Asia

Monsoon Rains Leave 820 Dead In Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Aug 23 (NNN-APP) – At least 820 people have been killed and 1,315 others injured, in separate accidents caused…

S.Korean Activists Cried Out For Total Stop Of S.Korea-U.S. War Rehearsal

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s peace activists, yesterday, cried out for a total stop of the annual South…

Two Dead After Fiery Collision On Expressway In Japan

TOKYO, Aug 22 (NNN-NHK) – Two people have been confirmed dead, after a car collided with a bus, on an…

Around 25 Deers Died From Rabies In Suburb Of Sri Lanka’s Capital

COLOMBO, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Around 25 deers that live in Homagama, a suburb of Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, died…

Iran To Begin Development Of Oilfield Bordering Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Aug 22 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior executive of the Iranian Offshore Oil Company said, his country planned to start…

Sri Lanka Reported Nearly 50,000 Dengue Cases This Year

COLOMBO, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sri Lanka reported nearly 50,000 cases of dengue, in the first eight months of this…

Sri Lanka Hiked Kerosene Price To Cut Losses

COLOMBO, Aug 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s state-owned fuel distributor, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), hiked the price of kerosene, with…

New Zealand Logged 2,706 New COVID-19 Community Cases

WELLINGTON, Aug 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand recorded 2,706 new community cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths from the…

S.Korea, U.S. Kicked Off Annual Military Exercise

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and the United States, today, kicked off their annual military exercise, involving large-scale…

Malaysia Reported 2,464 New COVID-19 Infections, Nine New Deaths

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia reported 2,464 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight, bringing the national total to…