Pakistan urges UN to intervene over Kashmir tension with India
Pakistan’s attorney general Anwar Mansoor Khan, right, greets Deepak Mittal, the joint secretary of India’s Foreign Ministry, as he present…
Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics
JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, after winning praise for hosting…
Ukraine reports first measles death as cases soar
KIEV, fEB 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health…
Don’t abandon us, Kurds tell Europe as Syrian war enters last stage
PARIS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top Kurdish official has called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the…
Cuban cigars hit record sales thanks to increasing Chinese demand
HAVANA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boosted by growing demand from China, sales of Cuban cigars reached a record US$537 million…
Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: Reports
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police arrested a group of foreign nationals, including Americans, armed with semi-automatic weapons, Haitian…
US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: White House
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war resumed from Tuesday (Feb 19) in…
North Korea envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit
BEIJING, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en…
Budget 2019: 30% of Singapore Government expenditure to go towards defence, security and diplomacy
SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (NNN-CNA) — The Singapore government will spend about S$22.7 billion, or 30 per cent of its total expenditure…
Iran arrests militants linked to attack on Revolutionary Guards
TEHRAN, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) Revolutionary Guards have broken up a group of militants in southeast Iran who were linked to…