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Italian Man Charged Over Alleged Drug Import Through Sydney Airport

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (NNN-AAP) – An Italian national is facing life imprisonment in Australia, after being charged with drug importation…

11 Worshippers Killed By Gunmen In Northern Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, Nov 22 (NNN-ANA) – At least 11 worshippers were killed, by unidentified gunmen, in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province,…

ICC Prosecutor urges members to comply with arrest warrants

THE HAGUE, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor urged the body’s 124 members to act on…

Kenya’s president cancels major deals with fraud-indicted Adani Group

The deals were hugely unpopular in Kenya NAIROBI, Nov 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has cancelled two major…

Indonesia Freezes Over 7,000 Bank Accounts Linked To Online Gambling

JAKARTA, Nov 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia has frozen some 7,500 bank accounts, reportedly linked to bookies and syndicates organising gambling…

China-Thailand Mangrove Collaborative Protection Demonstration Area Unveiled In Thailand

PHANG NGA, Thailand, Nov 22 (NNN-TNA) – A series of activities on mangrove ecological protection, between China and Thailand, were…

Nepal Graded “BB” In First Sovereign Credit Rating

KATHMANDU, Nov 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Credit rating agency, Fitch, has given Nepal “BB,” with a stable outlook in the country’s…

Large Haul Of Narcotics Seized In Myanmar

YANGON, Nov 22 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar authorities seized large amounts of narcotic drugs in the regions of Mandalay and Sagaing,…

Indonesia Agrees To Repatriate Filipino Drug Convict: Philippine President

MANILA, Nov 21 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, said yesterday that, Indonesia has agreed to repatriate a convicted…

Sri Lanka To Import 70,000 Metric Tonnes Of Rice To Address Shortages

COLOMBO, Nov 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet approved a proposal to import 70,000 metric tonnes of rice, as a…