Asia

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…

South Korea’s Moon seeks Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul

SEOUL, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in called for better relations with the North so leader Kim…

Moon urges inter-Korean efforts to realize Kim Jong-un visit to S. Korea

By Lee Chi-dong SEOUL, Jan 7 (NNN-YONHAP) — South Korea President Moon Jae-in proposed Tuesday that the two Koreas make…

Indian embassy in Zimbabwe catches fire

The fire was stopped before causing much damage HARARE, Jan 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The Indian embassy in Harare Monday caught…

Troops deployed across fire-hit Australia after horror weekend

SYDNEY, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Reserve troops were deployed tofire-ravaged regions across three Australian states on Monday after a torridweekend…

Iran will forego ‘limit’ on centrifuges as tensions with US soar

TEHRAN, Jan 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran announced a further rollback of itscommitments to the troubled international nuclear accord Sunday amid…