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13 Killed As Bus Fell Into Ravine In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 19 (NNN-APP) – At least 13 people were killed and several others injured, when a mini bus plunged…

17,000 Elderly Living Alone In Japan Die At Home In Jan-Mar: Police Survey

TOKYO, May 19 (NNN-NHK) – A recent survey by Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA), showed that, 17,034 elderly people living…

Iranian Official Hails “Extensive” Cultural Cooperation With China

TEHRAN, May 19 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s cooperation with China, in the area of cultural heritage, is “extensive, friendly and responsible,”…

Forest Officials Issued Red Alert In India’s Madhya Pradesh After Tiger Killed Man

NEW DELHI, May 19 (NNN-PTI) – A red alert has been sounded, across 36 villages in the central Indian state…

Rainstorms, Floods Killed 50 In West Afghanistan

FIROZ KOH, Afghanistan, May 19 (NNN-ANA) – At least 50 people have been killed, with 10 others missing, in the…

Unexploded Ordnance Blast Killed Two Children In Afghanistan

MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, May 19 (NNN-ANA) – Two children have been confirmed dead and another was injured, as an unexploded device…

Syrian Heritage At Risk As U.S. Blockade Threatens Antiquities: Official

DAMASCUS, May 19 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mohammed Nazeer Awad, head of the General Directorate for Antiquities and Museums in Syria, shed…

Intense Heat Wave, Rains Forecast In Parts Of India

NEW DELHI, May 19 (NNN-PTI) – India’s northern and western parts will face heat waves during the next five days,…

21 Years After U.S.-Led Invasion, Iraq Strives To Retrieve Looted Antiquities

BAGHDAD, May 19 (NNN-NINA) – As the world celebrated International Museum Day yesterday, Iraq remains haunted by the poignant scars…

Nine Killed As Bus Caught Fire In India’s Haryana

NEW DELHI, May 18 (NNN-PTI) – At least nine people, including six women, were killed and 15 others suffered burns,…