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…
South Africa: SABC’s retrenchment plan put on ice
PRETORIA, Feb 1 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that it has put on hold its…
Qatar Airways upgrades Airbus A321 order to include longer range jets
DUBAI, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Qatar Airways has upgraded an existing order for 50 Airbus A321neo jets to include 10…
Thai party ousted in 2014 coup picks Thaksin loyalist for PM in elections
BANGKOK, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party, which was ousted from power by the military in a 2014…
Bangladesh sues Philippine bank over cyberheist at New York Fed
NEW YORK, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladesh’s central bank sued a Philippine bank on Thursday to recoup losses it suffered…