Indonesian student dies in protests against major changes to laws
JAKARTA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Indonesian student died Thursday as thousands hit the streets nationwide in a wave of opposition…
WHO welcomes Taliban decision to lift ban on health workers
KABUL, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organisation welcomed a Taliban decision to lift a months-long ban on health…
Indonesia quake death toll rises to 23: Official
JAKARTA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands has risen to…
US vaping-related deaths rise to 12, illnesses climb to 805
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. health officials reported 805 confirmed and probable cases and 12 deaths so far from…
US bars Cuba’s Raul Castro and family
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced travel sanctions against Cuba’s Raul Castro and his family, accusing…
Saudi Arabia opens to tourists with investment appeal and no abaya rule
RIYADH, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia threw open its doors to foreign tourists, launching a new visa regime for…
US accuses Syria again of using chemical weapons, vows action
NEW YORK, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States vowed a response on Thursday as it said it had confirmed…
British PM Johnson loses fresh parliamentary vote as tensions rise
LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered yet another setback after MPs rejected a request to briefly…
All agreements off if Israel annexes territory, Palestinian Pres Abbas warns at UN
President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech during the UN General Assembly UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Palestinian…
US to slash refugee resettlement programme by 40%
WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Trump administration plans to dramatically lower the ceiling of a decades-old refugee resettlement programme to…