Italy: Two dead as rare storm floods streets of Sicilian city

The streets in the centre of Catania were flooded after heavy rain  CATANIA (Sicily, Italy), Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding triggered by a powerful storm has overwhelmed the Sicilian city of Catania, killing at least two people. Fierce storms battered southern Italy for a third day on Tuesday, leaving roads…

Military coup: Released Sudan PM Abdalla Hamdok under close surveillance; other civilian leaders still detained as 4 protesters killed

Sudanese people protest against a military coup that overthrew the transition to civilian rule KHARTOUM, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok was brought home late Tuesday, his office said, after a day of intense international pressure following his removal in a military coup.   Hamdok was “under…

Over 600,000 homes without power in eastern US due to storm

 NEW YORK, Oct 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A powerful coastal storm knocked down trees and left more than 600,000 homes without power in the northeastern United States on Wednesday.      The state of Massachusetts was the hardest hit, with 495,000 homes without power as of 9:00 am, according to the poweroutage.us…

Ethiopia launches air strike on Tigray’s ‘western front’

  ADDIS ABABA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia’s military launched an air strike on a rebel-held facility in Tigray’s west on Sunday, a government official said, the seventh aerial bombardment in the war-hit region in a week.    “Today the western front of (Mai Tsebri) which was serving as a training and military command…

Deadly blast in Ugandan capital ‘seems to be a terrorist act’: President Museveni

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni KAMPALA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A deadly blast in Kampala late on Saturday appeared to be an act of terrorism, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Sunday. He said the explosion in the capital killed one person, although the Uganda Police chief political commissar Asan Kasingye said…

Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez shot dead

 QUITO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuadorian Olympic sprinter Alex Quinonez was shot dead in the port city of Guayaquil, authorities announced, sparking an outpouring of grief in a country struggling to contain a surge inviolence.   Quinonez, 32, and another person were found dead close to midnight local time (0500…

Ethiopia: UN forced to abort humanitarian aid flight into Tigray – OCHA

A general food distribution point in Afar, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Oct 24 (NNN-UNNS) — A UN humanitarian aid flight destined for the capital of the Tigray region in northern Ethiopia, was forced to return to Addis Ababa due to airstrikes on Friday, raising “serious concerns” for the safety of staff…

Somalia: At least 20 killed as Somalia troops battle moderate Islamist militia

The skyline beyond the northern suburbs of Mogadishu in Somalia, seen through a bullet hole in the window of a hotel MOGADISHU, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 20 people were killed and more than 40 wounded on Saturday when a moderate Islamist group clashed with Somali government troops over…

Covid-19: UK records another 44,985 new cases

LONDON, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Another 44,985 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 8,734,934, according to official figures released Saturday. The country also reported a further 135 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain…

Covid-19: German state premiers urge continued federal-imposed measures as cases rise

People queue to receive a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) BERLIN, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The premiers of Germany’s 16 states urged the federal government to maintain a countrywide legal framework for imposing restrictions to contain the coronavirus pandemic.The premiers saw it as “of the greatest significance that the…