US: Air strikes on Iran-backed group ‘successful’ – Defence Secretary
WASHINGTON, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday said air strikes against a pro-Iran militant group…
US: Suspect denies stabbing five at New York rabbi’s home
MONSEY (US), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suspect appeared in a New York court on Sunday charged with five counts…
Tourists among 11 dead in southern Mexico road accident
59 SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS (Mexico), Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 people died and seven were injured…
US strikes in Somalia kill four militants: AFRICOM
WASHINGTON/MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US military launched airstrikes against the Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia on Sunday, US…
Somalia forms emergency response team after deadly Mogadishu attack
MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Somali government has announced a national-level response committee to handle the aftermath of a…
Algeria appoints university professor Abdelaziz Djerad as prime minister
Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad was tasked with forming Algeria’s next government ALGIERS, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on…
DR Congo Ebola death toll 2,231 to date – monitoring agency
KINSHASA, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A total of 2,231 people have died out of 3,373 declared cases of Ebola in…
Sudan to postpone lifting of fuel subsidies – minister
Finance Minister Ibrahim Elbadawi KHARTOUM, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s transitional government is to postpone lifting fuel subsidies, initially planned…
‘World’s oldest rhino’ Fausta dies in Tanzania aged 57
Conservationists in Ngorongoro said Fausta (pictured) was the oldest rhino in the world DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
From newlywed to widow on a deadly morning in Mogadishu
Qali Ibrahim, lost her husband in the car bomb explosion MOGADISHU, Dec 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Her ears still ringing from…