Asia

India’s Central Bank Makes All-Day Digital Money Transfer Available

NEW DELHI, Dec 7 (NNN-PTI) – India’s central banking institution, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), said, round-the-clock transactions will be…

US Pres Trump calls for World Bank to stop lending money to wealthy China

U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Friday…

Cambodian PM Renews Call On Fight Against Fake News

PHNOM PENH, Dec 7 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian Prime Minister, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, renewed his call on all journalists, to…

400 People Evacuated From Hotel Blaze In Thailand’s Resort Of Pattaya

BANGKOK, Dec 7 (NNN-TNA) – About 400 people were evacuated on Friday, after a fire gutted a hotel in Thailand’s…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Hits 160 km WNW Of Hihifo, Tonga

NEW YORK, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake, jolted 160 km WNW of Hihifo, Tonga, at 15:42:48 GMT on…

Over 1,300 Daesh Fighters, Loyalists Surrender In Eastern Afghanistan

JALALABAD, Dec 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 1,301 fighters and families of the Daesh outfit, laid down their arms…

Lebanon Calls For Financial Support To Secure Import Of Food, Raw Materials

BEIRUT, Dec 7 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanese care-take Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, appealed for international financial support, to help secure Lebanon’s…

China-Turkey Intangible Cultural Heritage Exchange Held In Istanbul

ISTANBUL, Dec 7 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish and Chinese inheritors gathered in Istanbul on Friday, for an exchange and display of…

Australia: ‘Mega fire’ forms north of Sydney

Officials have issued fresh warnings for blazes around Sydney SYDNEY, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several Australian bushfires have combined to form…

In rare legal test, Myanmar faces genocide hearings at The Hague

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) THE HAGUE, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi will head…