Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim drone attack on Saudi airport
SANAA, June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched a bomb-laden drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s southwestern Abha…
Bodies of scores of migrants recovered after boat capsizes off Yemen
Migrants often find themselves stranded in Yemen, which is mired in the world’s worst humanitarian crisis after six years of…
Covid-19: World Bank, AU join hands to deploy vaccines for 400 mln Africans
ADDIS ABABA, June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The World Bank (WB) and the African Union (AU)’s COVID-19 Africa Vaccine Acquisition Task…
18 militants killed, 9 injured in South Afghan province
A file photo of unidentified gunmen LASHKAR GAH (Afghanistan), June 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — A total of 18 militants have been…
ICC prosecutor seeks full probe into Filipino president’s drug war killings
President Rodrigo Duterte THE HAGUE, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The outgoing prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has sought authorisation…
Burkina Faso army kills 10 ‘terrorists’ after massacre
OUAGADOUGOU, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Burkina Faso’s army said Monday that troops had killed around 10 “terrorists” in security operations…
China ready to launch first crew to new space station
BEIJING, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first crew for China’s new space station prepared to blast off this week for…
Nicaragua defends arrests of opposition presidential hopefuls; describing them as US-funded ‘usurpers’
MANAGUA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nicaragua’s government defended the arrests of 13 opposition figures, including four presidential hopefuls, claiming they…
UN rights chief urges ‘calm’ as Peru awaits vote result
LIMA, June 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet expressed concern Monday over rising tension in Peru eight days…
Covid-19: India records 60,471 new cases
NEW DELHI, June 15 (NNN-PTI) — India saw a single day rise of 60,471 new coronavirus infections, the lowest after…