World’s longest detained journalist wins Swedish human rights prize
Dawit Isaak, in prison since 2001, helped start an independent newspaper in Eritrea STOCKHOLM, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A journalist…
Canada: Teenager in critical condition with country’s first human case of bird flu
Avian influenza A H5N1 virus particles (yellow) OTTAWA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A teenager is in critical condition in a…
South Africa: Official unemployment rate decreases
PRETORIA, Nov 13 (NNN-SANEWS) — The official unemployment rate has decreased by 1.4 percentage points from 33.5% in the second…
US bans flights to Haiti after three jetliners hit by gunfire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after…
Germany plans February election after coalition collapse
The Bundestag are set to vote in December to dissolve the government BERLIN, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Germany is set…
Somaliland votes amid Horn of Africa tensions
HARGEISA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia at the centre of a diplomatic storm, holds a…
Ecuador: Fifteen inmates killed, 14 injured in jail clashes – prison service
GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 15 inmates were killed and 14 injured in clashes Tuesday at a…
Roads blockades: Bolivian president promises prompt return to normalcy
LA PAZ, Nov 12 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora said that the supply of diesel fuel and the…
Africa Minerals Summit: Tanzania to become global powerhouse in graphite mining
CAPE TOWN (South Africa), Nov 12 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA is projected to become a global powerhouse in graphite mining, ranking…
Tanzania to host high-profile tourism summit
DAR ES SALAAM, Nov 12 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — As influential leaders and experts in tourism prepare to gather in Dar es Salaam…