ICJ to rule in Britain-Mauritius row over Chagos islands

THE HAGUE, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN’s top court will hand down its view Monday in a bitter dispute between Britain and Mauritius over the fate of the Chagos islands, home to key UK and US military base. Judges at the International Court of Justice will give their opinion on…

US: Democrats introduce resolution stopping Trump border emergency

WASHINGTON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Democrats in the US House of Representatives introduced a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration on border security, taking the first step to assert congressional power over the expenditure of taxpayer funds. About 226 lawmakers have joined the sponsor, Democratic Representative Joaquin Castro,…

UK: Labour leader Corbyn says he could back a second Brexit referendum

LONDON, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said if his party won power he would renegotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union and could hold another referendum, as he comes under pressure to support giving the public another chance to stay in the bloc. Parliament is…

Switzerland: Former army officer Johan Cosar sentenced by military court for fighting Daesh

Former Swiss soldier Johan Cosar, photographed in Syria in 2015  GENEVA, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Swiss military court has sentenced a former soldier for fighting against the Daesh group in Syria. Johan Cosar used his military training to recruit hundreds of men to defend Christian groups from Daesh. He was found…

Sudan protest: Pres Omar Al-Bashir Declares State Of Emergency

KHARTOUM, Feb 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has declared a national state of emergency, dismissed the federal government and sacked all state governors.  “I announce imposing a state of emergency across the country for one year,” he said in a televised address to the nation on Friday. Earlier,…

Kenya: Cabinet agrees on road-map for addressing Somalia maritime border dispute

NAIROBI, Feb 22 (NNN-KBC) — President Uhuru Kenyatta Thursday chaired a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, which discussed and agreed on a roadmap for resolving the maritime border dispute with Somalia and measures for safeguarding Kenya’s territorial integrity. The Cabinet resolution, which will be later communicated by the Cabinet…

Mexico anti-fuel theft plan to stem 2.6 bln USD in losses

MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Mexico’s fight against rampant fuel theft is expected to save the government nearly 50 billion pesos (2.6 billion U.S. dollars) in losses this year, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said. “We were able to considerably reduce the theft of fuel. If we continue on…

5 militants killed in E. Afghanistan

GHAZNI (Afghanistan), Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — Five militants were confirmed dead as government fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Qarabagh district of the eastern Ghazni province on Thursday, provincial government spokesman Aref Nuri said Friday. Acting upon intelligence report, the fighting aircraft targeted the hideout in Qabarga area of…

14 killed after consuming spurious liquor in India’s northeast

NEW DELHI, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 14 people including eight women were killed and 13 others taken ill after consuming spurious liquor in India’s northeastern state of Assam, police said Friday. The hooch was consumed by people on Thursday evening at Halmira tea estate in Golaghat district, about…

299 mln USD sought to aid 2.3 mln people in Cameroon: UN

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 22 (NNN-Xinhua) — The government of Cameroon, the United Nations and its humanitarian partners are seeking to raise 299 million U.S. dollars to support 2.3 million Cameroonians in need this year, a UN spokesman said. “Humanitarian needs in Cameroon have risen by a third this year owing…