Asia

Thailand beefs up security in southern provinces

BANGKOK, March 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Thailand’s security authorities believe that “a network trying to destroy the government’s confidence” is behind the series of explosions…

Iran’s Police Seizes Over Two Tonnes Of Illicit Drugs

TEHRAN, Iran, March 11 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s police seized more than two tonnes of illicit drugs in two separate operations…

Kim Jong Nam trial: Indonesian suspect freed after Malaysian prosecutors drop charges

Indonesian defendant Siti Aisyah is escorted by police personnel following her appearance at the Malaysian Chemistry Department in Petaling Jaya,…

Iraqi FM Looks Forward To Boosting Ties, Cooperation With Iran

BAGHDAD, Iraq, March 11 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister, Mohammed al-Hakim, said that, Iraq is looking forward to boosting ties…

India calls elections for April to May

eIndia’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressing the gathering at the launch of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana…

North Korea holds parliamentary elections

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits Kim Chaek University of Technology in Pyongyang to cast a vote in parliamentary elections…

Four Dead, Four Missing, Hundreds Evacuated From Landslide, Flood In Central Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Four people were killed and four others were missing, as floods and landslides struck…

Aussie PM Unknown To Nearly A Quarter Of Voters Ahead Of General Election

CANBERRA, Australia, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About one in four voters cannot recognise Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, just two…

Six Killed As Elevator Collapses In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 10 (NNN-APP) – Six labourers died on Saturday, as an elevator collapsed, at an under-construction building in…

Scores Injured As Train Derails In West Java, Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia, March 10 (NNN-ANTARA) – Scores of people were wounded, after a train derailed in Bogor district of West…