Brazil to privatise some of its most famous national parks starting this year
BRASILIA: Brazil aims to begin privatising the management of its national parks this year, including some of its most famous…
EU lawmakers back ban on single-use plastics, set standard for world
STRASBOURG, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Single-use plastic items such as straws, forks and knives as well as cotton buds will…
Austria police arrest Daesh plot suspect in Vienna raid
VIENNA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Special forces have arrested an alleged Daesh group supporter in the Austrian capital Vienna, who…
Brazil: Chapecoense plane crash survivor, Rafael Henzel, dies of heart attack after football game
Journalist Rafael Henzel CHPECO (Brazil), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rafael Henzel who was among the six survivors of the plane…
Rescued migrants hijack merchant ship near Libya – reports
VALLETTA, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Migrants have hijacked a merchant vessel that rescued them off Libya’s coast, ordering the crew…
Pope to broaden Muslim dialogue with Morocco visit
VATICAN/RABAT, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pope Francis heads to Morocco on Saturday, the first pope to do so in 35…
Lithuania finds ex-Soviet defense minister guilty of war crimes
VILNIUS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Lithuanian court found former Soviet defense minister Dmitry Yazov guilty of war crimes and…
Death toll from attack on Mali herders rises to 157
BAMAKO, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from Saturday’s attack by gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen…
Mozambique confirms cholera cases among cyclone victims
BEIRA 9Mozambique), March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of fragile patients poured into a clinic in the wrecked Mozambican port city…
Powerful party joins Algerian army in seeking Bouteflika exit
ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA- ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ALGIERS, March 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An influential Algerian party backed the army’s call for President Abdelaziz…