Parents can’t be found for 545 children separated by US border policy: court filing

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The parents of 545 migrant children who were separated under US border policy cannot be located, a court filing and US rights group revealed. The separations were carried out in relation to US President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy toward migrants who illegally crossed the…

Ousted Mali president returns to country after medical treatment in UAE

BAMAKO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mali’s ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita returned to the Sahel state Wednesday, an official said, after leaving to seek medical treatment following his ouster in an August coup. The 75-year-old former leader landed in the capital Bamako in the evening, an airport official said, his…

European court faults Turkey in free speech case

STRASBOURG (France), Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Court of Human Rights found Turkey guilty of violating the right to free speech of two academics by prosecuting them for publishing a report on minorities. Ibrahim Kaboglu and Baskin Oran were charged in 2005 for “inciting hatred” and “disparaging the state’s…

US hopes Sudan recognizes Israel ‘quickly’ – Sec of State Pompeo

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he hoped Sudan will soon recognize Israel as Washington moved to remove the Arab country as a state sponsor of terrorism. “We continue to work to make the case to every country to recognize Israel,” Pompeo told reporters.…

15 dead in migrant shipwreck off Libya: UN

TRIPOLI, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A shipwreck off Libya has left at least 15 migrants dead, the UN’s migration agency said, the latest tragedy to strike people making desperate bids to reach Europe. “At least 15 migrants are presumed dead after their boat capsized off the coast of Sabratha, #Libya…

Covid-19: Spain becomes first EU nation with one million cases

MADRID, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain has become the first European Union nation to surpass a million coronavirus infections, official data showed, as the government mulls fresh restrictions on public life to curb the spread of the disease. The country has recorded 16,973 confirmed cases of Covid-19 over the past…

Covid-19: UK reports highest ever daily coronavirus cases since start of pandemic

LONDON, Oct 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – Another 26,688 people in Britain have tested positive for COVID-19, the highest daily increase ever since the pandemic began in the country, according to official figures released Wednesday. The total number of coronavirus cases in the country reached 789,229, while the coronavirus-related deaths in Britain…

Covid-10: Volunteer in Oxford Covid vaccine test dies in Brazil – officials

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A volunteer participating in clinical trials of the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Oxford University has died in Brazil, officials announced Wednesday, though media reports said he had received a placebo, not the test vaccine. It is the first death reported in the various…

Fiancee of Khashoggi, human rights group sue Saudi crown prince in US

Jamal Khashoggi, slain Saudi journalist WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a human rights group that he founded filed a lawsuit in a U.S. court on Tuesday with allegations that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince ordered him killed. The civil lawsuit, which seeks…

US blacklists Chinese entities, individuals for dealing with Iran

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it blacklisted two Chinese men and six Chinese entities for having dealt with Iranian shipping company Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) and, in some cases, helping it to evade U.S. sanctions. The U.S. State Department named the entities as…