Asia

Bangladeshi Ex-PM Khaleda Zia Returns Home

DHAKA, May 7 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister, Khaleda Zia, returned to her home in the capital, Dhaka, yesterday, following…

12 Killed, Five Injured In Bus Accident In West Sumatra

JAKARTA, May 7 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 12 people were killed and more than five others injured, in a single-vehicle…

Urgent: Pakistan Downs Third Indian Jet In Retaliation For Overnight Strikes

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-APP) – The Pakistan Air Force (PAF), has shot down another Indian fighter jet, in response to…

Urgent: India Confirms Air Strikes On Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, May 7 (NNN-PTI) – The Indian government, today confirmed carrying out air strikes on nine identified “terrorist-training camps,”…

Eight Killed, 35 Injured, Two Missing After India Strikes Six Locations In Pakistan – Military

ISLAMABAD, May 7 (NNN-APP) – India fired missiles at Pakistan early this morning, in a major escalation of tensions between…

Japan’s Former Emperor Hospitalised For Heart Checkup

TOKYO, May 7 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s Former Emperor Akihito, was admitted to a hospital in Tokyo yesterday afternoon, for detailed…

FAO Food Price Index increases in April, cereals, meat and dairy lead the tendency

ROME, May 6 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The benchmark measure of world food commodity prices increased in April, driven by higher quotations…

New Zealand Lawmaker Proposes Social Media Ban For Under-16s

WELLINGTON, May 6 (NNN-RNZ) – A New Zealand lawmaker is pushing for legislation, that would ban children under 16 from…

Vietnam’s Trade Surplus Reaches 3.79 Billion USD In Four Months

HANOI, May 6 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam saw a trade surplus of 3.79 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months…

Kenya seeks China’s support to strengthen security systems

Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Kipchumba Murkomen, met with Liu Guozhou, Vice Governor of Guangdong Province and Director…