Syrian government forces, rebels reach truce in flashpoint area
DAMASCUS, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syrian government forces and rebels have agreed on a two-week ceasefire in a volatile area…
Lebanon’s leaders at loggerheads as fuel crisis worsens
Cars stuck in a traffic jam near a gas station in Jiyeh, Lebanon BEIRUT, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanese President…
Covid-19: Tanzania has vaccinated over 200,000 in three weeks
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa got vaccinated in Dar es Salaam DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three weeks after…
Covid-19: India takes pride in world’s largest vaccination programme, says PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Aug 16 (NNN-PTI) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India takes pride in having the world’s largest…
UK announces £16.2m to tackle climate change, protect ocean
DHAKA, Aug 16 (NNN-BSS) – The United Kingdom (UK) has announced £16.2m for five programmes to tackle climate change, restore…
Toll in massive Haiti quake jumps to 724 people dead: govt
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 724 people were killed in the powerful earthquake that rocked Haiti, authorities…
European powers scramble to evacuate from Afghanistan
BRUSSELS/KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — European nations and the EU scrambled to evacuate their citizens and local staff from Kabul…
Afghanistan: Taliban say they have entered multiple districts in Kabul to ‘ensure security’
KABUL, Aug 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Taliban said that their activists have entered multiple districts in the Afghan capital…
Nigeria detects re-emergence of poliovirus in northern state
A child receives polio vaccine during a 2013 vaccination campaign in Nigeria ABUJA, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A case of…
Tour bus crash in New York State causes dozens of injuries
NEW YORK, Aug 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A tour bus rollover in New York State on Saturday left dozens of people…