Asia

Fires Cause Deaths, Casualties In Pakistan

KARACHI, Oct 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – All seven members of a family were killed, in a house fire, and a policeman…

Issuance Of e-ID Card Resumes In Afghanistan’s Kabul

KABUL, Oct 19 (NNN-ANA) – Authorities in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, have resumed the electronic national identity card issuance service,…

Pakistani Rupee Down To All-Time Low Against U.S. Dollar

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-PPI) – Devaluation of the Pakistani rupee against the U.S. dollar continued, as the greenback touched a…

Soldier Killed In Military Post Attack In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 19 (NNN-APP) – A soldier was killed, as terrorists attacked a military check post, in Pakistan’s north-western Khyber…

ADB Approves 40 Million USD Loan For Cambodia’s Financial Sector Development

PHNOM PENH, Oct 19 (NNN-AKP) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a 40-million-U.S. dollar loan, to support Cambodia’s efforts…

Covid-19: WHO confirms gradual decline in covid deaths

GENEVA, Oct 18 (NNN-TELESUR) — Director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reported that the number…

Greece: Tibetan activists removed from site of Beijing Games torch ceremony

ATHENS, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Tibetan activists were removed from outside the archaeological site of ancient Olympia and detained…

ASEAN Snubs Myanmar Junta, A Much-Awaited Move?

By Nabilah Saleh KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 (NNN-Bernama) — As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gets ready to…

Japanese Gov’t Keeps Eye On Recent Oil Price Hikes

TOKYO, Oct 18 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, called an emergency meeting of Cabinet members, including Chief Cabinet…

Country-Wide Polio Drive To Be Launched In Afghanistan Early Nov

KABUL, Oct 18 (NNN-ANA) – A country-wide polio vaccination drive will start on Nov 8, in war-affected Afghanistan, the United…