Asia

Explosions, Rocket Attack Rock Afghanistan’s Capital

KABUL, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Several people were feared killed or wounded, after two explosions and ensuing rocket attacks hit…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Reaches 9,050,597, With 46,232 New Daily Cases

NEW DELHI, Nov 21 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally reached 9,050,597 today, even as 46,232 new cases were registered during…

University Student Crowned Miss Vietnam In Beauty Contest

HANOI, Nov 21 (NNN-VNA) – Do Thi Ha, a 20-year-old university student from central Vietnam’s province of Thanh Hoa, was…

US Sec of State Pompeo to meet Taliban negotiators in Qatar: State Dept

WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will Saturday meet negotiators from the Taliban and Afghan…

Iran Urges France, Germany, UK To Implement JCPOA Commitments

TEHRAN, Nov 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, urged France, Germany and Britain, the three European signatories to the Iranian…

Iran Seizes Foreign Vessel For “Smuggling” Fuel In Gulf: Local Media

TEHRAN, Nov 21 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), yesterday, seized a vessel in the Gulf, for carrying…

New Zealand To Host APEC 2021 Virtually

WELLINGTON, Nov 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, took over the rotating chairmanship of the Asia-Pacific Economic…

Five Killed As Pickup Truck Flips Over In N. Thailand

BANGKOK, Nov 21 (NNN-TNA) – Five passengers died, after their pickup truck flipped over, on the road down Thailand’s mountain…

Sri Lanka To Further Promote Belt And Road Construction With China

COLOMBO, Nov 21 (NNN-SLNEWS) — Sri Lanka will work together with China, to promote the Belt and Road construction, Sri…

Thai Central Bank Unveils New Measures To Curb Strengthening Of Thai Baht

BANGKOK, Nov 21 (NNN-TNA) – In a bold move, designed to balance capital flows, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) announced…