Asia

Imran Khan Tried To Contact PM Modi Thrice, But Received No Positive Response

Photo courtesy MEA India NEW DELHI, India, March 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan tried to contact Indian…

North Korea’s Kim pays tribute to Ho Chi Minh on Vietnam visit

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with Chairman of the Workers’ Party of Korea and the State Affairs Commission of…

Pakistan: FM Qureshi says he wont attend OIC over its failure to rescind invitation to Swaraj

ISLAMABAD, March 1 (NNN-PTI) — Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Friday announced that he will not attend a meeting of…

Iran: 8 killed in bus accident near Tehran

TEHRAN, March 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least eight people were killed in a passenger bus accident near Iran’s capital Tehran…

US vows Philippines aid against ‘armed attack’ in China-claimed sea

MANILA, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against “armed…

Independence vote for Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville to be delayed

PORT MORESBY, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A referendum that could lead to statehood for the troubled south Pacific Island of…

North Korea offers more talks after nuclear no-deal in Hanoi

HANOI, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – North Korea on Friday promised further negotiations with the US, as both sides sought to…

Shadowy group declares ‘government-in-exile’ for North Korea

SEOUL, March 1, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – A shadowy group believed to be protecting the son of North Korean leader Kim…

Olympics: Tokyo 2020 venues to be 100 percent smoke-free – organisers

TOKYO, March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — All the venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be 100 percent…

Malaysian policeman detained for allegedly trying to smuggle 47 pangolins into Thailand

SONGKHLA (Thailand), March 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Malaysian policeman was detained for allegedly trying to smuggle 47 pangolins worth more than 1 million…