Former Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei Handed 13.5 Year Jail Sentence
MOSCOW, Jan 21 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — The former president of Interpol, Meng Hongwei has been sentenced to 13.5 years in prison…
Ukrainian Plane Hit By Two Short-Range TOR-M1 Missiles, Iran Says
TEHRAN, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in the Iranian capital on Jan…
Zimbabwe Acquires Aircraft From Malaysia To Boost State Airline Operations
HARARE, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwe’s state-owned airline, Air Zimbabwe, took delivery of one of two Boeing 777-200 aircraft, bought…
Japanese Foreign Minister Outlines Policies As Regular Diet Session Opens
TOKYO, Jan 21 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Foreign Minister, Toshimitsu Motegi, in a speech, at the start of this year’s regular…
India’s Main Ruling Party BJP Elects New President
NEW DELHI, India, Jan 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – India’s main ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday, elected Jagat Prakash Nadda…
Search for four S. Koreans missing in Himalayas suspended due to bad weather
Himalaya: This photo, provided by the Um Hong Gil Human Foundation, shows the scene of an accident in which four…
Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Bridge Collapse Rises To Nine, With 17 Wounded
JAKARTA, Jan 20 (NNN-ANTARA) – Rescuers recovered nine bodies and were searching for another missing person, after a suspension bridge…
India Grants Citizenship To Over 3,900 People From Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh In Six Years
NEW DELHI, Jan 20 NNN-PTI) – India granted citizenship to as many as 2,838 people from Pakistan, 914 from Afghanistan,…
UK, France Reiterate Commitment To Upholding Iran Nuclear Deal
LONDON, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Britain and France reaffirmed their commitment to the Iran nuclear deal, while acknowledging the need…
Five Indonesian Nationals Abducted By Abu Sayyaf
JAKARTA. Jan 19 (NNN-ANTARA) – The Abu Sayyaf terrorist group, held hostage, five Indonesian citizens, in waters off Sabah in…