Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics
JAKARTA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, after winning praise for hosting…
Ukraine reports first measles death as cases soar
KIEV, fEB 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine’s capital has seen its first death from measles in a major outbreak, the health…
Don’t abandon us, Kurds tell Europe as Syrian war enters last stage
PARIS, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A top Kurdish official has called on Europe not to abandon Syrian Kurds once the…
Cuban cigars hit record sales thanks to increasing Chinese demand
HAVANA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boosted by growing demand from China, sales of Cuban cigars reached a record US$537 million…
Americans among group arrested in Haiti with arsenal of guns: Reports
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police arrested a group of foreign nationals, including Americans, armed with semi-automatic weapons, Haitian…
US-China trade talks resume in Washington from Tuesday: White House
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US-China trade talks aimed at ending a damaging tariff war resumed from Tuesday (Feb 19) in…
North Korea envoy en route to Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit
BEIJING, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The North Korean special representative for the US arrived in Beijing on Tuesday, apparently en…
Budget 2019: 30% of Singapore Government expenditure to go towards defence, security and diplomacy
SINGAPORE, Feb 19 (NNN-CNA) — The Singapore government will spend about S$22.7 billion, or 30 per cent of its total expenditure…
Iran arrests militants linked to attack on Revolutionary Guards
TEHRAN, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) Revolutionary Guards have broken up a group of militants in southeast Iran who were linked to…
German Daesh fighters in Syria have right to return home: government spokesman
BERLIN, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German citizens who have fought with the Daesh militant group in Syria have a fundamental…