Asia

Bangladesh-US agree to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh and the US agreed to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation as seventh security dialogue concluded in…

Mass evacuations as monster cyclone heads for India

BHUBANESWAR (India), May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 800,000 people ineastern India have been evacuated ahead of a major cyclone packing…

10 Bangladeshi killed in Saudi Arabia road accident

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — At least 10 Bangladeshi expatriate workers were killed in a road accident in Saudi Arabia…

Bangladesh: Govt. orders optimum preparedness ahead of cyclone landfall

DHAKA, May 3 (NNN-BSS) — The Bangladeshi government ordered maximum preparedness as meteorologists predicted cyclone Fani’s landfall by Friday evening…

Sole remaining Kim Jong Nam assassination suspect freed

KUALA LUMPUR, May 3 (NNN-AGENCIES0 – A Vietnamese woman accused of assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother was freed from…

Cyclone Fani: Mass evacuations as storm moves up India’s coast

Villagers at the beach as dark clouds hover above the sea ahead of cyclone ‘Fani’, in Puri. Photo courtesy of…

Death toll from Christchurch terrorist attack increases to 51

WELLINGTON, May 3 (NNN-Bernama) — A Turkish national shot in the March 15 mosques terrorist attack in Christchurch has died…

Direct Flights To Link Shandong, Japan’s Nagoya

JINAN, China, May 2 (NNN-XINHUA) – Two direct air routes will be launched in mid-May, to link Japan’s Nagoya with…

China-Brunei Joint Venture Pledges To Plant 200 Hectares Of Trees In Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei Darussalam, May 2 (NNN-PELITA BRUNEI) – Hengyi Industries Sdn Bhd, a joint venture between China and…

Lombok gets a boost as AirAsia opens its latest hub in the island

The blue skies of beautiful Lombok island. Photo courtesy of Hamish Hastie. LOMBOK, Indonesia May 2 (NNN-Bernama) — The island…