Asia

Agricultural Damage Caused By Drought Climbs To 96 Million USD In Philippines

MANILA, Philippines, April 3 (NNN-PNA) – The Department of Agriculture, said that, damage to rice and corn farms, due to…

Iranians Celebrate Nature Day Amid Ravaging Floods

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – People celebrated the 13th day of the Iranian New Year, officially called Nature Day,…

Jho Low’s 1MDB-Linked Superyacht Sold for US$126m Million to Genting

Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN- Bernama) — The superyacht Equanimity is to be sold to Genting…

Chinese, UAE Entrepreneurs Seek To Enhance Trade, Investment Cooperation

DUBAI, United Arab Emirate, April 3 (NNN-WAM) – A trade and investment meeting between China and the United Arab Emirates…

1MDB scandal: Malaysia ex-PM Najib set to stand trial

Photo courtesy Bernama KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (NNN- Bernama) – Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak will be…

57 Killed In Iran’s Floods In Past Two Weeks

TEHRAN, Iran, April 3 (NNN-IRNA) – At least 57 people were killed, in the floods that hit most parts of…

Japan Approves Controversial Plan To Deploy SDF Troops To Egypt

TOKYO, Japan, April 3 (NNN-MENA) – The Japanese government approved deploying Self-Defence Force (SDF) personnel, to join a multinational peacekeeping…

Najib´s SRC trial: 100 passes prepared for local and international media

Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak at Jalan Duta Court Complex.  Photo courtesy of Bernama KUALA LUMPUR , April 3 (NNN-BERNAMA)…

Russian minister in Pyongyang amid speculation over N.K. leader’s trip to Moscow

Vladimir Kolokoltsev, minister of Interior of the Russian Federation. Photo courtesy of Twitter SEOUL, April 2 (NNN- Yonhap) — A…

UN urges Brunei to stop death-by-stoning penalty

By Manik Mehta NEW YORK, April 2 (NNN) — UN Human Rights’ Commissioner Michelle Bachelet on Monday made an appeal…