Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Indonesia’s Aceh province
The location of the quake in Indonesia BANDA ACEH (Sumatra, Indonesia), Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck…
India suffers hottest decade on record
A shepherd and their livestock walk across a dried out reservoir on the outskirts of Chennai NEW DELHI, Jan 7…
US and Iran must protect cultural sites, UNESCO says after Trump threat
PARIS, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Both Iran and the United States must observe a convention obliging states to preserve cultural…
Australia fires: RSAF Chinooks to bring relief supplies, help with evacuation
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) — Two Chinook helicopters from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will be used to bring…
Singapore Red Cross pledges S$100,000 for victims of Australia bushfires, Jakarta floods
SINGAPORE, Jan 7 (NNN-CNA) — The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged S$100,000 to support relief and recovery efforts for…
US-Iran tension: UK reduces embassy staff in Iran, Iraq; Australia troops to remain in Iraq
LONDON/CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain has reduced staff at its embassies in Tehran and Baghdad to a minimum level…
Japan: Tokyo 2020 unveils 20 official Olympic and Paralympic posters
Reporters visit the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Official Art Poster Exhibition in Tokyo TOKYO, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Organizers of the…
Kiribati on right side of history by resuming diplomatic ties with China: Pres Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Kiribati’s President Taneti Mamau b in Beijing BEIJING, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua)…
US farmers see another bleak year despite Phase 1 trade deal with China
US farmers are stuck with fields full of weather-damaged corn WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Across snow-covered North Dakota, US…
India: Facing criticism, Delhi police probe attack on students at elite university
NEW DELHI, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New Delhi police are investigating how masked men burst into a leading university and…