US Pres Trump says he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban if one were eventually reached in Afghanistan. “Yes,” he told reporters at the White House as he prepared to depart on a trip to India. “I would put my name on…

Five Insurgents Killed In Clashes With Thai Special Task Forces

BANGKOK, Feb 24 (NNN-TNA) — Five suspected southern insurgents were shot dead by security forces, on a mountainous area, in Thailand’s restive south. The clash took place in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Sunday (yesterday). The security forces also seized five M16 assault rifles, one HK rifle and…

S. Korea Raises Virus Alert To Highest, As COVID-19 Cases Soar To 602, Death Toll At Five

SEOUL, Feb 24 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea raised its four-tier virus alert to the highest “red” level on Sunday, as the number of COVID-19 infection cases soared to 602 in recent days, with the death toll rising to five. South Korean President, Moon Jae-in, chaired an emergency meeting, to tackle…

COVID-19 Contained In Australia: Health Minister

CANBERRA, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Australian government relaxed its coronavirus travel ban, to allow students from China into the country, after Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, said COVID-19 has been contained in Australia. As a result, Chinese students enrolled in Australian secondary schools, excluding those from Hubei, will be…

APEC Senior Officials Wrap Up Meeting On Key Topics

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Feb 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies, concluded the First Senior Officials Meeting (SOM1) here on Saturday, after deliberating on several key topics for the agenda this year. Hairil Yahri Yaacob, an official from Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Ministry, who chaired…

Nine Dead, Five Injured As Vehicle Falls Into Deep Gorge In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

NEW DELHI, Feb 23 (NNN-PTI) – Nine people died and five others were injured, when a vehicle fell into a deep gorge, in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a local police official said, over the phone. The accident occurred in the Malhar area of Kathua district, on Saturday evening (last night), the police…

Cambodia Says ASEAN Fully Confident In China’s Capacity To Contain COVID-19

PHNOM PENH, Feb 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia said, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), is fully confident in China’s capacity to control and contain the spread of COVID-19. “ASEAN Foreign Ministers expressed full confidence in the government and people of China, to overcome the epidemic and, in return, their…

Eight Killed, Several Trapped After Marble Quarry Rock-slide In NW Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Feb 23 (NNN-APP) – A rock-slide from a marble quarry, on Saturday, killed eight labourers and trapped at least 15 others, in Pakistan’s Buner district of northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, official said. The official, who serves as Buner district police officer, told local media that, some 30 miners were…

US prepares to sign withdrawal deal with Taliban on Feb 29

WASHINGTON/KABUL, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US and the Taliban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America’s longest war, hours after Kabul said a week-long partial truce across Afghanistan would kick off this weekend. Both US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and…

UK begins repatriating citizens from virus-stricken Japan cruise ship

LONDON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government said ithad begun repatriating its citizens from a cruise ship quarantined off Tokyofor more than two weeks by Japanese authorities over the coronavirusoutbreak. “We can confirm the evacuation flight from Japan has now departed with 32 British and European passengers on board,…
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