Italy home circumcision kills child

BOLOGNA (Italy), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A five-month-old boy has died after parents performed a circumcision at their home in Italy, officials say.The baby was sent to a Bologna hospital in cardiac arrest on Friday night, but died shortly afterwards.Authorities in the northern Reggio Emilia province have opened an investigation…

Update: Norway cruise ship arrives at port after passenger airlifts

OSLO, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A cruise ship that got into trouble off the Norwegian coast has arrived at the port of Molde in Norway after the dramatic rescue of hundreds of people.The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal after it began drifting towards…

Nigeria ruling party stages come-back in key state vote

ABUJA, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria’s ruling party on Sunday won the crucial state of Kano in key governorship elections, as the opposition denounced the result, following violence and intimidation that hit the re-run vote.The sitting governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, had been some 27,000 votes behind when elections at more…

Trade war: US-China to resume face-to-face talks next week

WASHINGTON, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US officials plan to travel to China next week to resume face-to-face talks aimed at ending a trade war between them, the White house has confirmed. And Chinese officials will travel to the US for further talks in Washington in early April. The US and…

Moroccan police use water cannons to disperse teachers’ protest: witness

RABAT, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Moroccan police used water cannons early on Sunday to disperse thousands of young teachers protesting in the capital Rabat for better work conditions, a witness said. Authorities were trying to end a rally of an estimated 15,000 teachers in front of parliament where they planned…

Cyclone Idai: Scores more deaths reported in Mozambique; toll now 417

BEIRA (Mozambique), March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The official death toll from Cyclone Idai, which tore through southern Africa more than a week ago, rose sharply as authorities reported scores more deaths. The number of people declared dead in Mozambique rose from 242 to 417, Land and Environment Minister Celso Correia…

Somalia: Al-Shabaab militants attack ministry, deputy labour minister killed

MOGADISHU, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia have attacked a government building in the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 11 people. Deputy labour minister Saqar Ibrahim Abdala and several policemen were amongst those killed, officials said. The militants first staged a suicide car bomb attack and then stormed…

Update: Mali Bans Hunting Society After Attack Kills 130 Fulani

Fulani are semi-nomadic herders  BAMAKO, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Mali’s government has banned the group of hunters it says was behind an attack in which more than 130 villagers were killed. At dawn on Saturday, gunmen surrounded a village of the Fulani ethnic community who are accused of having ties to jihadists.…

Croatian Police Rescue 15 Migrants From Snowy Mountain

ZAGREB, March 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Croatian police announced here that they had found 15 illegal migrants in a mountainous area in central Croatia and saved a pregnant woman who was in serious condition. The group illegally entered Croatia from Bosnia and Herzegovina through the snow-covered Pljesevica Mountain. The pregnant woman was sent to the nearest…

Hamas Prisoners Stab Israeli Wardens In Jail: Official

JERUSALEM, March 25 (NNN-XINHUA) — Palestinian Hamas prisoners carried out a stabbing attack against Israeli wardens in jail, injuring two, the Israel Prison Service said. A spokesman for the Prison Service said in a statement that the Sunday incident took place at the Ktzi’ot Prison in southern Israel, a facility designated for Palestinian prisoners. At…