5.2-Magnitude Quake Shakes Western Iran, No Casualties Reported
TEHRAN, Iran, April 2 (NNN-IRNA) – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Soomar city in Iran’s western Kermanshah province, at 14:37 p.m.…
Chinese Delegation Follows Up On Lebanon’s New Conservatory
BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 2 (NNN-NNA) – A Chinese delegation informed Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, about the progress made with the…
Storm kills at least 30, injures 400 others in Nepal
Nepalese army soldiers arrive for rescue operations in an area hit by a rainstorm in Bara district, 125 kilometers (75…
Moon to hold special summit with ASEAN leader, possibly N. Korean leader
SEOUL, April 1 (NNN- Yonhap) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in will hold a summit with the leaders of 10…
Japan names new imperial era beginning May 1 “Reiwa”
TOKYO, April 1 (NNN-KYODO) – Japan’s new era beginning May 1 will be named “Reiwa,” with Crown Prince Naruhito due…
India: Four militants killed, three Army jawans injured in Pulwama encounter
SRINAGAR (Kashmir), AprIL 1 (NNN-PTI) — Four militants were killed while three Army jawans and a police personnel were injured in an…
Philippines: 14 killed in police operation; government said the dead were rebels but activists said they were farmers
MANILA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rights groups condemned what they called a “massacre” of 14 farmers by police in the…
First Rohingya woman shot dead in Bangladesh drugs clampdown
DHAKA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladesh security forces have shot dead a Rohingya woman in a border town known as…
Thai demonstrators protest alleged cheating in election
BANGKOK, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thai demonstrators on Sunday protested against alleged cheating in the military-ruled kingdom’s first election since…
Afghanistan: VP Dostum survives second assassination attempt
Last year Gen Dostum escaped an attempt on his life KABUL, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Afghan Vice-President Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum has escaped…