World War II-era bomber crashes; at least 7 reported dead

WINDSOR LOCKS (Connecticut, US), Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A World War II-era plane with 13 people aboard crashed and burned at the Hartford airport after encountering mechanical trouble on takeoff Wednesday, killing seven of them. The four-engine, propeller-driven B-17 bomber struggled to get into the air and slammed into a…

Brexit: UK PM set to suspend parliament from Oct 8-14 – Downing St

LONDON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to ask for parliament to be suspended from Oct 8 to 14, his Downing Street office said, after a previous attempt was ruled unlawful. “These timings would mean parliament is prorogued for the shortest time possible to enable all…

India Economic Summit 2019 kicks off

NEW DELHI, Oct 3 (NNN-BSS) –– A two-day India Economic Summit-2019 began here Thursday under the theme “Innovating for India: Strengthening South Asia, Impacting the World”. The World Economic Forum (WEF) in partnership with the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has been…

Red Cross alarm over polio outbreak in Philippines after 19 years

Three out of five children under five have not been vaccinated against polio in the Philippines MANILA, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Red Cross and its Philippine affiliate have warned of an “alarming comeback” of the polio virus in the country, prompting the government to declare a national outbreak.The…

Cameroonians come close to fighting at peace conference

Some 500 delegates are attending the conference YAOUNDE, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — There have been sharp divisions at a national conference in Cameroon aimed at ending the three year separatist rebellion in the Anglophone regions of the country.Some delegates came close to fighting each other as tempers boiled over at…

Five Eritrean under 20s footballers disappear in Uganda

Eritrea’s Under-20 team KAMPALA, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five Eritrean national footballers have disappeared in Uganda in the middle of the regional Cecafa Under-20 Challenge Cup tournament.The players fled from their hotel in Jinja, east of the capital Kampala, and are believed to have sought asylum.All five missed training on…

US widens trade war with tariffs on European planes, cheese, whisky to punish subsidies

The US is going to slap 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus (AIR.PA) planes WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The United States said it would slap 10% tariffs on European-made Airbus (AIR.PA) planes and 25% duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskies, and cheese from across the continent as punishment for…

Ethiopian 18th Century crown to return home from Netherlands

Sirak Asfaw (L) and Arthur Brand say they are waiting for the Ethiopian government to get in touch ROTTERDAM (Netherlands), Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An 18th Century Ethiopian crown will finally be returned home after being hidden in a Dutch flat for 21 years. Ethiopian Sirak Asfaw, who fled to…

US prosecutor says Honduran president took fortune in drug bribes

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez took millions of dollars in bribes from drug lords including jailed Mexican kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, a US prosecutor said at the opening of his brother’s trial. The president’s brother, Juan Antonio Hernandez — a former Honduran congressman…

New Zealand mosque attack accused drops bid to move trial

WELLINGTON, Oct 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The man accused of murdering 51 Muslim worshippers in March’s New Zealand mosque attacks on Thursday dropped a bid to move his trial from the city where the massacre occurred. The High Court held a pre-trial hearing in Christchurch to consider an application from alleged…