India obtains details of residents’ Swiss bank accounts
The headquarters of the Swiss central bank in Switzerland. Photo courtesy of Press Trust of India (PTI) NEW DELHI, Oct…
Hopes for a deal dim as US-China trade talks get underway in tense atmosphere
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prospects for progress in US-China trade talks dimmed after Washington blacklisted Chinese companies over Beijing’s treatment of…
Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit Singapore for Leaders’ Retreat
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (right) meeting Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Sochi, Russia, on May 21, 2016 SINGAPORE, Oct…
M’sia, Pakistan, Turkey planning a TV channel to counter Islamophobia
By Voon Miaw Ping KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Discussions to set up an English language channel – proposed by Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia…
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over abuses against Muslims in Xinjiang
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Commerce Department announced it is blacklisting 28 Chinese entities that it says are…
UN rights chief urges Australia to overhaul detention policies
SYDNEY, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top rights official urgedAustralia to reform its criminal and refugee detention systems on…
Hong Kong journalist hit by petrol bomb recovering in hospital
Flames are seen on the journalist after he was hit with a petrol bomb during a protest HONG KONG, Oct…
India: Newly-wed among 4 drown in reservoir trying to take selfies
A dam in Tamil Nadu popular with visitors CHENNAI (Tamil Nadu, INDIA), Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A newly married woman…
Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims
JAKARTA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Indonesians are still inshelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a…
At least 10 killed in bomb attack on bus in east Afghanistan on anniversary of US invasion
JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people werekilled and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus…