Eritrea ‘joins coalition to protect elephants’
African elephant GENEVA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eritrea has joined the Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), the conservation coalition that wants…
Nigeria deploys helicopters to combat rising insecurity
ABUJA, Aug 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Nigerian police force announced that helicopters had been deployed to help deal with a…
UN keeps sanctions on persons blocking peace in Mali
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 31 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to extend its sanctions regime in Mali…
Brexit: PM Johnson faces mounting legal, political, diplomatic challenges
LONDON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan was facing mounting legal, political and diplomatic challenges as…
US: Man who stole $50 to be freed after 36 years in jail
Alvin Kennard ALABAMA (US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Alabama judge has ordered that a man who robbed a bakery…
US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya: Treasury
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday sanctioned an Iranian oil tanker previously held for weeks by…
Caribbean: Bahamas battens down for Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian churning closer to the Bahamas ST. JOHN’S (Antigua and Barbuda), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in the Bahamas…
US Pres Trump prods General Motors over its auto plants in China
The General Motors Corporation logo in Detroit, Michigan WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump, who is engaged…
Italian PD leader calls for tax cuts, new investments
ROME, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italy’s next government must cut income taxes to boost consumption, relaunch investment and focus on…
South African arms firm Denel says gets 1.8 bln rand bailout
A mechanic works on an Oryx helicopter engine in a workshop hangar on the Denel Aviation site in Boksburg. PRETORIA,…