US bans Sri Lanka army chief over war crimes
A UN report says General Shavendra Silva played a major role in orchestrating atrocities against Tamil Tiger rebels WASHINGTON, Feb…
Covid-19: US Pres Trump thanks Cambodia over ship in rare message to China-ally
Passengers wave their hands onboard MS Westerdam as it docks in Sihanoukville WASHINGTON/SIHANOUKVILLE (Cambodia), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald…
Germany busts ‘terrorist organisation’ that planned attacks on Muslims, refugees
BERLIN, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German police detained 12 men, including one of its own officers, on Friday suspected of…
40 killed in attacks in restive central Mali
BAMAKO, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central…
Tanzanian PM warns politicians against misleading statement on Covid-19
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa warned politicians to stop making misleading statements on…
Russian military denies losses of Syrian troops in Turkish shelling
Maarat al-Numan city, Idlib Province, Syria MOSCOW, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Russian military refuted Ankara’s claim that Turkish forces…
Zelensky, Putin discuss Donbass ceasefire by telephone
KIEV, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and…
EIB pledges billions of euros to Greece in 2020
Greece’s Minister of Rural Development and Food Makis Voridis ATHENS, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) will…
US trade coalition calls for removal of tariffs as phase-one deal with China takes effect
WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of more than 150 industry associations, has urged the…
South Africa: Pres Ramaphosa pledges to fix energy shortage
CAPE TOWN, Feb 15 (NNN-XINHUA) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to fix a worsening power crisis that has…