5,000 bodies found in unmarked graves in Mexico since 2006
Police and forensic personnel stand by an unmarked grave in Guerrero state MEXICO CITY, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 5,000…
Update: Judge rejects first bid to block UK parliament suspension
LONDON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Opponents of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s move to suspend parliament in the final weeks before Brexit…
Fires not the only threat facing Amazon: Environmental experts
LIMA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Raging wildfires have drawn the world’s attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one…
Guinea-Bissau incumbent president Vaz to seek re-election, as independent candidate
President Jose Mario Vaz BISSAU, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guinea-Bissau president José Mario Vaz, said he would be seeking re-election…
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…