Asia

China urges US to ‘make efforts’ on North Korea

BEIJING, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United States to make efforts to resolve…

Afghanistan: Taliban sends warning to US Pres Trump in bitter exchange

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief negotiator and co-founder of the Taliban (second left) KABUL, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Abu Sayyaf Bomb Expert Killed In Clash In Southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 12 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine security forces, killed an Abu Sayyaf terror group’s bomb expert, in a clash in…

Thailand’s Constitutional Court Drops Charges Against Prime Minister Over Oath-Taking Fiasco

BANGKOK, Sept 12 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court, dropped a petition filed against Prime Minister, Prayut Chan-o-cha, over his alleged…

Japan’s Abe Reshuffles Cabinet, Revamps Executive Line-Up In Bid To Boost Public Support

TOKYO, Sept 12 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, reshuffled his cabinet, aimed at boosting public support, while retaining…

Iran’s UN Envoy Says No Talks With U.S. Unless Sanctions Removed

TEHRAN, Sept 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s envoy to the United Nations, Majid Takht-e Ravanchi, said, negotiations with the United States…

US offers delay in tariff hike, responding to Chinese gesture

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After an apparent conciliatory move by China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday made one…

About 30 Militants Killed In N. Afghan Airstrike

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About 30 Taliban militants were killed, in an airstrike in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province,…

Iran Urges India To Defy U.S. Oil Sanctions

TEHRAN, Sept 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has urged India to reject the U.S. oil trade ban imposed on Iran, Press…

Jordanian Company Signs Deal To Boost Jordan-China Investment Cooperation

AMMAN, Sept 11 (NNN-PETRA) – Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation (JIEC), signed a deal with Arab Businessmen Forum in China, to…