US Sec of State Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission

 WASHINGTON, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united front with allies shaken by the chaos. Qatar, a major US military base, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted…

Violence surges in Pakistan after Taliban takeover of Afghanistan

The TTP group has launched 32 attacks against Pakistani soldiers ISLAMABAD, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Militants in Pakistan have stepped up their attacks on the country’s security forces in recent weeks, reinforcing fears the Taliban’s takeover in Afghanistan will embolden similar groups across the border.Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), as the group…

Afghanistan: Taliban push deep into holdout Panjshir Valley

KABUL, Sept 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Taliban fighters have advanced deep into Afghanistan’s holdout Panjshir Valley, with resistance fighters saying they are keeping the Islamists at bay. Italian aid agency Emergency, which runs a hospital in Panjshir, said Taliban forces had reached the village of Anabah, where they run a surgical…

Covid-19: Community cases in Laos continue to rise

Patuxay, the Victory Monument in Vientiane at night time during COVID-19 lockdown VIENTIANE, Sept 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Local cases of COVID-19 continued to increase and spread across multiple provinces in Laos, with 64 new infections reported over the weekend. Director General of the Department of Communicable Disease Control under the…

Petronas Joins as Premier Partner for Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai announced Sunday that Petronas, the national oil and gas company has joined as its premier partner for the World Expo that will take place from Oct 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. In a statement, Malaysia Pavilion said…

Tokyo Paralympics will always have special place in Indian sports history: PM Modi

NEW DELHI, Sept 6 (NNN-PTI) — With Indian athletes putting up their best ever show at the Tokyo Paralympics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that their feat will always have a special place in the history of Indian sports and expressed hope to build on these successes to ensure greater…

Malaysia End Tokyo Paralympic Campaign In Style, Thanks To Extraordinary Athletes

TOKYO, Sept 5 (NNN-Bernama) — What an extraordinarily talented bunch they are. That’s the only conclusion one can come to when describing the Malaysian national contingent’s 12-day battle for medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics as the curtain finally comes down on the Games in the Land of the Rising…

Philippines Logs 20,019 New Covid-19 Cases, Total Rises To 2,080,984

MANILA, Sept 5 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 20,019 new COVID-19 infections today, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 2,080,984. The DOH also reported 173 deaths, raising the country’s death toll to 34,234, and added, five laboratories failed to submit data.…

Mongolia’s Daily New COVID-19 Cases Exceed 3,000 For Five Consecutive Days

ULAN BATOR, Sept 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Mongolia registered 3,628 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, marking the fifth consecutive day that daily cases exceeded 3,000, bringing the national tally to 232,313, the country’s health ministry said today. The ministry said, three of the latest confirmed cases were imported…

Three Killed, 20 Injured In SW Pakistan’s Suicide Blast

ISLAMABAD, Sept 5 (NNN-APP) – At least three people were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber ripped himself off at a vehicle of paramilitary troops in Quetta, the capital city of Pakistan’s south-west Balochistan province this morning, rescue teams said. The incident happened at about 7:30 a.m.…
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