Assad urges progress on Idlib deal ahead of Syria talks
DAMASCUS, April 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday (May 19) called for progress on a stalled buffer…
Cargo load to be profitable sector versus passenger ridership on ECRL
Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) chairman Tun Daim Zainuddin. Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 (NNN- Bernama) —…
Rohingya repatriation: Fourth Bangladesh, Myanmar talks on May 3
DHAKA, April 19 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh and Myanmar will hold their next Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in Naypyidaw on…
Police arrest over 500 in London climate protest
Security forces take a protester into custody as Extinction Rebellion (XR) members continue to block central junctions on the third…
Iraqi court frees French national citing lack of evidence for joining Daesh
BAGHDAD, April 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — An Iraqi court on Thursday freed a French national suspected of joining the Daesh militant…
Israel releases Palestinian prisoner held for 18 years
Khalil Ahmad Shawamreh, 47, from Dura village, southwest of Hebron, celebrate after prison release. Photo courtesy of WAFA HEBRON, April…
EU warns against human rights abuses in China
‘Human rights are not less important than economic interests,’ says foreign policy chief Mogherini at a plenary session of the…
Torture still practiced in Afghan detention centres: UN report
File photo of UN shows Afghan National Police guard the office of the Governor of Bamyan Province, Afghanistan on 22…
Pakistan PM Imran Khan named among Time’s 100 most influential people of 2019
NEW YORK, April 19 (NNN-APP)- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been named among the ‘100 Most Influential people’ of…
Barr defends Trump before release of special counsel’s Russia report
NEW YORK, April 19 (NNN-NNA) – U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Thursday offered a spirited defense of President Donald Trump…