Bangladesh building fire kills 65
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Feb 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 69 people have died in a huge blaze that tore through apartment…
24 Daesh Militants Captured In Iraq, After Fleeing Syria
BAGHDAD, Iraq, Feb 21 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security said Wednesday that, 24 Daesh militants, who infiltrated from neighbouring Syria, were…
Death toll from northwest Nigeria attack doubles to 130
ABUJA, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from an attack last week by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria has doubled…
Tanzanian court sentences Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’ to 15 years for smuggling
Chinese businesswoman Yang Feng Glan, dubbed the “Ivory Queen”, is escorted by a prison warden at the Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s…
UK to expand drone no-fly zones near airports next month
LONDON, Feb 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – No-fly zones for drones within 5 kilometres of British airports will come into force next…
Several people buried in Swiss avalanche
Swiss resort of Crans-Montana. wikipedia GENEVA, Feb 20 (NNN- NNA)- An avalanche buried several skiers on the busy slopes of…
Burundi, Somali presidents discuss security amidst AMISOM withdrawal plan
GITEGA (Burundi), Feb 19 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Burundi’s president Pierre Nkurunziza hosted a state banquet in honour of his Somali counterpart,…
Vanuatu still estimating damages caused by Cyclone Oma
Vanuatu islanders survey the damage wreaked by Cyclone Pam Photo courtesy Unicef Pacific SUVA, Feb 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Vanuatu…
Nicaragua: Two opposition leaders sentenced to ‘unprecedented’ 200 years over protests
Medardo Mairena was sentenced to 216 years in prison for “terrorism” and six other offences related to his participation in…
Seven MPs quit Labour Party as Brexit tensions mount
Labour MP Luciana Berger, announces her resignation from the Labour Party at a press conference on February 18, 2019, in London,…
