Asia

S. Korea Protests Against Japan’s Territorial Claim To Disputed Islets

SEOUL, Feb 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea, yesterday, protested at Japan’s repeated territorial claims to the disputed islets lying halfway…

Indonesia’s Pelita Air To Expand Fleet With Four New Aircraft

JAKARTA, Feb 22 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia’s state-owned carrier, Pelita Air, announced that, it would add four aircraft, fewer than its…

Mysterious Disease Killed 2,500 Chickens In India’s Telangana

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-PTI) – A mysterious poultry disease has killed at least 2,500 chickens in three days, in…

Three Dead, One Injured In Philippine Road Accident

MANILA, Feb 22 (NNN-PNA) – Three people were killed and another was injured, after two motorcycles collided in Rizal province,…

Landmine Blast Killed One In S. Afghanistan

LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Feb 22 (NNN-BNA) – At least one person was killed, as a landmine, left over from past…

Panama court to hear challenge to Hong Kong firm’s canal concession

PANAMA CITY, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Panama court has agreed to review the concession granted to a Hong Kong-based…

16 Dead In Road Mishaps In India

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-PTI) – As many as 16 persons died, in three road accidents in India yesterday, according…

Sweden investigating new Baltic Sea cable damage

Bulgarian ship, the Vezhen, was released by Swedish authorities after it was cleared of sabotage following damage to a cable…

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Sign Final Protocol On Delimitation Of State Border

BISHKEK, Feb 22 (NNN-KNA) – Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed a final protocol, on the delimitation and demarcation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik…

Court Rules Against Suspension Of Nuclear Plant Operations In South-Western Japan

TOKYO, Feb 22 (NNN-NHK) – A Japanese court, yesterday, rejected a request by thousands of residents, to suspend operations of…