Asia

57 Killed In Iran’s Floods In Past Two Weeks

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 57 people were killed, in the floods that hit most parts of…

Japan Approves Controversial Plan To Deploy SDF Troops To Egypt

TOKYO, Japan, April 3 (NNN-MENA) – The Japanese government approved deploying Self-Defence Force (SDF) personnel, to join a multinational peacekeeping…

Najib´s SRC trial: 100 passes prepared for local and international media

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Jalan Duta Court Complex.  Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR , April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

Russian minister in Pyongyang amid speculation over N.K. leader’s trip to Moscow

Vladimir Kolokoltsev, minister of Interior of the Russian Federation. Photo courtesy of Twitter SEOUL, April 2 (NNN- Yonhap) — A…

UN urges Brunei to stop death-by-stoning penalty

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, April 2 (NNN) — UN Human Rights’ Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Monday made an appeal…

Highway Accidents Kill 20, Injure Over 100 In Myanmar In March

YANGON, Myanmar, April 2 (NNN-MNA) – Twenty people were killed with 113 others injured, in traffic accidents on Myanmar’s Yangon-Mandalay…

India’s anti-satellite missile test poses danger to ISS, says NASA

WASHINGTON, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has called India’s anti-satellite missile test carried out…

Singapore Airlines Grounds Two Boeing 787-10 Aircraft Due To Premature Blade Deterioration

SINGAPORE, April 2 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore Airlines has grounded two Boeing 787-10 aircraft, due to the deterioration of engines, which…

World Bank Official Highlights Development Progress Made By Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, April 2 (NNN-KPL) – World Bank (WB) Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific, Victoria Kwakwa, highlighted…

New Zealand’s New Gun Law Passes First Reading

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, April 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A new gun law, following the Christchurch shootings on March 15, has passed…