Asia

Mass Wedding Held In Afghan Capital

KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As many as 140 couples got married, at a mass wedding in the Afghan…

Top DPRK Leader Guides Test-Fire Of New Weapon Again

PYONGYANG, N. Korea, Aug 17 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),…

Australian Deputy PM’s Comments On Climate Change Slammed As “Ignorant”

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack’s recent comments on climate change, was denounced by…

Sri Lanka, China Hold Seminar On China’s Reform And Opening Up In 40 Years

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Aug 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – The Sri Lanka-China Social and Cultural Cooperation, in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy…

Devastating Fire Sweeps Slum In Bangladesh Capital

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 17 (NNN-BDNEWS) – As many as 20 units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence brought the…

Five Killed, 15 Injured In Blast In Pakistan’s Quetta

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 17 (NNN-PPI) – A blast hit a mosque in Pakistan’s south-west Quetta district on Friday afternoon, killing…

Jokowi formally proposes relocation of Indonesian capital to Kalimantan

JAKARTA, Aug 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo reiterated on Friday morning that Kalimantan Island would serve as a host for…

Lynas license renewed for six months with several conditions

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Rare earth producer Lynas Malaysia Sdn Bhd has had its license renewed for another six…

Fire Guts Bangladesh Plastic Factory

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Aug 15 (NNN-BSS) – A major fire gutted a plastic factory, in the old part of Bangladesh capital,…

5.4-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Aomori Prefecture – No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Japan, Aug 15 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, struck Japan’s northern Aomori Prefecture, the…