UNHCR welcomes Somalia’s ratification of treaty to protect displaced people
MOGADISHU, Nov 29 (NNN-XINHUA) — The UN refugee agency welcomed Somalia’s ratification of an Africa-wide treaty on the protection of…
Eight detained in Gabon anti-graft crackdown
LIBREVILLE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil-rich Gabon has detained eightpeople for theft and money-laundering as the government intensifies acrackdown on…
Freak waves flood homes in Marshall Islands
MAJURO (Marshall Islands), Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 people have been forced to flee their homes, after they…
Family of five among seven killed in small plane crash in Canada
TORONTO, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Americans and two Canadianswere killed when a small airplane crashed in a wooded area…
Sudan adopts law to dissolve Bashir party, ‘dismantle’ regime
KHARTOUM, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s new authorities ordered that the party of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir be dissolved and…
North Korea: Kim supervises latest weapons test
PYONGYANG, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) == North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un supervised Thursday’s test of what it called a “super-large…
Zimbabwe ‘slowly approaching man-made starvation’: UN expert
Drought conditions in Zimbabwe have meant that farmers have not been able to grow enough food HARARE, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
DR Congo: Armed men killed Ebola workers in restive region
Ebola health workers in Congo KINSHASA, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three health workers fighting to curb the spread of the…
US Pres Trump signs law backing Hong Kong protesters
A pro-democracy protester holds up a US flag during a gathering WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump…
Hungary charges captain over deadly boat collision on Danube
BUDAPEST, Nov 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hungarian prosecutors charged a cruise ship captain over the deadly collision on the Danube River…