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S.Korea, U.S. Kicked Off Annual Military Exercise

SEOUL, Aug 22 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea and the United States, today, kicked off their annual military exercise, involving large-scale…

Nine Pakistani Soldiers Killed, Four Injured In Road Accident In Pakistan-Controlled Kashmir

ISLAMABAD, Aug 22 (NNN-APP) – At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured yesterday, in a road…

Pistachio Yield Increased In Afghanistan’s Samangan Province

AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 22 (NNN-ANA) – Pistachio yield in northern Samangan province, reached 210 tonNEs this year, increasing three folds,…

Singapore To Announce New Initiatives To Attract Top Talent: PM

SINGAPORE, Aug 22 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore will soon announce new initiatives, to lure and retain top global talent, in an…

Four Bodies Recovered From Collapsed Shrine In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Aug 22 (NNN-NINA) – Four bodies have been recovered yesterday, from the rubble of a landslide on a Shiite…

Flash Floods Death Toll In India Rose To 50

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (NNN-PTI) – The death toll in flash floods and landslides, triggered by torrential rains, in northern…

Dozens suffer minor injuries in escalator incident at Bangkok’s Skytrain station

By Linda Khoo Hui Li BANGKOK, Aug 21 (NNN-Bernama) — A commuter reaching the top of a crowded escalator at…

Pakistanis mourn passing of legendary singer Nayyara Noor

NEW DELHI, Aug 21 (NNN-Bernama) — Pakistanis on Sunday mourned the passing away of their legendary singer Nayyara Noor. The…

Feature: CIA’s 1953 Coup Against Mosaddeq Remains Source Of Iran’s Distrust Towards U.S.

TEHRAN, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – Almost seven decades have passed since a U.S.-orchestrated coup, toppled Iran’s then Prime Minister, Mohammad…

Afghan Police Rescued Child, Arrested Three In Kabul

KABUL, Aug 21 (NNN-ANA) – Afghan police rescued a child from kidnappers’ clutch, and arrested three suspects, in an operation…