Iraqi prime minister’s main backers agree to oust him
BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work to remove…
Syria govt hits at “occupation”, opposition urges justice as peace panel opens
GENEVA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Syria’s government condemned what it called the occupation of its land and the opposition demanded…
Major roads reopen in Lebanon after prime minister resigns
BEIRUT, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some major highways in Lebanon reopened, after the army urged protesters to lift roadblocks so…
Guinea-Bissau president names new PM but old one refuses to go
BISSAU, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz named a new prime minister but his sacked predecessor refused…
Mozambique’s main opposition party appeals election result
President Filipe Nyusi MAPUTO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambique’s main opposition party Renamo appealed the result of the Oct 15…
South Sudan’s Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall
JUBA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan’s main opposition accused the government of failing to push through a peace deal…
Militants kill 5 labourers in India-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Unidentified gunmen shot dead five labourers working in India-controlled Kashmir on Tuesday night. All the…
Bosnian Serb extradited by France handed 20 years for war crimes
SARAJEVO, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Bosnian Serb soldier extradited by France last year was sentenced to 20 years…
Lebanon president asks Hariri to head caretaker cabinet
BEIRUT, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lebanon’s president acknowledged the government’s resignation following almost two weeks of unprecedented protests but asked…
Turkey-Russia joint patrols in Syria to start Friday: Pres Erdogan
ANKARA, Oct 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Joint Turkish-Russian patrols will start in Syria on Friday, Turkey’s president said, after the Kremlin…