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Myanmar To Hold International Agrimach Expo In Yangon Next Month

YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 21 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar is planning to hold an international agrimach expo in Yangon early next month,…

Australian Miner Killed In Underground Collision, A Dozen Injured

Several miners have been hurt after two pieces of machinery collided underground in a central Queensland mine f SYDNEY, Australia,…

Bangladesh building fire kills 65

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment…

Saudi Prince expects investment in India worth over $100B

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photograph…

Sirul Azhar can be extradited on one condition

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted and sentenced to death…

Afghan President Meets With Visiting U.S. CENTCOM Commander

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Joseph Votel, paid a visit…

Aero-India Air Show Takes Off In Southern Indian City

NEW DELHI, India, Feb 20 (NNN-PTI) – India’s air show, “Aero India 2019” began today, Wednesday, at Yelahanka air force…

Former Malaysian Deputy PM Slapped With Additional Charge Over Criminal Breach Of Trust

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was slapped with an additional…

Malaysian convicted of murdering Mongolian model stands to be deported as court rejects asylum bid

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (NNN) — Sirul Azhar Umar, a former bodyguard who was sentenced to death in 2015 for…

Philippines Declares Sept 3 As National Holiday To Commemorate “Yamashita’s Surrender”

MANILA, Philippines, Feb 20 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, declared Sept 3, a country-wide special working public holiday, in…