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Chinese Company Starts Drilling 1st Oil Well In Iraq’s Diyala Province

BAGHDAD, Iraq, April 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A Chinese company, on Tuesday, started drilling the first oil well in Iraq’s eastern…

Polls open in Indonesia’s biggest-ever election

Indonesian women show their ink-stained fingers after casting vote in Jakarta. Photo courtesy of Antara JAKARTA, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) —…

Iran’s Annual Petrochemical Exports’ Income Surpasses 10 Billion USD

TEHRAN, Iran, April 17 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s National Petrochemical Company’s export revenues reached 10.6 billion U.S. dollars in the last…

Afghanistan Constitutes A 250-Member Delegation To Talk With Taliban In Doha

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Afghanistan prepared a list of 250 people, including some women, political figures and government…

Grenade Explodes Outside House Of Party Leader In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 17 (NNN-PTI) – A grenade explosion took place Tuesday, outside the residential house of a National…

S. Korea’s Moon To Hold Summit With Turkmen President

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, April 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in will meet his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, on Wednesday…

Update Najib’s Trial Day 3: Two teams raided Ambank on same day, central bank manager testifies

KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) manager told the High Court here today that two…

Five Killed, Dozens Injured As Dust Storm Plays Havoc In Pakistan’s Karachi

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, April 16 (NNN-PPI) – At least five people were killed and dozens others injured, as a dust storm…

Militants Bomb Another Girls’ School In W. Afghanistan

FARAH, Afghanistan, April 16 (NNBN-AGENCIES) – Anti-government militants have attacked and bombed another girls’ school, in the second attack against…

Philippines Sends Ship To Participate In China’s Multinational Naval Celebration

MANILA, Philippines, April 16 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippine Navy sent off a warfare vessel with a 400-man contingent, to participate…