India: DAC nods construction of six submarines for Navy
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) — In a land mark decision, the DefenceAcquisition Council (DAC) approved indigenous construction of six…
India: Two pilots dead as fighter jet crashes in Bengaluru
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two pilots were killed as a twin-seater Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 crashed at…
Death toll hits 58 after Djbouti migrant boat tragedy
DJIBOUTI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people who died when two migrant boats foundered after setting sail from…
Bangladesh: Four Ansarullah militants arrested in city
DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) — A team of the Rapid Action Battalion(RAB) arrested four members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah…
India allocates 3 lakh crore rupee interim budget for defence 216
NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) — In the run to general election of India due in May, Prime Minister Narendra…
Peru FA Min to attend Lima Group meeting in Canada
LIMA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Nestor Popolizio will travel to Canada to participate in a Lima Group’s…
Saudi Arabia: Corruption crackdown ‘ends with $106bn recovered’
RIYADH, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia has ended a sweeping crackdown on corruption ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Djibouti death toll from migrant boat continues to rise: UN
DJIBOUTI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll after two migrant boats sank in heavy seas off the coast of…
Stranded migrants on German rescue ship arrive in Italy
ROME, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty-seven stranded migrants finally came to shore in Italy’s Catania in the early hours of…
Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto ‘charged with insurrection’
YAOUNDE, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been charged with insurrection, his lawyers say.If found…