Asia

Philippine Central Bank Governor Dies At 60

MANILA, Philippines, Feb 24 (NNN-PNA) – The governor of the country’s central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Phlipinas (BSP), and the…

Woman, Child Killed In Train-Car Crash In Southern Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand, Feb 24 (NNN-TNA) – A woman and her daughter were killed, when their car was hit by a…

Tourism Recovering In Indonesia’s Quake-Hit Lombok With Rising Hotel Occupancy Rate

MATARAM, Indonesia, Feb 24 (NNN-ANTARA) – Hotels in the quake-hit island of Lombok have seen rising occupancy rate, thanks to…

Iran Fires Cruise Missiles In Ongoing Naval Drills

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 24 (NNN-IRNA) – The Iranian Navy launched cruise missiles, in the ongoing military exercise in the southern…

Iran Allies With Syria To Counter Israeli Threat: Official

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 24 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will continue working with Syria to counter Israeli threats, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme…

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rides train on way to Vietnam

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards a train. (Photo courtesy KCNA BEIJING, China (NNN-AGENCIES) – North…

Iran Still Holding Up Its End Of Nuclear Deal, IAEA Report Shows

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 23 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran has remained within the key limits on its nuclear activities, imposed by its…

DPRK Top Leader Kim Jong Un To Visit Vietnam Soon

HANOI, Vietnam, Feb 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),…

Indonesia Thwarts Terrorist Attack, Arrests Daesh-Linked Suspect

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Feb 23 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesian police have thwarted an alleged terrorists’ secret plan, to attack policemen and seize…

Flammable Chemicals Believed To Trigger Massive Fire In Bangladeshi Capital

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 23 (NNN-BSS) – Flammable chemicals are believed to trigger the massive fire in the old part of…