Asia

Over 1,300 Afghan Civilians Killed In First Half Of 2019

KABUL, Afghanistan, July 30 (NNN-XINHUA) – Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of armed conflicts, as 1,366 civilians were…

Dengue Fever Infections Surge In Vietnam In Seven Months

HANOI, Vietnam, July 30 (NNN-VNA) – Between Jan 1 and July 29, Vietnam spotted over 105,000 dengue fever patients, more…

Cambodia Arrests Three Nigerians With More Than 20 Kg Of Illicit Drugs

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, July 30 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian police have arrested three Nigerian men in Phnom Penh, on suspicion of…

6.0-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Hachijojima Island, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Japan, July 30 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 on the Richter scale, today (Tuesday), struck…

Iran, Russia To Hold Joint Drill In Indian Ocean

TEHRAN, Iran, July 30 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Russia have agreed to hold a joint naval exercise in the Indian…

Chinese Attache To Lebanon Urges Global Efforts To Build Community Of Shared Future For Mankind

BEIRUT, Lebanon, July 30 (NNN-NNA) – Defence Attache of the Chinese Embassy in Lebanon, Ouyang Haisheng, called on countries to…

Plane Crash Kills Seven In Pakistan’s Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 30 (NNN-PPI) – A trainer plane, crashed, early Tuesday morning, in Pakistan’s eastern district of Rawalpindi, killing…

Britain rejects idea of tanker swap with Iran

LONDON, July 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain on Monday rejected the idea that it could release a Iranian tanker in exchange…

Iran Says European Decision To Deploy Naval Forces To Gulf “Hostile”

TEHRAN, Iran, July 29 (NNN-IRNA) – “European plan to potentially deploy its naval forces to the Gulf bears a hostile…

South Africa, Japan collaborate to address plastic pollution

PRETORIA, July 29 (NNN-SANEWS) — Trade and Industry Deputy Minister Nomalungelo Gina has welcomed the R25 million Japan-South Africa collaboration…