Asia

Global military expenditure rose 2.6 percent to US$1.8 trillion in 2018

STOCKHOLM, April 29 (NNN-BERNAMA-SPUTNIK) — The global military spending increased in 2018 by 2.6 per cent up to US$1.822 trillion, with…

Bangladesh’s special force cordones off building believed to be militant hideout

DHAKA, April 29 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today cordoned off a tin-shed building in the Bosila Metro…

Sri Lankan govt bans two terror outfits NTJ, JMI following serial blasts

COLOMBO, April 29 (NNN-NEWSLK) – President Maithripala Sirisena using the power vested in him, under Emergency Regulations No. 01 of…

Floods submerge hundreds of houses in Indonesia

The evacuation of flood victims in Musi Banyuasin district, South Sumatra. Photo courteys od Antara This is the third flooding that has affected…

Technician Of India’s Jet Airways Commits Suicide

MUMBAI, India, April 28 (NNN-PTI) – A 45-year old senior technician with the beleaguered Indian airline, Jet Airways, allegedly committed…

10 Killed, 26 Injured After Bus Falls Into Gorge In Northern India

NEW DELHI, India, April 28 (NNN-PTI) – At least 10 people were killed and 26 others injured, some of them…

Air Strikes Kill Seven Taliban Fighters Including Mine Maker In Afghanistan

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Seven Taliban fighters including a mine maker, were confirmed dead, as fighting aircraft targeted…

Iran Exports 200-Million-USD Hygiene Products, Detergents Annually

TEHRAN, Iran, April 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran exported detergents, cleansers, hygienic and cellulose products, worth 200 million U.S. dollars in…

Afghan President Inaugurates New Parliament

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan president inaugurated the country’s new parliament, almost six months since elections were…

Iran Denies Requiring U.S., Saudi Arabia To Negotiate

TEHRAN, Iran, April 28 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry, denied that it had requested the United States and Saudi Arabia…