Austria: Driver sought after two migrants found dead on crowded minibus

Officials stopped the van in Burgenland, close to the Hungarian border on Tuesday  VIENNA, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A manhunt is under way after two migrants were found dead in a minibus crammed with dozens of people which had crossed into Austria from Hungary. Austrian troops discovered the bodies on…

Russian Pres Putin will not attend COP 26 climate summit: Kremlin

   MOSCOW, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend next month’s landmark UN climate summit, the Kremlin said but stressed that addressing climate change was one of Russia’s top priorities.    “Unfortunately, Putin will not fly to Glasgow,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding however…

Russia, China, Iran to work with Taliban towards ‘regional stability’

 MOSCOW, Oct 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia and Central Asia powerbrokers agreed to work with the Taliban to promote security in the region and called on Afghanistan’s new leaders to implement “moderate” policies.    Moscow hosted the Taliban for talks in the Russian capital, seeking to assert its influence in the…

Haitians strike to protest insecurity, US seeks hostages release

A man and a child walk by burning tires on a street in Port-au-Prince after a group of 17 US missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The streets of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince were quiet as Haitians engaged in a general strike to protest…

Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of ‘ethnic cleansing’ at UN court

Azerbaijan has accused Armenia of laying landmines in Nagorno-Karabakh THE HAGUE, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Azerbaijan has gone to the UN top court to accuse Armenia of laying landmines in Nagorno-Karabakh as part of a campaign of “ethnic cleansing”, despite an end in hostilities between the two rivals. Azerbaijani deputy foreign minister…

Olympic Flame for Beijing 2022 Winter Games lit in Ancient Olympia

Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou, playing the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess, lights the torch during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, in ancient Olympia ATHENS, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Olympic Flame that will be burning for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games…

US condemns North Korea ‘ballistic missile launch’: Pentagon

   WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States military on Tuesday condemned North Korea for a suspected ballistic missile launch and called on the country to “refrain from any further destabilizing acts.”   “We are aware of the North Korean ballistic missile launch this morning into the Sea of…

Covid-19: Children in England fuel rise in cases after slow vaccine start

 minute read Students attend a lesson at Weaverham High School, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown begins to ease, in Cheshire, England LONDON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The spread of COVID-19 among children in England is fuelling a recent rise in cases nationally and causing concern among some scientists that…

Africa’s glaciers to melt, millions of poor face drought, floods, UN says

Mount Kenya is seen from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia national park, Kenya JOHANNESBURG, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Africa’s fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face immanent drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could also shave 3 per cent off continental…

Covid-19: US raises travel alert for Singapore to highest risk level

People are silhouetted against Singapore Airlines Airbus planes at Changi International Airport WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States raised its COVID-19 travel advisory level for Singapore to the highest risk category, asking visitors to avoid travel to the country. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…