Asia

Three Vietnamese Killed By Lightning In Northern Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam, Aug 12 (NNN-VNA) – Three members of a family in Vietnam’s northern Yen Bai province were struck to…

New Zealand Prime Minister To Attend Pacific Islands Forum

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and Minister for Pacific Peoples, Aupito William…

Australia To Invest Two Billion USD In Special Forces For Security Threats

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, announced a multi-billion-dollar investment, in new equipment for the…

Iran Says Non-Regional Intervention “Cause Of Insecurity” In Gulf

TEHRAN, Iran, Aug 12 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, intervention by some extra-regional countries in the Gulf…

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Claim Fresh Drone Attacks On Saudi King Khalid Air Base

SANAA, Yemen, Aug 12 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi rebels said, they had launched multiple drone attacks on King Khaled Air…

UN Official Speaks Highly Of Chinese Peacekeeping Force In De-mining Operation

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – An official of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), spoke highly of…

Reconstruction Of 40 Percent Quake-Damaged Heritage Sites Completed In Nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug 12 (NNN-NEPAL NEWS) – Nepal has completed reconstruction of around 40 percent of cultural and archaeological monuments…

Rains pound South India; Kerala worst hit with 42 dead

CHENNAI,Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru/ Aug 10 (NNN-PTI) – The flood situation in South India continued to remain grim on Saturday,with Kerala being the worst…

N.K. says inter-Korean contact difficult until Seoul gives ‘plausible excuse’ for military drill with U.S.

SEOUL, Aug 11 (NNnn-Yonhap) — North Korea said Sunday it won’t even hold contact with South Korea, let alone dialogue,…

5.5-Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Parts Of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug 10 (NNN-PPI) – An earthquake measuring 5.5-magnitude, hit parts of Pakistan, Saturday morning, the country’s National Seismic…