Asia

Sri Lanka sends bone fragments from mass grave for US analysis

COLOMBO, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bone fragments from one of the biggest mass graves found in Sri Lanka since its…

Vanuatu to ban disposable diapers in bid to reduce pollution

PORT VILA, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pacific nation of Vanuatu has announced plans to ban disposable diapers in a…

2,600 foreign reporters register to cover US-North Korea Summit in Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam — File photo of Vietnamese workers conducting repair works at The State Guest House in preparation for the…

Supported by Thailand and Japan, Kazakhstan Makes a Strong Pitch for Universal Healthcare in New York

By Manik Mehta New York, Feb 22 (NNN-BERNAMA) — As a country that has been leading the call for universal…

Trump and Kim to have one-on-one meeting at Vietnam summit

WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump will have a one-on-one meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong…

Australian who rammed and killed 6 pedestrians jailed for life

SYDNEY, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Australian man who drove a car into dozens of pedestrians on a busy shopping…

Myanmar: State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi expected at U.N. in Geneva next week

GENEVA, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been criticized by the West…

Saudi crown prince arrives in China, part of high-profile Asian tour

Photo courtesy SPA Twitter BEIJING, Feb 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Beijing Thursday as…

Bangladesh: Authorities wrap up rescue campaign as inferno kills 68

DHAKA, Feb 22 (NNN-BSS) – Authorities wrapped up the rescue campaign as the toll in the inferno in the old…

5.5-magnitude quake hits Japan’s Hokkaido, no tsunami risk

A long line for taxis forms in central Sapporo after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake halted the city’s subway system on…