Afghan Police Arrested 14 Drug Smugglers

KABUL, Oct 12 (NNN-BNA) – Afghanistan’s counter-narcotics police, have rounded up 14 individuals over the past 24 hours, on charges of involvement in drug smuggling and selling, the Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement, yesterday. The alleged drug smugglers have been arrested from Parwan, Takhar, Kunduz, Paktia, Laghman,…

Feature: Indonesia’s Modest Fashion Festival Showcases Creativity, Confidence, Cultural Harmony

by Hayati Nupus JAKARTA, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – Models walked confidently down the runway, in long, layered outfits that combined elegance with modesty. In the audience, guests from Indonesia and abroad raised their cameras, capturing every detail of the sophisticated ensembles, that define the country’s growing modest fashion industry. Featuring…

2025 Global Summit Of Women To Pave Way For Greater Cooperation And Gender Equality: Malaysian Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (NNN-XINHUA) – The upcoming Global Summit of Women, which will be held in Beijing, China, will pave the way for greater international cooperation and promote gender equality towards sustainability goals, according to Malaysia’s Minister of Women, Family and Community Development, Nancy Shukri. Nancy told Xinhua in…

Five Killed In House Fire In Vietnam’s Capital

HANOI, Oct 11 (NNN-VNA) – Five members of a family, including a six-year-old child, were killed in a house fire, in Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, this morning, local media VnExpress reported. The fire broke out at around 5.00 a.m., in a four-storey house with an attic, each floor covering about 30…

Malaysia Unveiled National Budget Eyeing Food Security, Flood Mitigation

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim, unveiled an expansionary budget for 2026, yesterday, the largest in the country’s history, aimed at developing high-value economic activities, while improving the people’s living standards. The budget allocates 470 billion ringgit (111.3 billion U.S. dollars), reflecting the government’s commitment…

Polish National Charged Over Cocaine Seizure At Australian Airport

SYDNEY, Oct 10 (NNN-AAP) – Police have charged a Polish national with a drug smuggling offense, after about four kg cocaine was allegedly found in his luggage on arrival in Western Australia (WA). The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF), said in a joint statement today that,…

Hundreds Take Refuge As Powerful Typhoon Batters Tokyo’s Izu Islands

TOKYO, Oct 10 (NNN-NHK) – Powerful Typhoon Halong, passed the Izu island chain, south of Tokyo yesterday, prompting Japan’s weather agency to temporarily issue a special heavy rain warning, and forcing hundreds of residents in the region to take refuge, local media reported. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), downgraded the…

Loud Explosions Heard In Afghanistan’s Capital

KABUL, Oct 10 (NNN-BNA) – Two loud explosions were heard, in downtown Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, at around 9:50 p.m. local time (1720 GMT), last night. Shockwaves from the explosions were felt in the capital. Many Kabul residents posted on social media saying, they heard blasts, and some local…

China, Malaysia To Hold Joint Military Drill

BEIJING, Oct 9 (NNN-XINHUA) – Chinese and Malaysian armed forces will conduct a joint drill in Malaysia and its adjacent waters, in mid-to-late Oct, according to a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of National Defence, yesterday. Code-named “Peace and Friendship 2025,” the drill will focus on humanitarian assistance and…

18 Dead As Landslide Hit A Bus In North India

NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (NNN-PTI) – At least 18 persons died and several others were injured, in India’s northern hilly state of Himachal Pradesh, yesterday, when a landslide hit a moving bus, as a result of which the bus fell into a deep gorge, confirmed the local police. The mishap…
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