Philippines Declares Sept 3 As National Holiday To Commemorate “Yamashita’s Surrender”
MANILA, Philippines, Feb 20 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, declared Sept 3, a country-wide special working public holiday, in…
Vietnam’s President To Visit Laos
VIENTIANE, Laos, Feb 20 (NNN-VNA) – The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam, Nguyen…
Japanese ASDF Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea, Two Crew Members Rescued
TOKYO, Japan, Feb 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Japanese fighter jet crashed into the Sea of Japan, during a training drill…
Laos Issues New Rules For Foreign Marriages
VIENTIANE, Laos, Feb 20 (NNN-KPL) – New guidelines have been issued, advising foreign nationals of additional rules they must comply…
Military Officials From Central And South Asia, U.S. To Meet In Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Military chiefs of Central and South Asian countries, as well as, the United States,…
Australians Spending More Than 6.6 Billion USD On Illicit Drugs: Report
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 20 (NNN-XINHUA) – Australians are spending billions of dollars on illicit drugs every year, an analysis of…
5.9 Magnitude Quake Rocks Eastern Indonesia
The Central Sulawesi provincial capital of Palu after hit by a deadly earthquake last September 2018. Photo courtesy Antara photo…
Australian “Little Brown Rat” The First Mammal To Go Extinct From Climate Change
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government confirmed the first known extinction of a mammal, as a result…
Bodies Of Six Civilians Abducted By Daesh Found In Western Iraq
Photo courtesy Anadolu BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Iraqi security forces, found bodies of six civilians, abducted the day…
Saudi King, Russian President Discuss Cooperation In Oil Markets
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Feb 20 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi King, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, discussed, on Tuesday, with Russian President,…