Asia

Myanmar Returns Confiscated Farmlands To Farmers In South-western Region

YANGON, Myanmar, Mar 3 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar government has returned 1,410 acres (571 hectares) of confiscated farmlands to 355…

Cambodia Launches General Population Census

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Mar 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia launched the third general population census on Sunday (today), said Hang Lina,…

At Least 20 Killed In Flash Floods In Southern Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan, Mar 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 20 people were killed and many others went missing, after flash floods…

S. Korea, U.S. To Replace Massive Springtime Military Drills With “Dong Maeng” Exercise

SEOUL, S. Korea, Mar 3 (NNN-KCNA) – The combined forces of South Korea and the United States will replace their…

Airport Terminal In India’s Mumbai Partially Evacuated After Bomb Threat Call

MUMBAI, India, Mar 3 (NNN-PTI) – Terminal 2 of Mumbai International Airport was partially evacuated on Saturday, after authorities received…

Iran Condemns Britain’s Blacklisting Of Lebanese Hezbollah

TEHRAN, Iran, Mar 3 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry, on Saturday, condemned Britain’s recent move to blacklist Lebanon’s Hezbollah as…

Magnitude-6.2 quake strikes off Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan, Mar 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A magnitude-6.2 earthquake hit off the south-east coast of Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture on Saturday,…

Six Killed, 30 Injured After Bus Falls Into Gorge In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Mar 2 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and 30 others injured, after a bus…

Official Says Taliban Commander, Guard Killed In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Mar 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban commander and his bodyguard were killed, after security forces stormed his hideout,…

Iran Launches Production Line Of Combat UAV

TEHRAN, Iran, Mar 2 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Air Force, launched the production line of an indigenous combat Unmanned aerial…