Hundreds rally in Tunisia’s capital to support president

A man kisses a flag during a demonstration in Tunis TUNIS, Oct 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hundreds of Tunisians held on Sunday a demonstration to show their support for the country’s President Kais Saied and calls for more changes in the political system. Demonstrators took to the streets, waving national flags…

Rwanda Police arrest 13 terror suspects

KIGALI, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rwanda National Police (RNP) and Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) have arrested 13 suspects for planning to conduct terrorist attacks in Kigali.They are linked to Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a terror group affiliated with Daesh.The suspects who comprised 12 men and one woman were paraded before…

Covid-19: US administers nearly 396 million doses of vaccines – CDC

WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States had administered 395,934,825 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday and distributed 478,410,525 doses, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Those figures are up from the 394,690,283 vaccine doses that the CDC said had gone into…

Georgia ruling party wins local election after arrest of ex-president

TBILISI, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Georgia’s ruling party won a commanding lead in a municipal election held a day after the arrest of former president Mikheil Saakashvili, who had returned from exile to support the opposition. The ruling Georgian Dream party won 46.7 per cent of votes to 30.7 per…

Italy: Rome votes in mayoral polls dominated by rubbish and boars

Two rival candidates for Rome mayor have called for round tables with experts to deal with the wild boars  ROME, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The people of Rome voted to elect a new mayor who will have the daunting task of tackling poor public transport and disastrous rubbish management in…

Covid-19: Argentina to probe attendance numbers after Buenos Aires derby

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina plans to investigate attendance numbers at Sunday’s derby between River Plate and Boca Juniors, a judicial official said, after local media questioned whether numbers exceeded those permitted under COVID-19 rules governing fans’ return. Supporters were allowed back into stadiums in Argentina on Friday…

Nigerian police kill 5 gunmen in NW state

  ABUJA, Oct 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Nigerian police confirmed that five gunmen were killed by operatives during an anti-banditry raid of suspected hideouts in the northwestern state of Zamfara.   Ayuba Elkanah, the police chief in Zamfara, told reporters in the state capital of Gusau that one suspected commander of…

70 boat migrants from Libya missing in Mediterranean Sea: NGO

  TRIPOLI, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy migrants headed for Europe across the Mediterranean Sea from Libya have gone missing, the independent support group Alarm Phone said.   Separately, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said 89 migrants and two bodies had been brought by boat to the Libyan capital Tripoli…

Peacekeeper killed in blast in Mali’s troubled north: UN

  BAMAKO, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A peacekeeper died and four others were seriously injured in Mali’s volatile north near the Algerian border when an improvised explosive device went off, the UN said.   “One dead and three seriously injured after one of our teams hit an improvised explosive device…

Brazil: Protesters demand Pres Bolsonaro’s impeachment

  RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Brazilians took to the streets around the country, once again calling for the ouster of unpopular President Jair Bolsonaro over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, among other issues.   Large crowds gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Sao…