Sri Lankan Tea Exports Up 14 Percent In H1
COLOMBO, Jul 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s tea export earnings, have risen 14 percent in the first half of 2021,…
Foreign Photo-Journalist Killed In Battle In S. Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Jul 17 (NNN-XINHUA) – A foreign photo-journalist was killed, during clashes between Afghan government security forces and Taliban militants,…
One Dead In Chopper Crash In India
NEW DELHI, Jul 17 (NNN-PTI) – At least one person was killed and another injured, in a chopper crash, in…
Brunei Celebrated Royal Birthday As No COVID-19 Local Transmissions Reported For Over 400 Days
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jul 17 (NNN-ANN) – Brunei celebrated Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s 75th birthday on Thursday, with various activities,…
Three Soldiers, Dozens Militants Killed After Gov’t Troops Repel Taliban Attack On N. Afghan City
SHIBERGHAN, Afghanistan, Jul 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan security forces repelled an attack by Taliban on Shiberghan city, capital of…
78 Militants Killed In Gunfights Across Indian-Controlled Kashmir So Far This Year
SRINAGAR, Jul 16 (NNN-PTI) – Since the beginning of this year, 78 militants have been killed, in gunfights with Indian…
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,…