Asia

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…

Iranian top commander says Iran self-sufficient in producing military hardware

Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri TEHRAN, Dec 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chief of Staff of Iran Armed Forces Mohammad Hossein Baqeri…

180 more Daesh militants surrender in Afghanistan province

KABUL, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Over 600 Daesh militants, including Pakistanis, Central Asians and Iranians, surrendered over the past two weeks…

OPEC and allies prepare to deepen oil output cuts

VIENNA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — OPEC and its allies led by Russia on Thursday were moving closer to agreeing one…

Iran protests: State TV acknowledges deaths during unrest

A minister said 731 banks and 70 petrol stations were set ablaze during the unrest TEHRAN, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian…