Four Terrorists, Two Soldiers Killed In Operation Against Militants In NW Pakistan: Army

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (NNN-APP) – Four terrorists and two soldiers were killed, when the Pakistani military conducted an operation against militants, in the country’s north-west tribal district of North Waziristan, the military said last night. An army statement said that four soldiers were also injured in the exchange of fire…

S. Korean, U.S. Presidents Hold Phone Talks Over Korean Peninsula Issue

SEOUL, Feb 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, today held phone talks with U.S. President, Joe Biden, over the Korean Peninsula issue and other matters, the presidential Blue House said. During the 30-minute conversation, Moon proposed that Seoul and Washington make joint efforts, to advance the denuclearisation of,…

Myanmar’s State Administration Council Meets Ministers, Union-Level Organisations

YANGON, Feb 4 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council held meetings with union ministers and officials from union-level organisations yesterday, state-run media reported today. Led by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services, Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing, in his capacity of chair of the State Administration Council, the meeting was attended by members…

UN Donates Medical Supplies To Mongolia To Help Fight COVID-19

ULAN BATOR, Feb 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), donated medical supplies worth 346,000,000 Mongolian Tugriks (about 120,000 U.S. dollars) to Mongolia, to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Mongolia’s Health Ministry said yesterday. The medical supplies include respiratory ventilators, masks and protective suits, the ministry said in…

Brunei’s New Head Coach To Change National Football Landscape: Official

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 4 (NNN-BBN) – K Rajagobal, the newly appointed head coach of Brunei’s national football team, is expected to change the country’s football landscape, Haji Matusin, President of the National Football Association Brunei Darussalam (NFABD) said. “The arrival of Rajagobal in Brunei Darussalam serves to provide a…

Myanmar Denies Banknotes Demonetisation Rumours

YANGON, Feb 4 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar’s State Administration Council, announced yesterday that, citizens can still continue to use the 5,000 and 10,000 kyat notes, legally. The council said, rumours and fake news spread in social media, about the demonetisation of the 5,000 and 10,000 kyat notes. Meanwhile, the Central Bank…

Mongolia’s Capital To Be On Lockdown During Lunar New Year Due To COVID-19

ULAN BATOR, Feb 4 (NNN-MONGOLIAWEB) – Mongolia’s State Emergency Commission (SEC) yesterday decided to impose lockdown measures again, here in the capital city Ulan Bator, during the traditional White Moon festival or the Lunar New Year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The total lockdown for a period of two weeks…

Aero India 2021 Kicked Off In Bangalore

BENGALURU, Feb 4 (NNN-PTI) – At the 13th edition of the Aero India International Air Show, Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, said, the event, which is being conducted in a hybrid format, with a concurrent virtual exhibition, has truly gone digital and global. The show, organised by the Defence Research and Development Organisation…

Iraq Declares Killing Of Senior Daesh Leader Near Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Feb 3 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, declared yesterday that, a senior leader of the Daesh group was killed, near the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Abu Hassan al-Ghreibawi, the group leader in southern Iraq, and Ghanim Sabah, responsible for the movement of the Daesh operatives, were killed, al-Kadhimi,…

Car Bomb Kills Four Security Personnel In S. Afghanistan

TIRIN KOT, Afghanistan, Feb 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Four security personnel have been killed and three others wounded, as a car bomb rocked the Chinarak area, outside Tirin Kot, capital of Afghanistan’s southern Uruzgan province, today, provincial governor, Mohammad Omar Shirzad said.