Asia

S.Korea To Ease Social-Distancing Rules From Feb 15

SEOUL, Feb 13 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea decided today, to ease the social-distancing rules from next week, though it will…

New Zealand’s Wellington Community Celebrates Chinese New Year In Central Park

WELLINGTON, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The community celebration of the Chinese New Year was held in Wellington’s Central Park, with…

Gas Cylinder Blast Kills Three People, Injures Seven In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-APP) – A gas cylinder blast killed three people and injured seven others, in Pakistan’s north-west North…

Death Toll In Fireworks Factory Explosion In India Rises To 15

by Peerzada Arshad Hamid NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – The death toll in yesterday’s explosion inside a fireworks factory,…

Update: India Glacier Burst Death Toll Rises To 38, Rescue Work Still On

NEW DELHI, Feb 13 (NNN-PTI) – The number of dead bodies retrieved from a glacier burst in northern India rose…

Pakistan Kicks Off Urban Tree Plantation Drive To Curb Pollution

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, yesterday, launched a countrywide spring tree plantation drive, in urban…

Iran’s Tally Of COVID-19 Cases Surpasses 1.5 Million

TEHRAN, Feb 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s health ministry reported 7,298 daily COVID-19 cases yesterday, raising the total infections to 1,503,753.…

Iran To Launch Direct Shipping Line To Syria’s Latakia

TEHRAN, Feb 13 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will launch a direct shipping line from the southern port city of Bandar Abbas…

US Pres Biden facing ‘serious dilemmas’ on Afghan troop withdrawal: official

WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden faces “serious dilemmas” in Afghanistan as a deadline to withdraw troops…

6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Parts Of Pakistan, Some Injuries Reported

ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (NNN-XINHUA) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4, hit parts of Pakistan last night, a Pakistan…