Lao President Hails China-Laos Railway Construction
VIENTIANE, Laos, April 6 (NNN-KPL) – Bounnhang Vorachith, general secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and president…
Afghan forces arrest alleged Islamic State online recruiters
KABUL, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan security forces have arrested six alleged members of the Daesh militant group and accused…
Myanmar villagers, lawmaker say ‘helicopter attack’ kills five Rohingya, wounds 13
YANGON, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Villagers and a lawmaker in Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state said that a military helicopter attacked…
Maldives president hoping for election majority to probe China deals
MALE, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Maldives heads for a parliamentary election on Saturday with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih seeking…
Australia open to return of Daesh fighter’s orphaned children
CANBERRA, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he was open to allowing the return of orphaned children of…
Nearly 13 tonnes of pangolin scales worth S$52 million seized in Singapore
SINGAPORE, April 5 (NNN-CNA) — An illegal shipment carrying nearly 13 tonnes of pangolin scales, worth S$52.3 million, was intercepted…
Christchurch Attacks: NZ Suspect Ordered To Undergo Mental Health Tests
CHRISTCHURCH, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The man accused of killing 50 people in last month’s attacks on two mosques in…
Hayabusa-2: Japanese probe set to ‘bomb’ an asteroid
TOKYO, April 5 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan’s Hayabusa2 space probe started Friday the first step of an experiment to shoot a…
South Korea launches 5G networks early to secure world first
SEOUL, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – South Korea launched the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks two days early, its top…
Family of MH17 victim sues Russia banks, US money transfer companies
NEW YORK, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The family of an American teenagerkilled aboard the MH17 flight launched a court case…