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10 Dead In Istanbul Apartment Building Collapse

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven more bodies were found under the debris, on Thursday afternoon, raising to 10…

Iran To Hold Massive Naval Drills In Gulf Of Oman, Indian Ocean Soon: Deputy Commander

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 8 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran will stage large-scale naval drills in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian…

Update: Iran Reveals Underground Missile Production Bunker Despite West’s Pressure

TEHRAN, Iran, Feb 8 (NNN-FARS) – Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), on Thursday, revealed an underground missile production facility.…

China investigates HIV contamination of 12,000 blood plasma treatments

HIV virus being released from the surface of an infected cell. (Photo courtesy Illustration free images SHANGHAI, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Sri Lankan president says death penalty for drug convicts to resume in 2 months

COLOMBO, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will impose the death penalty on convicted drug traffickers within…

16 killed in road accident in NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 16 people were killed when a passenger van slammed into a pick-up truck…

9 die in house fire in Philippines

MANILA, Feb 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nine people died when fire razed a house in Pasay City in the Philippine capital…

Pakistan: Supreme Court tells military ‘Stay out of politics’

ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan’s Supreme Court warned the military and intelligence agencies they must not exceed their mandate…

‘The world trusts us’: Vietnamese proud to host Trump-Kim summit

HANOI, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnamese young and old expressed their delight after hearing their country had been chosen for the…

Pres Rouhani says Iran ready to accept friendly US ties if it ‘repents’

TEHRAN, Feb 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country would be ready to establish “friendly relations” with…