NEW DELHI, March 13 (Xinhua) — India Monday celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors which comes at the end of the winter season and marks the beginning of spring. In the Indian capital, people cutting across ages threw colored powder and liquids at each other to mark the festival which also signifies the victory […]

JAKARTA, March 13 (Xinhua) — The Indonesian foreign minister on Monday said Indonesia will always encourage Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) signatory countries to use nuclear energy for peaceful purpose. Retno Marsudi made the remarks at a two-day NPT meeting for the Asia-Pacific region, which kicked off here on Monday. The meeting was hosted by Indonesia […]

UNITED NATIONS, March 13 (NsNewsWire) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the terrorist bombings in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Saturday, saying that those responsible for the bombings “must be held accountable.” “The secretary-general is appalled by the utter disregard for human life displayed by the perpetrators, and extends his deepest sympathy […]

SEOUL, March 13 (Xinhua) — Combined forces of South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off the annual command post exercise, codenamed Key Resolve, which is scheduled to last for 11 days. The computer-simulated exercise between the two allies will continue through March 24, local media reported, citing unnamed military officials. It followed […]

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, March 13 (Xinhua) — Troops of India and Pakistan Monday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions on Line of Control (LoC), dividing Kashmir, officials said. The two sides exchanged fire on LoC in frontier areas of Poonch district, about 185 km southwest of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled […]

SEOUL, March 12 (NsNewsWire) — Hundreds of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets on Saturday night for a last, festive candlelight rally to celebrate former President Park Geun-hye’s ouster. The constitutional court handed down a unanimous ruling Friday to force Park out of office. Park became the first South Korean president to be […]