North Korea makes ‘agreement’ with South Korea after historic meeting: KCNA
Seoul March 6 (TNS): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met senior South Korean government officials for the first time and said it is...
South Korea, U.S. launch largest-ever joint aerial drills amid North Korean warnings
SEOUL Dec 04 (TNS): South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever joint aerial drills on Monday, officials said; a week after North...
Irish woman escapes landslide that threw car through kitchen wall
URRIS, Aug 25 (TNS): Torrential rains in northwest Ireland, described by the country's weather office as a once-in-a-century event, triggered a landslide that sent...
Sri Lanka hands over port formally to Chinese firm, receives $292m
COLOMBO Dec 11 (TNS): Sri Lanka has formally handed over commercial activities in its main southern port to a Chinese company and received $292 million...
Video of final four rescued Thai boys, their coach emerging from cave released by...
BANGKOK July 11 (TNS): The 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave were sedated and passed on stretchers along the twisting, narrow passageways of...
Bangladesh plane carrying 67 passengers crashes in Nepal
KATHMANDU March 12 (TNS): A Bangladeshi aircraft carrying 67 passengers crashed on Monday while coming in to land at the airport in the Nepali...
Afghan security forces ‘shrink sharply’: US watchdog
Kabul, May 1 (TNS): The strength of the Afghan security forces has declined sharply over the past 12 months due to desertions and high...
Korea’s Moon: ‘too early to be optimistic’ on North
Seoul March 7 (TNS): South Korean President Moon Jae-in sounded a note of caution Wednesday over the North's offer of denuclearisation talks, saying it...
Nissan to begin field tests for ‘robo-taxis’ in Japan
TOKYO Dec 05 (TNS): Nissan said Tuesday it would begin field tests for driverless "robot taxis" early next year as its rivals around the...
Russia to expel UK diplomats as row over spy attack escalates
MOSCOW/LONDON March 15 (TNS): Russia will soon expel British diplomats in retaliation for Britain’s decision to kick out 23 Russian envoys over a chemical...
