Asia

Over 200 Dead As Australia Braces For Peak Flu Season

CANBERRA, Australia, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The death toll from Australia’s flu season has passed 200, with authorities warning that…

24 Killed After Taliban Militants Attack Pro-Government Militias In N. Afghanistan

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, June 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Up to 24 pro-government militiamen were confirmed dead, as anti-government Taliban armed militants, stormed…

Death Toll Rises To 15 After Wall Collapses In India

NEW DELHI, India, June 29 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in Saturday’s wall collapse incident in India’s southwestern state of…

Xi Meets Indonesian President On Ties

OSAKA, Japan, June 29 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese President, Xi Jinping, here on Friday, met with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo,…

Iran To Sue U.S. Over Drone Incident

TEHRAN, Iran, June 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Tehran has officially filed a complaint to the United Nations, to sue Washington over…

Malaysian firms can participate in Singapore’s digital banking drive

By Massita Ahmad SINGAPORE, June 29 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Foreign companies, including those from Malaysia, are eligible to participate in the further liberalised Singapore banking…

Iran Hails Vienna Meeting On Nuclear Deal “Step Forward”

TEHRAN, Iran, June 29 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said, the Friday meeting of the joint commission of…

Iran warns Trump against ‘illusion’ of short war

TEHRAN, June 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran’s foreign minister warned US President Donald Trump he was mistaken to think a war…

Moon, Modi seek synergy between their signature regional strategies

South Korean President Moon Jae-in (R) embraces Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their summit talks in Osaka, Japan, Friday…

Putin, Trump briefly meet before start of G20 summit

File Photo of Putin and Trump courtesy of TASS OSAKA, Japan, June 28 (NNN-TASS) — The presidents of Russia and…