Culture

Bangladesh Marks National Jute Day To Revive Golden Era Of Natural Fibre

DHAKA, Mar 7 (NNN-BSS) – As part of its continued efforts to revive the golden era of jute, the Bangladeshi…

Sixth Int’l Women Film Festival Kicks Off In Egypt

ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 24 (NNN-MENA) – The 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), kicked off yesterday, with a red-carpet…

Bollywood Singer Bappi Lahiri Dies At 69

By Shakir Husain NEW DELHI, Feb 16 (NNN-Bernama) — Bollywood music composer and singer Bappi Lahiri, fond of wearing flashy…

“Death On The Nile” Tops North American Box Office On Opening Weekend

LOS ANGELES, Feb 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Mystery film “Death on the Nile” from 20th Century Studios, took the top spot…

Mumbai To Hold 17th International Film Festival

MUMBAI, Feb 14 (NNN-PTI) – India’s financial capital, Mumbai, will hold the 17th international film festival for documentary, short fiction…

Beach Ritual Accident Leaves 11 Drowned In Sea In Indonesia

JAKARTA, Feb 13 (NNN-ANTARA) – Eleven people were killed, after being swept away by tidal waves into the sea, from…

Iraq Retrieves From Lebanon 337 Artefacts Looted After 2003 U.S. Invasion

BAGHDAD, Feb 8 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi authorities yesterday, retrieved from Lebanon, 337 ancient artefacts, which were looted after the…

S.Korean FM Protests Against Japan’s Nomination Of War-Linked Mine For UNESCO Heritage List

SEOUL, Feb 4 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea’s top diplomat, in phone talks with his Japanese counterpart yesterday, protested against Japan’s…

Excavations At Ruined Temple In Cambodia’s Famed Angkor Site Almost Completed

PHNOM PENH, Feb 3 (NNN-AKP) – Archaeologists from the APSARA National Authority (ANA), have almost completed excavations at the ruined…

Iran’s Iconic Tower Flashes Red For Chinese New Year

TEHRAN, Feb 1 (NNN-IRNA) – The iconic Azadi Tower in Tehran, Iran’s capital, flashed red last night, a color associated…