Sierra Leone bans industrial fishing for a month
FREETOWN, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sierra Leone has banned industrial fishing in its territorial waters for a month from Monday…
Slowdown in GDP growth in Palestine in 2018 – statistics bureau
RAMALLAH, April 1 (NNN-WAFA) — Preliminary estimates indicated a slowdown in GDP growth at constant prices in Palestine in 2018…
Palestine: Foreign Affairs Ministry condemns Brazil’s opening of diplomatic office in Jerusalem
RAMALLAH, April 1 (NNN-WAFA) — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned, in the strongest terms, the position of…
India: Four militants killed, three Army jawans injured in Pulwama encounter
SRINAGAR (Kashmir), AprIL 1 (NNN-PTI) — Four militants were killed while three Army jawans and a police personnel were injured in an…
Update: Run-off between Zelensky, Poroshenko likely in Ukrainian presidential race
KIEV, April 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ukraine held its presidential election on Sunday and a run-off is likely between actor Volodymyr…
South Africa: Ministers to meet African ambassadors over violent attacks
PRETORIA, April 1 (NNN-SANEWS) — International Relations and Cooperation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Police Minister Bheki Cele will Monday meet…
Philippines: 14 killed in police operation; government said the dead were rebels but activists said they were farmers
MANILA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rights groups condemned what they called a “massacre” of 14 farmers by police in the…
Ukraine police seize US$60m of heroin
KIEV, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine police seized heroin worth about US$60 million – over half a tonne of the powder…
Four hurt, 10 held in Nicaragua despite govt pledges: Opposition
MANAGUA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A day after Nicaragua’s government pledged to restore the right to protest, at least four…
First Rohingya woman shot dead in Bangladesh drugs clampdown
DHAKA, April 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bangladesh security forces have shot dead a Rohingya woman in a border town known as…