Tunisia: Defense Minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi TUNIS, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro halts talks with opposition after US sanctions
CARACAS, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduroblamed Washington in cancelling scheduled talks with the political opposition, as his…
Mediterranean Sea crossing: Ethiopian village mourns death of 15 young migrants
ADDIS ABABA, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A village in northern Ethiopia is in mourning after learning about the death of…
Kenya: Woman MP kicked out of parliament for carrying baby
Zulekha Hassan and her baby NAIROBI, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A woman MP in Kenya has been kicked out of…
UK seizes nearly $50m worth of heroin, one of its largest heroin busts ever
Approximately 398 kilograms of heroin was removed from a shipping container. LONDON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In one of the…
US mass shootings: Pres Trump visits Dayton and El Paso
Demonstrators stand at a protest against Trump’s visit in El Paso, Texas EL PASO (Texas, US), Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Puerto Rico swears in Wanda Vázquez as new governor
Wanda Vázquez, left, was sworn in with her husband and daughter by her side SAN JUAN, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Puerto…
Nigeria: Street begging now a punishable offence in Borno state
ABUJA, Aug 7 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — A law that bans street begging in northeastern Nigeria has come into effect. Effective Monday…
Uruguay joins Venezuela, recommends travellers visiting US to take extreme precautions because of violence and hate crimes
MONTEVIDEO, Aug 7 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — After the weekend shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, which left more than 31…
Libya: UN-backed government steps up defence spending as war drags on
TRIPOLI, Aug 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Libya’s internationally recognised government has allocated 40 million Libyan dinars for its defence ministry, stepping…