Spain says 14 rescued at sea, correcting earlier report of deaths
MADRID, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen people were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea off the Balearic Islands on Monday,…
Tunisian president appoints ambassador to US
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied TUNIS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Hanene Tajouri Bessassi as ambassador to the…
Algerians blame French Pres Macron ‘electioneering’ for latest crisis
Media reported that French president Emmanuel Macron had told descendents of Algeria’s war of indpendence that the North African country…
Venezuela to reopen border with Colombia after years-long closure
CARACAS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela will reopen its border with Colombia on Tuesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said…
Disgraced ex-Peru president Fujimori undergoes heart operation
LIMA, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Disgraced former Peru president Alberto Fujimori underwent heart surgery Monday after his health deteriorated,…
France reserved as US Sec of State Blinken visits to patch up ties
PARIS, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold potentially delicate talks in Paris on…
Covid-19: Ireland’s daily cases fall below 1,000 for first time since mid-July
DUBLIN, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ireland’s daily count of COVID-19 cases stood at 892 on Monday, falling below 1,000 for…
Veld fires in Namibia burn farms, kill animals
Farmers try to extinguish fires on the R49 between Mahikeng and Zeerust WINDHOEK, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — Namibia has recorded…
Offshore drilling urged to stop after mass oil spill off California
LOS ANGELES, Oct 5 (NNN-Xinhua) — A group of US House representatives and senators from the state of California on…
Soldiers are delivering fuel in Britain as ‘challenging’ shortages persist
The fuel shortage has persisted for more than a week LONDON, Oct 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The army started supplying service…