EU backs Romania’s corruption fighter as new Chief Prosecutor
BRUSSELS/BUCHAREST, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Laura Codruta Kovesi, Romania’s former anti-corruption chief, looks set to become the EU’s top prosecutor, despite opposition…
Burkina Faso: Ambush leaves at least 5 soldiers dead, bridge blown up
OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five soldiers were killed in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso near the…
US ordered two members of Cuba’s UN mission to leave on ‘security grounds’
WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two members of Cuba’s UN mission have been ordered to leave the United States over an…
Brazil judge orders Vale to compensate families over dam burst
BRASILIA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian state judge ordered mining giant Vale to pay nearly US$3 million to the…
Libyan Coast Guard picks up nearly 500 migrants in region surrounding Tripoli
TRIPOLI, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s Coast Guard said it had picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in…
DR Congo: 12 dead in attacks on refugee camps – officials
BUNIA (DR Congo), Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 civilians have been killed in renewed violence targeting refugee camps…
Russia, China veto UN resolution on Syria ceasefire
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a…
UK: Supreme Court to rule next week on parliament suspension
LONDON, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain’s Supreme Court announced it will rule next week on whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Nabil Karoui: Tunisia candidate to stay in jail
TUNIS, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A presidential candidate in Tunisia who reached the final stage of the election is set…
Austrian MPs blocks EU-Mercosur trade deal with South America
VIENNA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — MPs in Austria have dealt a blow to the EU’s landmark trade deal with South…