Asia

Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered

Some children adopted between 1967 and 1998 were found to have been stolen AMSTERDAM, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Netherlands…

Three labourers killed in gun attack in SW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9 (NNN-APP) – Three labourers were killed and another one was wounded, after unidentified assailants opened fire at…

Death Toll Of India’s Glacier Burst Rises To 24 As Rescue Operation Continues

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – As many as 24 dead bodies, all men, have been recovered, in India’s northern…

Britain, EU urge UN Human Rights Council special session on Myanmar

GENEVA, Feb 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain and the European Union requested that the United Nations Human Rights Council hold a…

Sri Lanka To Resume Scheduled Int’l Flights At Southern Airport

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Scheduled international flights resumed at the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), located in southern Sri…

Myanmar To Have Friendly Cooperation With All Countries: Commander-In-Chief

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – Myanmar will conduct friendly cooperation with all countries, while the country’s foreign policy will not…

Two Killed, 14 Injured In Bus Crash In Indonesia’s North Sumatra

JAKARTA, Feb 9 (NNN-ANTARA) – Two people were killed and 14 others injured, after a bus, carrying local government employees,…

Myanmar Military Calls For Stability Amid Protests Nationwide

YANGON, Feb 9 (NNN-MNA) – The Myanmar military, yesterday, called for stability in the country, amid ongoing protests nationwide. In…

India’s COVID-19 Tally Rises To 10,838,194, Death Toll Over 155,000

NEW DELHI, Feb 8 (NNN-PTI) – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 10,838,194 today, even as 11,831 new cases were registered…

U.N. Envoy Griffiths In Iran To Discuss Yemen Crisis

TEHRAN, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Senior Assistant to the Iranian Foreign Minister for Special Political Affairs, Ali-Asghar Khaji, and the…