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India Elections: 91 Constituencies Across 18 States, 2 UTs Go To Polls Today

A salesman displays masks of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and AAP leader Arvind…

Elaborate Arrangements, Security In Place For First Phase Of India’s General Elections

NEW DELHI, India, April 10 (NNN-PTI) – India’s election commission officials said today (Wednesday) that, all arrangements and security measures…

Two Afghan Army Pilots Injured As Training Helicopter Crashes

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Two Afghan national army pilots suffered minor injuries, after a training helicopter crashed in…

Malaysia’s Palm Oil Stocks Ease To Five-Month Low In March

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Malaysia, the world’s second largest palm-oil producer, saw its palm-oil stockpiles fall to…

Former Malaysian PM’s Wife, Rosmah Mansor, Charged Again Over Sarawak Solar Hybrid Project

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, April 10 (NNN-BERNAMA) -Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Malaysian prime minister, Najib Razak, was back in the…

Five Miners Killed, Two Wounded As Landslides Hit Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Five bodies have been retrieved from the affected areas and two others sustained injuries,…

Indian PM Condemns Killing Of Lawmaker, Security Personnel

NEW DELHI, India, April 10 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, strongly condemned the killing of a state lawmaker,…

Chinese Vessel Unloads 1,200 Containers In Tripoli’s Port

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 10 (NNN-NNA) – A vessel, COSCO Shipping Panama, arrived from China at the Port of Tripoli on…

Iran Launches Direct Flight To Venezuela In Defiance Of U.S. Sanctions

TEHRAN, Iran, April 10 (NNN-ISNA) – Iran’s Mahan Air has launched direct flights to the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, Press TV…

Japanese Emperor, empress celebrate 60 years of marriage

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko. Photo courtesy of Kyodo TOKYO, April 10 (NNN-KYODO) – Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko marked…