Asia

Blast In Afghan Mosque Kills Two, Wounds 20 In Eastern Ghazni Province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least two people were killed and 20 others sustained injuries, as a mine…

Mumbai Airport Resumes Operations On Primary Runway

MUMBAI, India, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – Mumbai airport’s primary runway re-commenced its normal operation from Friday evening, after an aircraft…

Philippines To Launch Blind-Friendly, Elderly-Friendly Philippine Peso Bills

MANILA, Philippines, July 6 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines central bank has bared its plan to launch early next year, a…

Cambodia’s Rice Export To China Up 66 Percent In H1

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 6 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia exported 118,401 tonnes of milled rice to China, in the first six…

5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Bay Of Bengal — USGS

NEW YORK, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A 5.0-magnitude earthquake, jolted Bay of Bengal at 17:08:28 GMT on Friday, the U.S.…

Infrastructure Next On Australian Treasurer’s List, After Major Tax Cuts

CANBERRA, Australia, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australia’s Treasurer is looking “closely” at major infrastructure projects, to give the economy another…

India Mulls Exporting Tobacco To China: Official

NEW DELHI, India, July 6 (NNN-PTI) – India is mulling exporting tobacco to China, after the “Phyto-sanitary Protocol” for export…

Chinese President Meets Bangladeshi PM

BEIJING, China, July 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, on Friday, met with Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikha Hasina, at…

Germany working at top speed to get Iran barter scheme running: spokesman

BERLIN, July 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany is working hard to reach the point where the first transactions can be carried…

Iran Should Retaliate Upon Britain’s Seizure Of Iranian Oil Tanker: Official

TEHRAN, Iran, July 6 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian official said that, Iran should seize a British oil vessel, in…