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North Korea’s Madrid Embassy intruder contacted FBI, Spanish judge says

Police were alerted after a woman jumped from an embassy window and screamed for help MADRID, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The…

US, South Korea presidents to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

SEOUL, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next month, Seoul…

US, Chinese negotiators resume ‘productive’ trade talks

BEIJING, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Top negotiators from China and theUnited States began a fresh round of trade talks in…

Philippines: Authorities rearrests Pres Duterte critic journalist Maria Ressa

MANILA, March 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Philippine journalist Maria Ressa was arrested Friday, her second detention in what press freedom advocates…

Bangladesh 1971 war of independence: Five fugitive Netrokona Razakars sentenced to death

DHAKA, March 29 (NNN-BSS) – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1sentenced five fugitive Razakars from Purbodhola, Netrokona, to deathfor their crimes…

Bangladesh: Skyscraper inferno kills 19 in Banani

At least 19 people have been killed and dozens injured in a fire at a high-rise office bloc in Dhaka’s…

Three Militants Killed In Indian-Controlled Kashmir Gunfight

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 28 (NNN-PTI) – Three militants were killed Thursday, in a fierce gunfight with government forces, in…

Many Feared Trapped In Bangladeshi Capital High-Rise Fire

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 28 (NNN-BSS) – A massive fire broke out on the 10th floor of a high-rise commercial building,…

60 More Illegal Myanmar Migrant Workers Repatriated From Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar, March 28 (NNN-MNA) – Sixty more illegal Myanmar migrant workers have been repatriated to their homeland, under the…

Head-On Bus Crash In Bangladesh Leaves Eight Dead

DHAKA, Bangladesh, March 28 (NNN-BSS) – A head-on collision between a passenger bus and a micro-bus, left eight people dead…