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6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Hit Off Western Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

JAKARTA, Apr 28 (NNN-ANTARA) – An undersea quake, with a magnitude of 6.5, jolted western Indonesia’s West Java province, last…

Singapore Authority Arrested 67 Drug Offenders

SINGAPORE, Apr 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), said yesterday, it arrested 67 suspected drug offenders, including a…

High Alert Over Outbreak Of African Swine Fever In India’s Mizoram

NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (NNN-PTI) – Local government in India’s north-eastern state of Mizoram, has sounded a high alert, following…

Mongolia Launched Programme To Mitigate Impacts Of Climate Change On Livestock Husbandry

ULAN BATOR, Apr 27 (NNN-APA) – Mongolia, yesterday, launched a national programme, to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change…

Storm Damages Hundreds Of Houses In Northern Laos

VIENTIANE, Apr 26 (NNN-KPL) – A storm passed through northern Laos’ Xayaboury province, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and hail,…

Soldier Dead, Nine Injured In Accident In Northern Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Apr 26 (NNN-XINHUA) – One soldier died and nine others were injured, when a truck collided with an army…

Chinese Scuba Diver Drowned In Central Philippines: Embassy

MANILA, Apr 26 (NNN-PNA) – A Chinese national drowned during scuba diving yesterday, in the waters off Mabini town, in…

Six Killed, 14 Injured In Hotel Fire In India

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people were killed and 14 others injured, yesterday, in a devastating…

India Rejects U.S. Report On Human Rights Violations

NEW DELHI, Apr 26 (NNN-PTI) – India, yesterday, described a report by the U.S. State Department, over the alleged human…

Pakistan Rubbishes US ‘Politicised, Double Standard’ Human Rights Report

ISLAMABAD, Apr 26 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan has “categorically” rejected a report by the U.S. State Department, over the alleged human…