Asia

8 dead, several missing in Australian bushfires this week

SYDNEY, Jan 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Eight people have been confirmed deadas the result of bushfires in southeast Australia this week,…

North Korea ends test moratoriums, threatens ‘new’ weapon

SEOUL, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has declared an end to moratoriums on nuclear and…

Indonesia New Year flood death toll doubles to 18: official

JAKARTA, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from floods that hit Indonesia’s capital region jumped to 18, authorities said,…

Taiwan’s military chief among 8 killed in military chopper crash

TAIPEI, Jan 2 (NNN-BERNAMA-CNA) — Taiwan’s Chief of General Staff Shen Yi-ming was among eight confirmed dead after a military chopper crashed in New…

Seven Died, Nine Injured In Three-Car Crash In Philippines

MANILA, Jan 2 (NNN-PNA) – Seven people died and nine others injured, in a three-car crash in the northern Philippines,…

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits NE Iran, No Casualties

TEHRAN, Jan 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Sangan town, in Iran’s northeastern Khorasan Razavi province, on Thursday morning,…

Pompeo Postpones Ukraine Trip As Situation In Iraq Worsens

BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (NNN-NINA) – U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, postpones his trip to Ukraine and four other countries,…

Sri Lanka to convert railway stations into green projects

The view from a train approaching Barammane railway station near Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia. Courtesy of Nicola Pulham/Shuttershock COLOMBO, Jan 2 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

Several People Trapped After Factory Collapses During Fire In Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, Jan 2 (NNN-PTI) – Several people, including firefighters, were trapped inside a factory that collapsed today (Thursday), during…

U.S. flies surveillance aircraft after N.K. warns of ‘new strategic weapon’

SEOUL, Jan 2 NNN-(Yonhap) — The United States again flew a surveillance aircraft over the Korean Peninsula, an aviation tracker…