Asia

Mahathir meets Imran Khan, accorded official welcome in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, March 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Pakistan accorded an official welcome to Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Pakistan…

Myanmar gov’t, non-ceasefire signatory armed groups reach consensus over peace efforts

NAY PYI TAW, March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Myanmar government and eight non-ceasefire signatory ethnic armed organizations (EAO) reached a…

Kenya inks cooperation deal with Thailand to boost health coverage

NAIROBI, March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Kenya’s Health Ministry on Thursday signed a framework agreement on sharing expertise and technologies needed…

2 militants killed, 3 troopers wounded in Indian-controlled Kashmir gunfight

SRINAGAR (Kashmir), March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two militants were killed and three troopers were wounded in a fierce gunfight between…

China, U.S. to hold new rounds of trade talks in Beijing, Washington

BEIJING, March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — China and the United States will hold their eighth round of high-level economic and trade…

Iran vows to defeat U.S. in “economic war”

TEHRAN, March 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that his country will defeat the United States…

Explosions in Afghan capital kill six during Persian festival

KABUL, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Multiple explosions in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Thursday killed six people and wounded…

India: 11 dead, 50 rescued after building collapse

NEW DELHI, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people were confirmed dead on Thursday three days after a building under construction in southern…

UN welcomes Bangladesh’s Rohingya relocation plan

DHAKA, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior UN official has welcomed Bangladesh’s plan to move Rohingya refugees out of the…

Vietnam protests to China over South China Sea boat sinking

HANOI, March 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Vietnam has lodged an official protest with China following the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing…