Haiti gripped by violent protests, rage against president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Angry protests rumbled through Haiti and its capital of Port-au-Prince Friday as thousands of people took to the streets against President Jovenel Moise, drawing tear gas from police as demonstrators looted and threw stones. Protesters took over a police station in the impoverished Cite Soleilneighborhood,…

Russia bans smoking on apartment balconies

File pic: balconies are where most Russian smokers go to have a cigarette MOSCOW, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian smokers have been left gasping after the emergencies ministry announced that smoking on the balconies of apartment blocks would be banned under new fire regulations.Under the new rules, “open fire” is…

Cross-Channel people smugglers arrested in Belgium, Germany and UK

GHENT (Belgium), Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fifteen people have been arrested for organising the smuggling of people to the UK in the backs of lorries. Police said on Friday they had found 37 Albanian nationals waiting to cross the channel during a raid on a hotel in the Belgian city…

Kenya: Owner of private school which collapsed killing 8 pupils, arrested

NAIROBI, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The owner of a school where a block of classrooms collapsed on Monday killing eight pupils in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has been arrested.Moses Wainaina was taken into custody on Thursday evening and detained at Kabete police station pending his appearance in court.Following the collapse, the…

Sudan entertainers to raise funds for uprising victims

Comedian Ola and singer Asya Satti LONDON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudanese living in the UK will this weekend raise funds for the victims of the violence witnessed during this year’s uprising against ousted President Omar al-Bashir.The event will be hosted in London and the hosts, comedian Ola Labib and…

US Judge issues setback to Pres Trump child migrant policy

LOS ANGELES, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) –A US federal judge has issued a legal setback to the Trump White House’s effort to expand detention for migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border.The move to overturn strict limits on detention was an “obvious” violation of a longstanding policy towards child detainees, lawyers had…

Ghana’s alleged coup plot: Senior military officer, one other charged

The two were charged on Friday ACCRA, Sept 28 (NNN-GNA) — A senior military officer and a civilian said to be part of a plot to take down the Ghanaian Presidency, have been slapped with the charge of possession of explosives and ammunition without lawful excuse.The senior military officer, Colonel…

US envoy on Ukraine, named in Trump scandal, resigns: source

WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US special representative on Ukraine Kurt Volker resigned Friday after Congress ordered him to answer questions in an impeachment investigation on President Donald Trump. A source confirmed Volker’s resignation, which was first reported by the student newspaper at Arizona State University, where he directs an…

South Africa gender-based violence: Public servants say “enough is enough!”

Public servants have declared war against gender-based violence and femicide, and to support all the victims of GBV. PRETORIA, Sept 28 (NNN-SANEWS) — South African government employees descended on the streets of Pretoria on Friday to support government’s call to end gender-based violence. They spoke in one voice calling for…

French MPs approve IVF draft law for single women and lesbians

PARIS, Sept 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France has taken a step towards allowing lesbian and single women to conceive children with medical help, setting the stage for a clash with the country’s religious conservatives. To loud applause, France’s lower house of parliament approved a draft bioethics law in a move that…