Six European countries join barter system for Iran trade
PARIS, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Paris, London and Berlin on Saturdaywelcomed six new European countries to the INSTEX barter mechanism,…
Italy: No clear flight plan for Alitalia after rescue stalls
ROME, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Efforts to save loss-making Alitalia havereached an impasse after months of unsuccessful negotiations with potential…
EU to be more ‘assertive’ says new chief Michel
Outgoing European Council President Donald Tusk (right) and newly appointed European Council President Charles Michel Brussels, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Fatal attacks on DR Congo clinics risk resurgence of Ebola epidemic
GOMA (DR Congo), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — International organizations warned of a potential resurgence of Ebola in Congo after deadly…
Sudan PM elected chairperson of regional body IGAD
Abdalla Hamdok ADDIS ABABA, Dec 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock has been elected chairperson of the regional…
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on authorities as vote nears
ALGIERS, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters marched to demand that a presidential election next month…
Zimbabwe doctors reject ‘return to work offer’
Striking doctors HARARE, Dec 1 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Zimbabwe state doctors who were fired for going on strike have rejected a…
Libyan Navy rescues over 200 migrants
TRIPOLI, Dec 1 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan Coast Guard rescued more than 200 migrants off the country’s western coast, the…
US: 9 dead, including 2 children, in South Dakota plane crash
CHAMBERLAIN (South Dakota, US), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people, including two children, were killed Saturday when a plane crashed…
Namibia’s presidential elections: Pres Geingob secures second term with reduced majority
WINDHOEK, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Namibian president Hage Geingob on Saturday won the country’s presidential elections with a diminished majority…