US escalates trade war with more China tariffs

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a fresh 10% tariff on another $300bn of Chinese goods, in a sharp escalation of a trade war between the two countries. It came after the latest round of bilateral talks showed little sign of a…

Ebola crisis: Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo amid outbreak

 KIGALI, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800 people in the past year. The border was closed for several hours after the confirmation of a third death from Ebola in the Congolese city of Goma. The third case…

Update: Houthi missile attack on military parade kills 32

 ADEN, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 32 people have been killed in an attack by the rebel Houthi movement on a military parade in Yemen. The parade in the southern port city of Aden was targeted by missiles and an armed drone, a Houthi-run TV channel says. Aden is the seat of…

Update: Lib Dems beat Conservatives in Brecon And Radnorshire by-election

 LONDON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Conservatives have lost a closely-fought Brecon and Radnorshire parliamentary by-election. Lib Dem candidate Jane Dodds overturned an 8,038 majority to beat Chris Davies by 1,425 votes. Davies stood again after being unseated by a petition that followed his conviction for a false expenses claim.…

UN condemns “heinous and cowardly” bus attack in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned “in the strongest terms” several terrorist attacks that took place in Afghanistan late July, including the “heinous and cowardly” one on a bus that killed at least 34 people. In a press statement, the council members expressed their “deepest sympathy and condolences”…

Mozambique: Govt, opposition Renamo sign historic peace pact

MAPUTO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade signed a landmark agreement aimed at formally ending decades of military hostilities, state TV said. The Thursday signing took place in the Gorongosa National Park in central Mozambique, nearly 27 years after the end of…

Russia calls in army to fight Siberia forest fires

MOSCOW, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called in the military to fight forest fires that have been raging across vast expanses of Siberia for days, enveloping entire cities in blacksmoke. “After reviewing a report from the emergency situations minister, Putininstructed the ministry of defence to join the…

US eyes migration deals with rest of Central America after Guatemala’s

GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to last week’s with Guatemala, to curb emigration from Central America, a senior US official said. “We do see this as a regional responsibility,” acting US Homeland Security…

Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval

RIYADH, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the government said, ending a restriction that drew international censure and prompted extreme attempts to flee the kingdom. The landmark reform erodes the longstanding guardianship system that renders women permanently as…

Croatia: Police launch manhunt after 6 found shot dead, 1 child survive

ZAGREB, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Croatian police launched a manhunt after six people were found shot dead inside a house in the capital Zagreb, police said. Local media reported the suspect was the former spouse of one of the victims, who was killed along with her partner and four members…