Asia

Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics

JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, after winning praise for hosting…

US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: White House

WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war resumed from Tuesday (Feb 19) in…

North Korea envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit

BEIJING, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en…

Budget 2019: 30% of Singapore Government expenditure to go towards defence, security and diplomacy

SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (NNN-CNA) — The Singapore government will spend about S$22.7 billion, or 30 per cent of its total expenditure…

Iran arrests militants linked to attack on Revolutionary Guards

TEHRAN, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) Revolutionary Guards have broken up a group of militants in southeast Iran who were linked to…

Update: Nine Killed In Kashmir Gun Battle

  PULWAMA (Kashmir), Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ninepeople, including four Indian soldiers and a policeman, have been killed in Indian-administered…

Maldives: Ex-president Yameen arrested over witness tampering – officials

MALE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Maldives authorities detained former president Abdulla Yameen after he was accused of trying to bribe…

UAE assures Bangladesh of looking manpower issue positively

ABU DHABI (UAE), Feb 19 (NNN-BSS) — Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayad Al Nahyan assured Prime…

100 Australian Daesh Militants Unaccounted For In Middle East: Gov’t

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The fate of as many as 100 Australians, who left the country to fight…

Pakistan Calls Back Envoy In India Amid Tensions

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 18 (NNN-PPI) – Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad Faisal, said today, the country’s high commissioner in India…