South African asylum-seekers held on trespassing charges

A refugee holds on to her daughter as police make arrests at the UNHCR offices in Pretoria PRETORIA, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African police detained more than 180 foreign nationals for storming the UN refugee agency in Pretoria, where they had been staging a sit-in protest, police said. Hundreds…

Sudanese officials: 6 troops killed in Yemeni rebel attack

KHARTOUM, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Officials in Sudan said an attack by Yemeni rebels killed six members of a Sudanese paramilitary force that’s been fighting in Yemen. Iran-backed Houthi rebels and a Saudi-led coalition that includes the Sudanese forces have fought Yemen’s civil war to a stalemate. The United Arab…

US Pres Trump’s health ‘very good’ after unscheduled physical exam

 WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has said he is in “very good” health after completing “phase one” of his annual physical examination. The White House confirmed he underwent an exam and some laboratory tests on Saturday at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington. The visit was…

Czech anti-government protesters mark anniversary of revolution

Police say about 200,000 went to the protest while organisers put the figure closer to 300,000 PRAGUE, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 200,000 people have protested against the Czech government in the capital, Prague. Demonstrators are calling for Prime Minister Andrej Babis to resign over allegations of fraud. It is…

Yellow Vest protests: More than 100 arrested as violence returns to Paris

Thousands of people took to the streets of Paris to mark the first anniversary of the yellow vest movement PARIS, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Police in Paris arrested more than 100 people as protests to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government yellow vest movement turned violent. Yellow vest (gilets jaunes) rallies took…

Chile: President Pinera condemns police violence after four weeks of unrest

SANTIAGO, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Sebastian Pinera condemned on Sunday for the first time what he called abuses committed by police in dealing with four weeks of violent unrest that have rocked Chile. “There was excessive use of force. Abuses and crimes were committed, andthe rights of all were…

Ethiopian undecided whether to take more Boeing 737 MAX jets

Boeing 737 MAX jet DUBAI, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopian Airlines has not decided yet whether to take more deliveries of the 737 MAX, the jet grounded worldwide in the wake of crashes in Ethiopia and Indonesia, the airline’s CEO said, as Boeing completes revisions to the aircraft’s design. Asked…

At least 15 civilians killed in eastern Congo by suspected Islamist militants

KINSHASA, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suspected militants killed at least 15 people overnight in eastern Congo, local officials said, in the latest massacre since the army launched a major offensive against the rebels last month.Democratic Republic of Congo’s army initiated its latest campaign, with support from U.N. peacekeepers, on Oct…

US may remove Sudan from list of state sponsors of terrorism, but it’s a process – US official

Tibor Nagy, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa WASHINGTON, Nov 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States no longer has an adversarial relationship with the Sudanese government and is working with its counterparts on the possibility of removing it from a list of state sponsors of terrorism, a senior…

Ghana: Pres Akufo-Addo leaves for UAE, Germany and United Kingdom

ACCRA, Nov 18 (NNN-GNA) — President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday for a visit to the United Arab Emirates, Germany, and the United Kingdom. “At the invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed…