Asia

S. Korea holds meeting with U.S., Japan on N. Korean issues

SEOUL, June 6 (NNN-Yonhap) — South Korea held working-level talks with the United States and Japan to discuss various agenda…

S. Korea suffers current account deficit in April, first in 7 years

SEOUL, June 5 (NNN-Yonhap) — South Korea’s current account balance was in the red in April, the first deficit in…

Seven killed in Myanmar monastery shelling: witnesses

Myanmar soldiers stand guard in Maungdaw.  Photo courtesy of Mizzima YANGON, June 5 (NNN-MIZZIMA) _ Seven people were killed when…

OIC to file case against Myanmar’s HR violation

DHAKA, June 5, (NNN-BSS) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called upon its ad hoc ministerial committee led…

Kerala govt confirms Nipah virus, 86 under observation

KOCHI, June 5 (NNN-PTI) A 23-year-old college student here has been confirmed to be infected with the Nipah virus while 86…

3 bodies recovered in Danube, 2 confirmed as S. Korean victims of boat sinking

BUDAPEST/SEOUL, June 5 (NNN – Yonhap) — Three more bodies have been retrieved from the Danube River, and two of…

Search continues for missing Indian Air Force plane

NEW DELHI, June 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Search operations for an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 with 13 people on board that…

No news yet of missing Indian Air Force plane

NEW DELHI, June 4 (NNN-SPUTNIK) — There has been no news yet on an Indian Air Force (IAF) AN-32 with…

1989 Tiananmen Square protests remembered

BEIJING, China, June 4 (NNN-NHK) – This week marks the 30th anniversary of the massacre of hundreds if not thousands…

6.1-Magnitude Quake Strikes Japan’s Torishima Island Region, No Tsunami Warning Issued

TOKYO, Japan, June 4 (NNN-NHK) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck Japan’s Torishima Island region, the…