Top Nigerian senator guilty of stealing $19.6m
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu ABUJA, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prominent Nigerian senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been sentenced to 12…
At least 265 dead in floods, landslides as rains batter East Africa
File photo NAIROBI, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two months of relentless rains have submergedvillages and farms and sent rivers of…
Floods: 6 people killed in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Dec 6 (NNN-Xinhua) — Over 15,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in Sri Lanka while six deaths…
Australian ‘patriot’ found guilty of plotting terror attacks
SYDNEY, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Australian man with links to far rightgroups was found guilty of plotting terror attacks…
Strike snarls France in showdown over pension reforms
PARIS, Dec 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A nationwide strike brought much of France to a halt on Thursday as unions kicked…
Brazil court decision may ease creation of Bolsanaro’s new party
BRASILIA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The majority of judges on Brazil’s electoral court voted late on Tuesday in favor of…
Colombian unions, student groups to hold third national strike
BOGOTA, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian unions and student groups plan a third national strike on Wednesday amid fraught talks…
Mexico arrests 10 over deadly firefight near US border
MEXICO CITY, Dec 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities said they have arrested 10 alleged gunmen from a drug cartel commando…
Venezuela slams use of UNHRC for “political” ends
CARACAS, Dec 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuela denounced a handful of countries for using the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…
France braces for traffic chaos as workers protest against Macron’s pension reform
PARIS, Dec 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — French commuters will face travel misery on Thursday as rail and metro workers will go…
