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Australia’s opposition Labour on track to win election: Polls

Australian Labor Party opposition leader Shorten. Photo courtesy of Wikepedia MELBOURNE, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australia’s opposition Labour is the…

Maritime dispute: Singapore, Malaysia suspend overlapping port limit claims

SINGAPORE, April 8 (NNN-CNA) — Singapore and Malaysia have both suspended their overlapping port limit claims, as part of measures to…

Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win

Maldives, April 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The former Maldives president vowed sweeping reforms and an end to government corruption after leading…

Bangladesh seeks sustained global pressure to repatriate Rohingyas

Photo courtesy of bssnews.net DHAKA, April 8 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called upon the international community, including…

Pakistan claims India preparing for another attack

Order comes in backdrop of suicide bombing along same highway that killed 40 Indian troops, ahead of elections. Photo courtesy…

India withdraws police unit from Libyan capital as conflict worsens

NEW DELHI, April 7 (NNN-BERNAMA) — India has withdrawn a police unit deployed for peacekeeping in Libya’s capital Tripoli as…

Myanmar’s Population Reaches Over 54 Million

YANGON, Myanmar, April 7 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s population has reached 54.1 million as of April 1, growing by 1.32 percent…

Filipino Sailors Send Home Over 530 Million USD In Jan

MANILA, Philippines, April 7 (NNN-PNA) – Overseas Filipino sailors sent home a total of 533 million U.S. dollars in cash,…

Air Raids Kill Five Daesh Fighters In Eastern Afghan Province

ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least five militants, affiliated with the Daesh group, have been killed, after the…

Three Killed In Submarine Explosion In Southern Iran

TEHRAN, Iran, April 7 (NNN-MNA) – At least three people were killed in an explosion, in a submarine under construction,…