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Afghan Fighting Kills Over 40 Fighters In 24 Hours: Officials

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 43 fighters, including three police personnel and a Taliban commander, were killed…

Cambodia Nabs 1,485 In Crackdowns On Drugs In Jan

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Feb 3 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodian authorities arrested a total of 1,485 illicit drug suspects, in 632 cases…

Pakistan’s Balochistan province announces financial aid to surrendered militants

ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — In an attempt to woo insurgents to quit militancy, Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province said Friday…

Avalanche kills 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people were killed after an avalanche hit them in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police…

China, U.S. make important progress in trade talks, paving way for further consultations

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Negotiators from China and the United States have made important progress in the latest round…

Indonesia recaptures French drug suspect after jailbreak

MATARAM (Indonesia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French drug suspect on the run since escaping from an Indonesian jail nearly…

Singapore: Man jailed, fined S$34 million in record contraband cigarette case

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (NNN-CNA) — A middleman involved in the largest case of smuggling contraband cigarettes in Singapore has been…

Singapore: S$32m In Outstanding Fines Chalked Up By Foreign Motorists

SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (NNN-TODAY) —Motorists of foreign vehicles have chalked up S$32 million in unpaid fines, five government agencies said on Friday (Feb 1)…

India: DAC nods construction of six submarines for Navy

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) — In a land mark decision, the DefenceAcquisition Council (DAC) approved indigenous construction of six…

India: Two pilots dead as fighter jet crashes in Bengaluru

NEW DELHI, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two pilots were killed as a twin-seater Indian Air Force Mirage 2000 crashed at…