UN ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bahrain, Russia and other members of the UN Human Rights Council pushed through a vote to…
US charges former Taliban commander with killing US troops in 2008
NEW YORK, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Taliban commander already in US custody has been charged with murder and terrorism-related…
US Senate approves temporary lift to debt ceiling, averting default
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate on Thursday approved legislation to temporarily raise the federal government’s US$28.4 trillion debt…
US nuclear sub damaged in underwater collision in South East Asia
A US Navy image shows the USS Connecticut departing a Washington naval base for deployment in May 2021 WASHINGTON, Oct…
Germany and Denmark repatriate 37 children and 11 ‘ Daesh women’ from Syria
BERLIN, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany says it has repatriated eight women, who had joined the so-called Daesh, and 23…
UN, humanitarian partners scale up life-saving response in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations agencies and their humanitarian partners are racing against time to deliver life-saving…
Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Literature Prize
STOCKHOLM, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tanzanian-born novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, whose work touches on colonialism and refugee life, on Thursday…
Guinea coup leader appoints civilian Prime Minister
Junta leader Doumbouya with ECOWAS Chair Akufo-Addo during a visit to Conakry CONAKRY, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea’s military president…
Brazil police find stash of Nazi material in home of suspected child abuser
A handout photo released by police shows Nazi uniforms RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Rio de…
17 migrants found dead on Libya beach: Coast guard
The bodies of 17 migrants have been found washed up on a Libyan beach TRIPOLI, Oct 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…