Algeria wildfires: Fire crews make headway as Algerians pray for 71 dead
Villagers gather as smoke billows from a fire in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of Algiers ALGIERS,…
At least 22 killed in central Nigeria attack: police
ABUJA, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suspected Christian militia attacked a convoy of 90 Muslims on Saturday in Nigeria’s central…
Niger floods: Death toll rises to 64; 70,000 people affected, 5,000 homes destroyed
NIAMEY, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rains that have lashed Niger since June have claimed 64 lives, authorities said, as…
Deadly 7.2-magnitude quake strikes Haiti
At least 304 people have died and many more are injured PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful earthquake has…
Pres Putin alarmed over ‘unprecedented’ natural disasters in Russia
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia this…
Russia says all 8 die in water-bomber plane crash in Turkey
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in…
Covid-19: Guatemala declares state of emergency over Delta Covid surge
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guatemala has declared a new state of emergency and will impose an overnight curfew…
Fred hits Cuba with heavy rains, leaving in the early morning
HAVANA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The tropical storm Fred hit the Eastern region of Cuba on Friday with heavy rains and…
US impose more sanctions on Cuban security forces and officials
WASHINGTON/HAVANA, Aug 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Without departing from the growing line of hostility towards Cuba, the US government announced new…
Venezuela: Dialogue between government and opposition kicks off
The Government of Venezuela and the opposition (United Platform) sign a memorandum of understanding to begin the political negotiations in…