Botswana elections: Mokgweetsi Masisi retains presidency
President Mokgweetsi Masisi GABORONE, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mokgweetsi Masisi has officially been declared the winner and president of Botswana.…
Uganda immunizes over 18.7 mln children in measles-rubella, polio vaccination drive
KAMPALA, Oct 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda’s ministry of health said it immunized over 18.7 million children under the age of…
US to boost troops protecting Syrian oil as Kurds start pullback
WASHINGTON/QAMISHLI (Syria), Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it would beef up its military presence to protect northeastern Syria…
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
BAGHDAD, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier…
Zimbabweans to hold anti-sanctions march as economy tanks
HARARE, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Zimbabweans are expected to take part in a protest march Friday to call…
Drought-hit Zimbabwe ‘sells young elephants overseas’
HARARE, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has flown up to 30 young elephants to a different country, believed to be…
UN re-opens Nigerian office after bombing
The UN office in Nigeria was closed down in 2011 after a car bomb attack ABUJA, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Update: China says no confirmation yet on UK truck victims’ nationality
BEIJING, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police have yet to confirm that the 39 people found dead in a truck near London…
Evacuations as wildfire roars through California wine country
A home is engulfed in flames as wind and embers rip through an area near Geyserville GEYSERVILLE (California, US), Oct…
Storm-hit areas in Japan brace for heavy rains, 60,000 advised to evacuate
A man walks with his son near flooded houses, in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, in Yanagawamachi district TOKYO, Oct…