Uganda abolishes mandatory death penalty
KAMPALA, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Parliament in Uganda has passed a law that abolishes the mandatory death penalty for certain…
One dead, over 100 ill in Spain’s biggest listeriosis outbreak
MADRID, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 90-year-old Spanish woman died on Tuesday, 56 people have been hospitalised and dozens more…
Update: Brazil bus hijacker shot dead by police
A woman (L) passes out moments after she is released from a bus by a hijacker in the Rio-Niteroi bridge…
Update: Rescued migrants disembark as Italy justice probes Salvini
ROME, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighty-three migrants rescued at sea by the Open Arms disembarked early on Wednesday (Aug 21)…
President of Uruguay says he may have lung cancer
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uruguay’s President Tabare Vazquez announced that doctors detected a likely malignant growth in his right…
Argentina: President Macri swears in new finance minister to steady economy
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Argentine President Mauricio Macri swore in his new finance minister Hernan Lacunza, calling on him to steady the country’s…
U.S. voices concern over attacks on airports in Western Libya
TRIPOLI, Aug 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — The U.S. Embassy in Libya expressed concern over attacks on civilian airports in western Libya, as the armed conflict between…
Mexican court rules to allow recreational cocaine use
MEXICO CITY, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican judge has granted two people’s requests to be allowed to use cocaine…
Update: Residents return home as Canary Islands blaze weakens
ARTENARA (Spain), Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents forced from their homes when a devastating wildfire erupted on the Spanish holiday…
US Pres Trump delays Denmark PM talks over lack of interest in Greenland sale
WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump announced that he is postponing a planned meeting with Denmark’s prime minister…