Asia

Japan’s Abe Asks Big-Event Organisers To Mull Cancellations Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

TOKYO, Feb 27 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, asked organisers of big sport and cultural events to consider…

Bus Mishap Claims 24 Lives In Western India

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 24 people were killed and five others injured, when a bus…

Five Killed, Three Missing In Indonesia’s Floods

JAKARTA, Feb 26 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five people were killed and three others went missing, during floods in and around Indonesia’s…

Vietnam Culls Hundreds Of Thousands Of Poultry Amid Bird Flu Spread

HANOI, Feb 26 (NNN-VNA) – More than 100,000 poultry have been culled in 10 provinces and cities of Vietnam, where…

Laos Sees Increasing Income From Rice Export To China

VIENTIANE, Feb 26 (NNN-KPL) – Laos earned more from the sale of rice to China in the past few years…

Five Killed In Military Attacks In N. Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Feb 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people, including a civilian have been killed, as Taliban fighters stormed a security…

Indian Police Issues Shoot-On-Sight Orders As Death Toll Reaches 13 In Citizenship Law-Related Violence

NEW DELHI, Feb 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indian police, on Tuesday evening (last night), issued shoot-on-sight orders in the affected areas…

Turkish Plane Passengers Under Quarantine Over COVID-19 Concerns

ANKARA, Feb 26 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A Turkish Airlines plane, departing from Tehran in Iran and due to arrive in Istanbul,…

East Timor PM resigns after political coalition collapses

East Timorese Prime Minister Taur Matan Ruak DILI, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The prime minister of East Timor has sent a…

Update: Five killed, about 90 hurt in Indian protest violence – Hospital official

Demonstrators opposing new citizenship law throw pieces of bricks towards riot police and those supporting the law, during a clash…