters) - Former Malaysian prime minister, the 91-year-old Mahathir Mohamad, said on Tuesday he would consider taking up the post again but only if there was no acceptable candidate after an opp
    / 6th June 2017
  • Trump seeks legislative wins as clock ticks, Russia probe looms
    WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will huddle with congressional leaders on Tuesday, seeking to rev up a stalled legislative agenda as the summer break draws closer and a probe into Russian
    / 6th June 2017
  • Philippines: Video shows militants in siege plot
    MANILA, June 6 (AP): It was an audacious plot sketched out in chilling detail with blue pens on the back of a paper calendar: Islamic militants in the Philippines, including one of the worlds most-wanted milita
    / 6th June 2017
  • Hong Kong role in wildlife smuggling in the spotlight
    HONG KONG, June 6 (Reuters): African rangers detailed harrowing first-hand tales of elephant poaching at a public hearing in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the latest attempt to halt wildlife trafficking through the Chi
    / 6th June 2017
  • NSA contractor charged with leaking top secret Russian document to media
    Washington, June 6 (IANS) The US Department of Justice has brought a charge against a National Security Agency (NSA) contractor for allegedly leaking a top secret Russian document to the media, reports said.
    / 6th June 2017
  • Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate & solve Gulf crisis
    DOHA/DUBAI, June 6 (Reuters): Qatar's ruler postponed an address to his country on Tuesday over its sudden and damaging diplomatic isolation from other leading Arab nations, in order to allow Kuwait some time a
    / 6th June 2017
  • UN right chief asks Israel to pull out of ‘territories captured in 1967 war’
    GENEVA (Reuters) - The top U.N. human rights official called on Tuesday for Israel to pull out of territories captured in a 1967 war that Palestinians now seek for a state, saying it would benefit both sides af
    / 6th June 2017
  • IMD sees 2017 monsoon rains at 98 percent of long-term average
    NEW DELHI, June 6 (Reuters) - India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to reach 98 percent of the long-term average this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, 2 percentage points hi
    / 6th June 2017
  • Highest number of stunted children, child workers in India: Report
    By Swagata Yadavar IANS | Indiaspend   India now has the highest number of children stunted due to malnutrition -- 48.2 million, equivalent to the population of Colombia, as per the latest global re
    / 6th June 2017
  • Palestinian grandfather, 81, sits high school exams (again)
    HEBRON, West Bank, June 6 (Reuters) - A year into his ninth decade, Abdel-Qader Abu Ajameyah is studying hard and hoping for the best as he sits exams for his high school diploma.   The 81-year-old,
    / 6th June 2017
  • Landslides...
    Heavy rainstorm in Mon caused massive landslides in the early morning of June 5. The landslide damaged several houses and blocked the roads in several villages leading to Mon Town. (Morung Photo)
    / 6th June 2017
  • ‘Clean, green for change’
    Morung Express News Kiphire | June 5   The Green Conservers of Kiphire today organize a tree plantation drive cum social work in and around the town under the theme ‘clean, green for change&rsquo
    Nagaland / 6th June 2017
  • 98 boys trained by 9 AR clear army recruitment test
    Kohima, June 5 (MExN): 98 local boys trained by 9 Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) cleared the Army recruitment test conducted in Kohima from May 18 to 23, informed Lt Col Amitabh Sharma, PRO, IG
    Nagaland / 6th June 2017
  • Students pitch in ideas to beautify Tsumang Lake
    Morung Express News Wokha | June 5   On Monday, students from nine educational institutions pitched in their innovative ideas on how to clean and beautify Tsumang Lake, a vital water body which lie in
    Nagaland / 6th June 2017
  • Officials visit Cooperative tea factory in Merangkong
    Mokokchung, June 5 (DIPR): Secretary, Cooperation, Lithrongla G. Chishi accompanied by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Wepe Ritse and host of departmental officials visited the Echahaba Tea Factory at M
    Nagaland / 6th June 2017
  • Nanung River Angling festival
    Morung Express News Mongsenyimti | June 5   Coinciding with the World Environment Day, a weeklong angling festival organized by Meyilenden Valley Fishery Welfare Society (MVFWS) in collaboration wit
    / 6th June 2017
  • Catholic schools converge for various competitions
    Kohima, June 5 (MExN): The Commission for Education, Diocese of Kohima (CEDOK) organized various competitions for students from all Catholic schools in Nagaland from June 2 to 4 at St. Joseph Hr. Sec. School, C
    / 6th June 2017
  • Legal awareness programme held in Aghunato
    Zunheboto, June 5 (DIPR): In order to impart legal education, a legal awareness and sensitization programme was held in Aghunato town on June 3, organized by Zunheboto District Legal Services Authority.  
    Nagaland / 6th June 2017
  • G. Rio School thanksgiving for 100% pass result
    Kohima, June 5 (MExN): G. Rio School, Kohima organized a thanksgiving service on June 3 at the school to celebrate the remarkable success of its first batch of AISSE and AISSCE 2016 - 17.   A total o
    / 6th June 2017
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