Asia

Philippines Posted 196 Million USD Deficit In Feb

MANILA, Mac 20 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ overall balance of payments (BOP) posted a 196-million-U.S. dollar deficit in Feb, significantly…

Seven Dead In Building Collapse In East India

NEW DELHI, Mac 19 (NNN-PTI) – At least seven people were killed and nearly a dozen others injured, when an…

Australia’s Retail Petrol Prices Trend Downward But Still Relatively High: Report

SYDNEY, Mac 19 (NNN-AAP) – Australia’s consumer watchdog reported today that, retail petrol prices in the country’s five largest cities…

Bank Of Japan Ends Negative Interest Rate Policy

TOKYO, Mac 19 (NNN-NHK) – The Bank of Japan (BOJ), today decided to end its negative interest rate policy, and…

Nearly Half Of Australians Hit By Wild Weather During Summer: Report

SYDNEY, Mac 19 (NNN-AAP) – A new report has estimated that 47 percent of Australians were hit by wild weather…

Pakistani Forces Carry Out Anti-Terrorist Operations Inside Afghanistan: Pakistani Foreign Ministry

ISLAMABAD, Mac 19 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani forces, yesterday morning, carried out intelligence-based anti-terrorist operations in the border regions inside Afghanistan,…

Second Batch Of Indian Military Personnel To Withdraw From Maldives By Apr 10

MALÉ, Mac 19 (NNN-IPS) – The Second batch of Indian military troops will leave Maldives on Apr 10, the Maldives…

China, New Zealand Pledge Efforts To Further Strengthen Relations

WELLINGTON, Mac 19 (NNN-RNZ) – Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, and New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon, met here…

Gambia lawmakers refer the debate on female genital cutting to more committee discussions

Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, pickets outside parliament in Serrekunda, Gambia SERREKUNDA (Gambia), March 19 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Death Toll Rises To 10 From Bangladesh’s Last Week’s Cylinder Blast

DHAKA, Mac 19 (NNN-BSS) – The death toll from last week’s gas cylinder explosion in Gazipur, on the outskirts of…