Asia

Death Toll Of Indonesia’s Lava Floods Reaches 52 With 17 Missing

JAKARTA, May 14 (NNN-ANTARA) – Up to 52 people were found dead and 17 went missing, after cold lava floods…

China-Europe Freight Train Services Report Robust Growth In First Four Months

BEIJING, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – China-Europe freight train services, saw solid growth from Jan to Apr this year, with continuous…

Iran Calls For Kuwait To Return To Negotiations Over Disputed Gas Field

TEHRAN, May 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman, Nasser Kanaani, yesterday, called for Kuwait to re-engage in technical discussions,…

Bangladesh Inflation Eases But Stays High

DHAKA, May 14 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s inflation decreased to 9.74 percent in Apr, from 9.81 percent in March, according to…

Splinter Group Joins Nepal’s Coalition Government

KATHMANDU, May 14 (NNN-XINHUA) – A splinter party, joined the coalition government of Nepal last night, hours after Janata Samajbabi…

Four Killed, 60 Injured As Billboard Collapsed After Dust Storm, Rains Hit Mumbai

NEW DELHI, May 14 (NNN-PTI) – At least four people were killed and 60 others injured, after a huge iron…

Iran Hails Progress In Cooperation With Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, May 14 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, hailed the success in the expansion of cooperation between Tehran…

Weaponries, Ammunition Discovered In East Afghanistan

KHOST, Afghanistan, May 13 (NNN-ANA) – Personnel of counter-terrorism, discovered a variety of arms and a quantity of ammunition, during…

New Zealand Sees Price Increase For Food, Int’l Airfares

WELLINGTON, May 13 (NNN-RNZ) – New Zealand’s monthly food prices rose 0.6 percent in Apr, compared with March this year,…

Laos Donates Pair Of Asian Elephants To Cambodia

TAKEO, Cambodia, May 13 (NNN-AKP) – Laos, yesterday, handed over a pair of rare Asian elephants to Cambodia, in order…