Asia

Thai PM Submits List Of 250 Senators To King

BANGKOK, Thailand, May 11 (NNN-TNA) – Thai Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, has submitted a list of 250 senators to King…

Campaign Comes To End Ahead Of 6th Phase Of India’s General Elections

NEW DELHI, India, May 11 (NNN-PTI) – Election campaign for the sixth phase of the ongoing parliamentary polls in India…

24 Soldiers Killed In Taliban Attack In W. Afghanistan

QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) – Twenty-four Afghan army soldiers were killed and 11 others wounded, after Taliban militants attacked…

Iran Says U.S. Dare Not Wage War Despite Threats

TEHRAN, Iran, May 11 (NNN-IRNA) – The U.S. government of President Donald Trump, dare not wage a war on Iran,…

Trade War: Pres Trump Says US-China Relations Remain ‘Very Strong’

US and Chinese officials have held several rounds of talks in an attempt to strike a deal  WASHINGTON, May 11…

Slovak foreign ministry views missile test by N.Korea with concern

BRATISLAVA, May 10 (NNN-YONHAP-TASR) – The Slovak Foreign and European Affairs Ministry views North Korea’s missile test on Thursday (May…

Iran reliable energy supplier for India, says envoy

TEHRAN, May 10 (NNN-IRNA) — India will decide on oil imports in the face of US sanctions according to its…

Prison riot in northern Myanmar leaves four dead

YANGON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four prisoners were killed during a riot at a northern Myanmar jail, officials said, coming…

US hikes tariffs on Chinese goods, China says to strike back

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff increase to 25per cent on US$200 billion worth of Chinese…

Singapore confirms first case of monkeypox, patient’s close contacts quarantined

SINGAPORE, May 10 (NNN-CNA) — A case of imported monkeypox infection has been confirmed in Singapore.  The patient is a 38-year-old Nigerian…