US: House speaker not ready to name team for Pres Trump Senate trial
Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — House speaker Nancy Pelosi said that she is not yet ready to name…
Tens of thousands flee as Syrian forces continue Idlib advance
Some 200,000 people fled their homes since Nov 1, when Russian and Syrian jets stepped up attacks in the region…
Daesh in Iraq: Militants ‘getting stronger again’
Daesh was uprooted after a long fight in Iraq, but it was never completely defeated BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US, North Korea talks ‘more important than anything’, South Korea tells China
South Korean President Moon Jae-in (left) shaking hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ahead of their meeting at the…
China hands over modern eye surgery equipment to Zambia
LUSAKA, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — China handed over modern eye surgery equipment to a Zambian hospital aimed at improving eye…
Somalia’s militant group Al-shabaab torch four tractors at construction site in northern Kenya
NAIROBI, Dec 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Somalia based al-Shabaab militants raided a construction site in Kenya’s northern county of Mandera and…
Mayor says landslides kill at least 15 in Burundi’s capital
BUJUMBURA, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of Burundi’s capital says at least 15 people have been killed by landslides…
US: Boeing chief fired in bid to restore confidence following two air crashes
WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Boeing has fired its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, in a bid to restore confidence in the firm after…
Algeria: Military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah dies
ALGIERS, Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Algerian strongman military chief Ahmed Gaid Salah, known for telling veteran leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign, has died…
Russia: Pres Putin launched new Crimea rail link condemned by EU, Ukraine
The direct train service is due to take 43 hours and 30 minutes KERCH (Crimea), Dec 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —President Vladimir Putin…