Asia

Five Foreigners In Brunei Jailed For Immigration Offences

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, May 23 (NNN-ANN) – Five foreign nationals in Brunei were sentenced to imprisonment and fined, for immigration…

Driver Dies, Children Injured After School Bus Crashed In Australia

SYDNEY, May 23 (NNN-AAP) – A male driver of a school bus died yesterday, with several children injured, after the…

Philippines Tallies 55 New HIV Cases Daily

MANILA, May 23 (NNN-PNA) – The Philippines tallies at least 55 new human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases daily, one of…

Cambodia Arrested Three Foreigners For Drug Trafficking, Seizing Over 25 Kg Of Narcotics

PHNOM PENH, May 23 (NNN-AKP) – Cambodia’s anti-drug police have arrested a gang of three Vietnamese nationals, for possessing, trafficking…

One Dead Due To Weather-Related Disasters In Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, May 23 (NNN-XINHUA) – One person died in Sri Lanka, due to disasters triggered by the adverse weather conditions,…

20 People From Turbulence-Hit Flight Stay In Intensive Care: Thai Hospital

BANGKOK, May 23 (NNN-TNA) – Twenty people from the Singapore airliner that experienced severe turbulence and made an emergency landing…

Bomb Threat To Home Ministry Office In India Turns Out To Be Hoax

NEW DELHI, May 23 (NNN-PTI) – A bomb threat turned out to be a hoax, after an intensive sanitisation and…

Maldives Police Urge Public To Avoid Travelling To Uninhabited Islands Due To Monsoon Rains

MALÉ, May 23 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives Police Service, yesterday, urged the public not to travel to uninhabited islands and…

Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian state

OSLO, May 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The leaders of Norway, Ireland and Spain have said their countries will formally recognise Palestine as…

Morocco’s 29th International Book Fair draws global publishers

RABAT, May 22 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Morocco’s 29th international book fair kicked off in Rabat last week, drawing book lovers and…