Afghan refugees relocated to UK still struggling to form new lives

LONDON, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Since the fall of Kabul over one year ago to the Taliban, Britain’s Afghan refugees are still struggling to form new lives. Most have still not settled into permanent homes and have been repeatedly moved from hotel to hotel by the Home Office.Shoaib, a former…

Update: Death toll from Armenia explosion rises to 5, with more than 60 injured

YEREVAN, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from an explosion at a bustling shopping market in the Armenian capital Yerevan rose to five on Monday. Four women and one man died, over 60 were injured and 19 were missing after Sunday’s blast at the Surmalu wholesale market, the Ministry…

Somalia receives food aid from UAE as ‘catastrophic’ drought worsens

Somalia’s drought has left millions facing severe food and water shortages MOGADISHU, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Somali government received 40 containers of food aid from the United Arab Emirates, amid concern over famine in the Horn of African country. The drought has displaced a million people so far. In…

Nigeria: Six female footballers abducted as student beauty queen kidnapped and killed in Edo, Ogun

Miss MAPOLY beauty queen, Happiness Odeh ABUJA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Six female footballers have been kidnapped by gunmen in Uronigbe, a border community between Edo and Delta States in Orhionmwon local government area of Edo State. In the same vein, a female student of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Abeokuta,…

Military reinforcement in areas of Mexico due to unusual violence

MEXICO CITY, Aug 15 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Mexican government reinforced the military presence in some northern states due to unusual criminal violence unleashed by organized crime. The states most affected by criminal actions are Baja California, Chihuahua, Colima, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Michoacán, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas and Guerrero, in the south,…

5 killed in car-ambulance collision in western Russia

MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Five people were killed and two more injured when a passenger car, driven by a 16-year-old boy, collided with an ambulance in western Russia, the TASS news agency reported. The accident took place at a crossroads in Nizhny Tagil, a city in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region,…

UN resuming talks on high-seas treaty amid growing concerns

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world’s high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact…

Pope urges help for drought-hit Somalia

THE VATICAN, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis called for international help for Somalia to fight a “deadly” drought that the UN says has displaced one million people. The 85-year-old pontiff drew attention to what he called the “serious humanitarian crisis” in Somalia and parts of surrounding countries after his…

US violence: Man drives into fundraiser crowd killing 1, injuring 17, then kills mother – Police

Adrian Oswaldo Sura Reyes, 24, who is a suspect in both a fatal crash and a homicide, is escorted by Pennsylvania State Police troopers from their Shickshinny station after his arrest in Berwick, Pennsylvania BERWICK (Pennsylvania, US), Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pennsylvania state police say a man who was upset…

Amsterdam’s Schiphol compensating air travellers hit by chaos at European hub

Travelers wait in long lines to check in and board flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, Netherlands THE HAGUE, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a compensation programme for travellers who missed their flights because of lengthy delays that have plagued the busy European hub for months. Schiphol’s…