Asia

Ex-Labour Minister Elected Presidential Candidate For S. Korea’s People Power Party

SEOUL, May 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – Kim Moon-soo, former labour minister, was elected presidential candidate for South Korea’s conservative People Power…

Singapore’s Ruling People’s Action Party Secures Simple Majority In General Election

SINGAPORE, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP), has secured a simple majority, in yesterday’s general election,…

Japanese PM Expresses “Strong Disappointment” Over U.S. Auto Parts Tariff

TOKYO, May 4 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba, yesterday, expressed his strong disappointment that a new 25 percent…

PM Albanese’s Labour Party wins Australian election, local media projects

CANBERRA, May 4 (NNN-AAP) – Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labour Party, has won a second term in power in…

Tourism tsunami in Antarctica, 125,000 visitors per season and growing

ANTARTICA, May 3 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The massive inflow of tourism in Antarctica during the austral summer, almost 125,000 visitors per…

Stampede Claimed Six Lives In South-West India

NEW DELHI, May 3 (NNN-PTI) – At least six people died and over 30 were injured, when a stampede occurred…

Nearly 17,000 Afghan Refugees Return Home From Pakistan, Iran In 4 Days

KABUL, May 3 (NNN-BNA) – A total of 3,172 Afghan families with 16,764 members returned to their homeland from neighbouring…

Traffic Accident Killed Five, Injured Seven In Afghanistan

KABUL, May 3 (NNN-BNA) – At least five commuters were killed and seven others injured, in a traffic accident in…

Rains, Thunderstorm Leave Four Dead In Delhi

NEW DELHI, May 3 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people died and one was injured, when a huge tree fell…

Roundup: Indonesia Intends To Provide Temporary Shelters For Palestinians

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, May 3 (NNN-XINHUA) – Indonesia intends to offer temporary shelters to Palestinian civilians, affected by…