No relent in fighting in northwest Syria, deepening misery for civilians
ZAZ (Syria)/ANKARA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian warplanes struck at rebel-held towns in northwest Syria again on Thursday and Turkish…
Fears over China virus evacuees spark clash in Ukraine
A plane carrying 45 Ukrainians and 27 foreign nationals from Wuhan, the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, arrived in…
Rare Ethiopian crown, hidden for 21 years in the Netherlands, returns home
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (right) receives the crown from the man who found it, Sirak Asfaw, during a ceremony…
Libya: Imported camels evacuated from capital after port comes under fire
TRIPOLI, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three thousand camels imported from Australia have been walked out of Libya’s capital Tripoli in…
Afghanistan: Taliban deputy leader says ‘committed’ to peace
KABUL, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The deputy leader of the Taliban and one of the world’s most wanted militants has…
Irish parliament returns with weeks of government talks ahead
DUBLIN, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ireland’s Fianna Fail will start formal talks next week to try to form a government…
Colombia’s public school teachers start two-day strike
BOGOTA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Public school teachers in Colombia launched a two-day strike on Thursday to protest violence against…
Portuguese MPs debate euthanasia decriminalisation
LISBON, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portuguese lawmakers began considering decriminalising euthanasia, a move narrowly rejected two years ago but with…
More coronavirus cases in Iran’s Qom as religious gatherings seen at risk
TEHRAN, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian health officials urged all religious gatherings to be suspended in Qom, after two more…
WHO says no time for complacency as China’s COVID-19 cases fall
GENEVA, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A continued decline in the number of new cases of coronavirus infections in China is…