Asia

Bangladesh building fire kills 65

DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment…

Saudi Prince expects investment in India worth over $100B

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photograph…

Sirul Azhar can be extradited on one condition

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted and sentenced to death…

Afghan President Meets With Visiting U.S. CENTCOM Commander

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The commander of the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Gen. Joseph Votel, paid a visit…

Aero-India Air Show Takes Off In Southern Indian City

NEW DELHI, India, Feb 20 (NNN-PTI) – India’s air show, “Aero India 2019” began today, Wednesday, at Yelahanka air force…

Former Malaysian Deputy PM Slapped With Additional Charge Over Criminal Breach Of Trust

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, was slapped with an additional…

Malaysian convicted of murdering Mongolian model stands to be deported as court rejects asylum bid

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (NNN) — Sirul Azhar Umar, a former bodyguard who was sentenced to death in 2015 for…

Philippines Declares Sept 3 As National Holiday To Commemorate “Yamashita’s Surrender”

MANILA, Philippines, Feb 20 (NNN-PNA) – Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, declared Sept 3, a country-wide special working public holiday, in…

Loan of $100 million from Taiwan gives lifeline to Nicaragua’s Ortega

MANAGUA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaragua’s congress has accepted a $100 million loan offered by Taiwan, giving a line of…

Vietnam’s President To Visit Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, Feb 20 (NNN-VNA) – The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of Vietnam, Nguyen…