Algeria: 5 candidates approved to run for presidential elections

Mohamed Chorfi, head of the Algerian Independent Election Monitoring Authority (NIEMA) ALGIERS, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Algerian Independent Election Monitoring Authority (NIEMA) announced that five candidates out of 23 have been approved to run for the presidential election on Dec 12. Mohamed Chorfi, head of the NIEMA, told a…

Libyan navy rescues 200 illegal immigrants off western coast

TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan navy announced the rescue of 200 illegal immigrants, including women and children, of the country’s western coast.“We received a distress call from immigrants’ boats and sent a search and rescue vessel. Two wooden boats with a total of 200 illegal immigrants, including seven…

Food insecurity threatens 45 million in southern Africa: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A record 45 million people across southern Africa will be severely food insecure in six months, a UN spokesman has said. Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said the warning comes from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World…

Burundi: Attackers kill three in heavily guarded district of Bujumbura

BUJUMBURA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen wearing police and army uniforms killed three people and injured three others at a bar in a heavily guarded neighbourhood of Burundi’s biggest city Bujumbura late on Friday, police and residents said. The attack took place in the Rohero district, where violence is rare…

US Pres Trump brushes off report of smugglers cutting through border wall

WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump brushed off a report of smugglers cutting through his signature wall on theMexican border, saying it can be “easily fixed.” “We have a very powerful wall. But no matter how powerful, you can cutthrough anything, in all fairness,” Trump told reporters…

Brazil police arrest Bangladeshi said to be one of world’s most prolific human traffickers

SAO PAULO, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian federal police said they have arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun, born in Bangladesh and considered by authorities one of the world’s most prolific human traffickers. In an operation conducted on Thursday after collaboration with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Brazilian police arrested members of a…

Ghost towns emerge from toxic mud of Brazil mining disaster

MARIANA (Brazil), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four years ago a dam holding back mining waste collapsed, triggering the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history. Today, in the impacted areas of the Mariana district of southeast Minas state, ground zero of the disaster, all that remains are ruins of towns, a…

Daesh claims responsibility for deadly Mali attacks on 50 soldiers

BAMAKO, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Daesh group claimed responsibility for a devastating raid that killed 49 Malian troops as well as a blast that led to the death of a French soldier who became the latest casualty in the conflict-torn region. The strikes underscored the fragility of an area straddling…

Airbnb bans ‘party houses’ after 5 people killed in California Halloween shooting

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Airbnb banned “party houses” on Saturday after five people were killed in a shooting at a large Halloween gathering inside a rental home in Northern California that was advertised on the online listing service. Police were still searching for the shooter who opened fire on…

Thousands march for Scottish independence

GLASGOW, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands rallied in Glasgow on Saturday calling for Scotland to become an independent country, with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon telling the crowds that their goal was “within touching distance”. The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader was the headline speaker at the event in George Square, the…