Asia

Sri Lankan PM Elected Chair Of ADB’s Board Of Governors

COLOMBO, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa, who also serves as minister of finance, was yesterday…

Afghan Conflict Intensified Amid U.S. Forces Drawdown

KABUL, May 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Fighting in Afghanistan has gotten momentum since the start of the withdrawal of the U.S.-led…

Indian Delegation At G7 Meeting In Self-Quarantine: UK Media

LONDON, May 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Indian delegation in Britain, for the meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) foreign…

COVID-19 scare at G7 meeting after Indian delegates test positive

Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab LONDON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — India’s entire delegation to the Group of Seven summit in…

Nepal’s Hospitals Face Oxygen Supply Shortage

KATHMANDU, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Nepal’s two major government-run hospitals, based in the capital Kathmandu, have been facing oxygen supply…

Eight Asiatic Lions Test Positive For COVID-19 In Indian Zoo

NEW DELHI, May 5 (NNN-PTI) – Eight Asiatic lions have tested positive for COVID-19, at a zoo in the southern…

Australian State On Alert As Local COVID-19 Case Identified

SYDNEY, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) was on alert, as a new locally acquired…

Britain agrees 1.39 billion dollar trade deal with India

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LONDON, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has agreed a one billion pound (1.39 billion dollar)…

Taliban Militants Capture District In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Taliban militants have captured Burka district, in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province, provincial police spokesman,…

One Killed, Three Injured As Blast Hits Health Workers Vehicle Outside Afghan Capital

KABUL, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – One person was killed and three others injured, as a bomb struck a mini-bus, carrying…