US gun violence: 3 Philadelphia police officers shot while responding to domestic call; suspect dead

PHILADELPHIA (Pennsylvania, US), Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three Philadelphia police officers were shot and wounded while responding to a domestic-related incident that resulted in a shooting inside a home. It happened just after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on the 7500 block of Whitaker Avenue in the city’s Burholme neighborhood. According to…

US gun violence: Pregnant woman struck by gunfire on bus loses baby delivered after shooting in western Massachusetts city

HOLYOKE (Massachusetts, US), Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A pregnant mother lost her baby amid a shooting in the downtown area of a western Massachusetts city, police said. In a press release, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office said that an “uninvolved female occupant” seated on a public transportation bus was struck by…

South Africa: Investment pledge creates 3,000 jobs

JOHANNESBURG, Oct 5 (NNN-SANEWS) — The roll out of the investment of R500 million pledged by SA Taxi at the fifth South African Investment Conference hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa in Johannesburg in April this year is gaining momentum and has already created more than 3,000 jobs. The investment was…

Spain: Wildfire on Tenerife forces 3,000 people to evacuate

MADRID, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A wildfire raging on Spain’s holiday island of Tenerife amid unseasonably hot temperatures forced the evacuation on Wednesday of around 3,000 people from their homes, local officials said. Firefighters backed by six water-dropping helicopters were battling the blaze which broke out on Wednesday afternoon in…

Azerbaijan leader turns down meeting with Armenia PM

BAKU, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has turned down a European meeting in Spain with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan this week, because of European support for Yerevan, an officialsaid. Pashinyan later said he would still go to the summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in…

Boat carrying 280 migrants lands in Canary Islands

Some of those who arrived in El Hierro on Tuesday being treated by rescue worke MADRID, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A small boat carrying 280 migrants has landed in Spain’s Canary Islands.The vessel arrived on the remote island of El Hierro, some 380km (238 miles) off Africa’s western coast, on…

Sudan crisis: Ethiopia’s embassy in Khartoum damaged in attack

The conflict in Sudan has left more than 5,000 dead and displaced millions more Khartoum, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s embassy in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, has come under attack from heavy weaponry, a senior Ethiopian official has confirmed.No casualties were reported from Tuesday’s onslaught but the embassy was partially damaged,…

Kenya to withdraw all its soldiers in Somalia by December 2024

Kenya Defence Forces convoy and personnels pictured during a patrol in Somalia NAIROBI, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya said its last troops in Somalia under the African Union Transitional Mission in Somalia (Atmis) will leave by December 2024.The statement by Defence Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale confirms that Kenya is sticking…

Niger declares mourning after dozens of soldiers killed in attack near Mali

Attacks by hardliner groups in Africa’s Sahel region regularly target Nigerien security forces NIAMEY, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 29 soldiers have been killed in an attack in western Niger, according to the country’s defence ministry.A three-day national mourning period was declared in the country over the incident that…

Nigeria: Fire kills dozens at illegal oil refinery

An image of a refinery ABUJA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of people have died following an explosion and fire at an illegal oil refinery in Nigeria’s south.The incident is said to have happened late on Sunday in Rivers state, but it was only widely reported on Tuesday.The state commandant…