Asia

Malaysian Govt Guarantees Building One Million Affordable Homes Within 10 Years

PUCHONG, Selangor State, Malaysia, Feb 17 (NNN- BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, has given an assurance that…

Thai, South Korean, U.S. Marines Conduct Amphibious Assault Exercise During Cobra Gold 2019

Photo courtesy US Military Youtube BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 17 (NNN-TNA) – Thai, South Korean and U.S. marines conduct amphibious assault…

Myanmar Starts Traditional Sticky Rice-Making Competitions To Celebrate Harvest

Photo courtesy Mizzima YANGON, Myanmar, Feb 17 (NNN-MNA) – People were seen busily entering Myanmar’s traditional Htamane (sticky rice)-making competitions,…

Shark Attack At Popular Aussie Coastal Spot Leaves Surfer In Serious Condition

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A surfer was airlifted to hospital in a serious condition, after being bitten by…

Helicopter Crashes While Fighting Fires In New Zealand’s South Island

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A helicopter involved in fighting bush fires near the Pigeon Valley of the…

Australian PM Issues Warning To Prospective People Smugglers

CANBERRA, Australia, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has issued a stern message to people smugglers and…

Eight Policemen Killed In Fresh Clashes In N. Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least eight Afghan police officers were killed and three others wounded, after Taliban…

India Raises Customs Duty On Goods From Pakistan To 200 Percent After Withdrawal Of MFN Status

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being received by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on his…

DPRK Delegation in Vietnam to Prepare Trump-Kim Summit

Trump-Kim summit in Hà Nội: what to expect Hanoi, Feb 17 (NNN- Prensa Latina) Several officials from the Democratic People’s…

Iran Warns Saudi Arabia, UAE Of “Retaliation” Over Terrorist Acts

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 17 (NNN-IRNA) – The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), said that, Saudi Arabia…