5.5-Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Japan’s Tokyo Prefecture, No Tsunami Warning Issued
TOKYO, Jul 16 (NNN-NHK) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5, today struck off Hachijojima Islands, in Japan’s Tokyo…
New Zealand Farmers Hold Protests Against Heavier Farming Cost
AUCKLAND, Jul 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Tractors and farmers descended on the streets of Auckland city centre, as they took part…
Arab League Chief “Disappointed” Over Lebanese PM-Designate Hariri’s Resignation
CAIRO, Jul 16 (NNN-MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, expressed “great disappointment” over the decision by Lebanese Prime…
Indonesia Sentences Ex-Minister To Five Years In Prison For Graft In Lobster Seed Export
JAKARTA, Jul 16 (NNN-ANTARA) – An Indonesian court, yesterday, sentenced the country’s former Fisheries and Maritime Affairs Minister, Edhy Prabowo,…
Chinese Ambassador To Pakistan Visits Injured Chinese Nationals From Blast
ISLAMABAD, Jul 16 (NNN-APP) – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Nong Rong, accompanied by Pakistani Foreign Secretary, Sohail Mahmood, visited the…
UN Chief Calls On Parties To Conflict, To Observe Truce During Tokyo Olympics
UNITED NATIONS, Jul 16 (NNN-NHK) – United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, yesterday, called on all parties to conflict, to observe…
PM Muhyiddin To Lead Malaysian Delegation At APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat Friday
KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will lead the Malaysian delegation at the Asia-Pacific Economic…
Over 4,800 Livestock Killed In Floods In Mongolia
ULAN BATOR, Jul 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 4,837 heads of livestock were killed, after rain-triggered floods hit the central-western…
Five Civilians Killed As Mortar Hits Residential Area In Eastern Afghanistan
MEHTARLAM, Afghanistan, Jul 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five civilians lost their lives and 12 others sustained injury, as a mortar mine…
Smuggled Drugs To S. Korea Nearly Triple In H1
SEOUL, Jul 15 (NNN-YONHAP) – Smuggled drugs caught by the South Korean authorities nearly tripled in the first half of…