Japan to fund Sri Lankan light rail system
COLOMBO, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan’s overseas development agency said that it has agreed to lend funds for a new US$1.5-billion…
IAAF maintains ban on Russian athletics over doping scandal
DOHA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — World athletics governing body IAAF said it had decided not to lift a ban on…
‘Key conspirator’ of Kashmir attack shot dead: Indian police
SRINAGAR, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indian police said that one of the “key conspirators” behind a suicide attack that killed at…
Ex-Congolese VP seeks damages from war crimes court
THE HAGUE, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Congolese vice president and militia leader Jean-Pierre Bemba, who was acquitted of war…
Refugee footballer becomes Australian citizen after Thai-Bahrain ordeal
MELBOURNE, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A refugee footballer who was detained in Thailand and threatened with extradition to Bahrain said he feels…
Sudan parliament cuts state of emergency to six months
KHARTOUM, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s parliament approved a nationwide state of emergency of six months instead of one year…
Nicaragua: Ortega government asks opposition to resume peace talks
MANAGUA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government said it is prepared to return to the negotiating table…
12 dead in Brazil floods
SAO PAULO, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Floods caused by torrential rain in and around Brazil’s financial hub Sao Paulo killed…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
GENEVA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Daesh’s last enclave, are…
Brazil to sign accord with US on space technology next week
BRASILIA, March 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Brazil have negotiated an accord to safeguard US space technology the South…