Updated: Proposal on Sabah in Philippines passport not an official stand – Malaysian minister
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The proposal to include Sabah and 200 miles of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in a…
Typhoon Bavi causes damage but no deaths in S.Korea’s southern region
SINAN, South Korea: A seawall is heavily damaged by the mighty Typhoon Bavi at Gageodo Port in Sinan, South Jeolla…
South Korea: New virus cases spike to over 400, toughest antivirus curbs in offing
SEOUL, Aug 27 (NNN-YONHAP) — The number of daily new coronavirus cases in South Korea spiked to a nearly six-month…
Ministers meet to promote RCEP signing by year’s end
HANOI, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) – The 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting was held online on August 27 under…
Oldest man in Japan dies at age 110
TOKYO, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — Motoi Fukunishi, who was the oldest man in Japan, has died at the age of 110 years,…
Christchurch mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
MOSCOW, Aug 27 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The Christchurch shooter who in 2019 killed 51 people in attacks on two New Zealand mosques,…
Iran’s FM Slams Pompeo For Trying To “Flood” Region With Weapons
TEHRAN, Aug 26 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, criticised U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, for “violating…
Iran Willing To Keep Cooperation With IAEA Under Int’l Norms: FM
Zarif made the remarks, during a meeting with IAEA Director General, Rafael Grossi, in the Iranian capital, Tehran. TEHRAN, Aug…
Flash Floods Kill At Least 25, Wound 40 In E. Afghanistan
CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – 25 people were killed and 40 others wounded, in torrential floods in Afghanistan’s eastern…
Six Killed In Truck Bomb Explosion In N. Afghanistan, Taliban Claims Responsibility
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Aug 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Six people, including an assailant, were killed and 32 others wounded, after a Taliban militants’…