Asia

Feature: Heatwave Hits Taxi Drivers’ Wallets In Myanmar

YANGON, May 5 (NNN-MNA) – The scorching temperatures gripping many parts of Myanmar significantly impacted people’s daily lives, particularly affecting…

Two Killed, 15 Injured In Heavy Weapons Attack In Western Myanmar

YANGON, May 5 (NNN-MNA) – Two people were killed and 15 others injured, in a heavy weapons attack in western…

Pakistani President Appoints Governors For Three Provinces

ISLAMABAD, May 5 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani President, Asif Ali Zardari, yesterday, appointed governors for the country’s east Punjab, north-west Khyber…

Death Toll From Indonesia’s Flooding, Landslides Rises To 15

JAKARTA, May 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – At least 15 people were killed, after flooding and landslides struck Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province,…

Paris Olympic: Refugees from Africa, Asia and America chosen for largest ever Olympic Refugee Team

LAUSANNE (Switzerland), May 4 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — With less than two months to go the start of the Olympic Games in…

India and Nigeria identified new areas of bilateral trade

ABUJA (Nigeria), May 4 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — India and Nigeria identified new avenues of cooperation in trade areas, digital and…

Update: Three bodies found after surfers go missing in Mexico – FBI

A rescue worker prepares to descend into a waterhole where human remains were found near La Bocana Beach, Santo Tomas…

World food prices continue to rise in April: FAO

ROME, May 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Global food prices rose for the second consecutive month in April, the United Nations Food…

Maldives Launches Initiative To Collect Biometrics Of Migrant Workers

MALÉ, May 4 (NNN-PSM) – The Maldives government, on Thursday, launched a multi-agency operation to collect biometrics of migrant workers.…

Over 1.5 Million Afghan Refugees Return Home

KABUL, May 4 (NNN-ANA) – More than 1.5 million Afghan refugees have returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, to their…