Asia

Over 400,000 Affected By Inclement Weather In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Over 400,000 Sri Lankans have been affected by inclement weather by yesterday afternoon, according to…

Heavy Rain Causes Flash Floods, Traffic Chaos On Highway In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Nov 29 (NNN-ANN) – Heavy rainfall caused flash floods along parts of the Tutong Highway in Brunei,…

Cambodia Sees 83 Percent Rise In Air Passengers With China In 10 Months: Official

PHNOM PENH, Nov 29 (NNN-AKP) — Cambodia recorded a total of 733,729 air passengers between the kingdom and China, during…

CSTO States Urge To Fight Terrorism Without Double Standards

ASTANA, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), yesterday, called on the international community…

Social Media Ban For Children Under 16 Becomes Law In Australia

CANBERRA, Nov 29 (NNN-AAP) – With bipartisan support, the bill of social media ban for children under 16 passed the…

Bodies Of 100 Afghan Migrants Transferred From Iran To Afghanistan

KABUL, Nov 29 (NNN-ANA) – The bodies of 100 Afghan migrants, who lost their lives in Iran, have been transferred…

Landslides In North Sumatra Leave At Least Seven Dead, Seven Missing

JAKARTA, Nov 29 (NNN-ANTARA) – Landslides in North Sumatra province claimed at least seven lives, with more than seven others…

US and China swap three prisoners each in exchange

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Americans detained in China were released in exchange for three Chinese prisoners in the…

President Ramaphosa to launch South Africa’s G20 Presidency

PRETORIA, Nov 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Monday brief the media on South Africa’s Group of Twenty (G20)…

Africa’s incoming health boss dies aged 55 while receiving treatment in India

DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr…