Japan names new imperial era beginning May 1 “Reiwa”
TOKYO, April 1 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan’s new era beginning May 1 will be named “Reiwa,” with Crown Prince Naruhito due…
India: Four militants killed, three Army jawans injured in Pulwama encounter
SRINAGAR (Kashmir), AprIL 1 (NNN-PTI) — Four militants were killed while three Army jawans and a police personnel were injured in an…
Philippines: 14 killed in police operation; government said the dead were rebels but activists said they were farmers
MANILA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rights groups condemned what they called a “massacre” of 14 farmers by police in the…
First Rohingya woman shot dead in Bangladesh drugs clampdown
DHAKA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladesh security forces have shot dead a Rohingya woman in a border town known as…
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election
BANGKOK, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thai demonstrators on Sunday protested against alleged cheating in the military-ruled kingdom’s first election since…
Afghanistan: VP Dostum survives second assassination attempt
Last year Gen Dostum escaped an attempt on his life KABUL, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan Vice-President Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum has escaped…
Update1: Vietnam suspect gets 3-year term for Kim’s death
Đoàn Thị Hương (C) leaves the court on Monday. Photo courtesy VNA Photo KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A…
Nepal: 25 dead, at least 400 injured in southern storms – PM
KATHMANDU, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured after stormy weather hit southern…
Japan: Emperor Akihito ends reign marked by modernisation
TOKYO, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s outgoing Emperor Akihito andEmpress Michiko dramatically modernised the tradition-bound monarchy,bringing themselves closer to the…
S. Korea starts search for war remains, separate from North
SEOUL, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Korea’s military is separately searching for Korean War remains at the heavily armed inter-Korean border…