Asia

Broad Agreement Reached In Moscow Meeting On Afghanistan, Gov’t Denies U.S. Troop Withdrawal

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A two-day peace meeting in Moscow, called for full withdrawal of U.S.-led forces from…

Japan Passes Supplementary Budget To Relieve Disasters, Help Farmers

TOKYO, Japan, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A supplementary budget for fiscal 2018, accounting for 3.04 trillion yen (28 billion U.S.…

Mongolians Celebrate Traditional White Moon Festival

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia, Feb 8 (NNN-MONGOLIA WEB) — With new clothes, scrumptious food and well wishes, Mongolians across the country…

Heavy Rain, Hailstorm Hit Indian Capital

NEW DELHI, India, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – Heavy rain and hailstorm, Thursday evening, hit the Indian capital, New Delhi, and…

Long-distance laundry: Japanese startup unveils remote-controlled robot that deals with your dirties

TOKYO, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – In a few years, perhaps for some the most dreaded household chore may be taken…

10 Dead In Istanbul Apartment Building Collapse

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven more bodies were found under the debris, on Thursday afternoon, raising to 10…

Iran To Hold Massive Naval Drills In Gulf Of Oman, Indian Ocean Soon: Deputy Commander

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will stage large-scale naval drills in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian…

Update: Iran Reveals Underground Missile Production Bunker Despite West’s Pressure

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 8 (NNN-FARS) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), on Thursday, revealed an underground missile production facility.…

China investigates HIV contamination of 12,000 blood plasma treatments

HIV virus being released from the surface of an infected cell. (Photo courtesy Illustration free images SHANGHAI, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Sri Lankan president says death penalty for drug convicts to resume in 2 months

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will impose the death penalty on convicted drug traffickers within…