Algerians protest against new president but some say it’s time for dialogue
ALGIERS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Algerians demonstrated on Friday for the second consecutive week since the contentious…
Chicken pox outbreak forces migrant shelter to shutter in northern Mexico
Mexican officials turned an empty factory in Ciudad Juárez into a temporary shelter to hold migrants who have been arriving…
Uruguay seizes record haul of cocaine
MONTEVIDEO, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uruguayan authorities seized a record haul of 4.4 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Montevideo…
Union boss defiant as record French strike enters fourth week
PARIS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of a hardline French trade union vowed to press on with a crippling strike…
Russia challenges WADA doping ban
Russia has been banned from all sporting events for the next four years, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022…
UN backs Russia on internet convention, alarming rights advocates
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations approved a Russian-led bid that aims to create a new convention…
Russia says first hypersonic missiles enter service
Vladimir Putin (5L) visited Moscow’s national defence control centre to oversee the test launch of the Avangard hypersonic missile on…
Morocco jails one man, detains another over criticism of authorities on social media
RABAT, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Morocco sentenced a man to four years in prison on charges he insulted the king…
Tunisia’s presidency denies alliance with any party in Libya as Egypt warns against any foreign intervention
TUNIS/CAIRO, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Tunisian presidency denied that the North African country is involved in any alliance with…
Ethiopia, Eritrea eye socio-economic integration amid rapprochement of ties
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders vowed to cement recent gains in the rapprochement of…