SPD leads slightly in German federal election, situation not yet clear

Chancellor candidate of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) Olaf Scholz BERLIN, Sept 27 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) slightly led in the federal election on Sunday, while its major competitor plunged to a record low after 16 years in office of Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to projections…

Five dead in attack by suspected FARC dissidents in Colombia

  BOGOTA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were killed in an attack by suspected dissident members of Colombia’s FARC rebels, officials said.    The deadly incident took place at a “public establishment” in a rural area of Tumaco, in the southern department of Narino, the army said.    Colombia…

US: Three dead, at least 50 injured after train derailment in Montana state

Around 141 passengers and 16 crew members were traveling from Chicago towards the Pacific coast on an Amtrak train when eight of the 10 cars came off the tracks WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amtrak expressed condolences to the families of those killed when a train derailed in northern Montana,…

Car bomb kills 8 near Somalia’s presidential palace: police

Security officers patrol on the site of a car-bomb attack in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A car bomb exploded at a checkpoint near Somalia’s presidential palace Saturday, killing eight people, police said, as the Al-Shabaab jihadist group claimed responsibility for the attack. “We have confirmed that eight people…

Eruptions shut airport on Canaries volcanic island

   MADRID, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Clouds of thick black ash from volcanic eruptions in Spain’s Canaries archipelago forced the closure of the airport on La Palma island on Saturday, authorities said.    The Cumbre Vieja volcano came to life a week ago and has intermittently spewed out lava and ash leading to…

New UN death toll: At least 350,000 people killed in Syria’s war

A Syrian Civil Defense member carries a wounded child in a besieged town GENEVA, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 350,209 people have been killed in Syria’s 10-year war, the United Nations human rights office said, calling the tally an “undercount” as it released its first report since 2014 on…

Kenya proposes ban on export of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia

Kenyan women often travelled to Middle East to work as domestic workers NAIROBI, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recommended a temporary ban of recruitment and export of domestic workers to Saudi Arabia until adequate protection measures are put in place.Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau…

Kenyan policeman wakes up from 9-month coma to find he was sacked for desertion

A warrant had been issued to arrest Constable Reuben Kimutai Lel  NAIROBI, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Kenyan police officer has woken up from a nine-month coma to find he had been sacked for desertion. Neither the family nor the police force had any idea where Constable Reuben Kimutai Lel…

German Election: Climate Protesters Rally In Cities

Greta Thunberg told the rally in Berlin that no party was doing enough  BERLIN, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Climate change activists are rallying in cities around Germany ahead of federal elections on Sunday. “No political party is doing enough,” Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg told a gathering of thousands in Berlin.…

In new summit, Biden seeks ‘free and open’ Pacific with Australia, India, Japan

   WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan promised to work together for a stable, open and democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig at China during their first in-person summit together.   In Biden’s latest effort to cement US leadership in…