Mass protest as Tunisia political crisis escalates

Opponents of Tunisia’s President Kais Saied shout slogans as they take part in a protest against what they call a coup TUNIS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Tunisian capital to protest President Kaïs Saied’s recent decrees bolstering the already near-total power he…

US: Woman and son die in suspicious baseball stadium fall – Police

A 40-year-old woman and her two-year-old son died in a fall from San Diego’s Petco Park baseball stadium which police have described as “suspicious“ LOS ANGELES, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 40-year-old woman and her two-year-old son died in a fall from San Diego’s Petco Park baseball stadium which police…

Update: One dead in strong quake on Greek island of Crete; 9 slightly injured

Firefighters look for people in the rubble of a demolished church following an earthquake, in Arkalochori on the island of Crete ATHENS, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strong earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete early Monday, killing a man who was working in a church that collapsed and injuring…

UN chief calls for nuclear weapons to be eliminated

  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke on the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, declaring that nuclear weapons must beeliminated from the world and a new era of dialogue, trust and peace must begin.   Addressing the threat of nuclear…

UK says it has seen ships breaching North Korea sanctions

LONDON, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Britain said it had collected evidence of multiple ships from various nationalities apparently breaching United Nations sanctions against North Korea which ban the sale of fuel to the country. British frigate HMS Richmond has been taking part in UN sanctions enforcement operations in the region.…

Sudan says agrees with protesters on resumption of South Sudan oil exports

Member of Sudan’s sovereign council Shams Al-Din Kabashi meets with protest representatives, following his arrival with a delegation to the city of Port Sudan KHARTOUM, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Oil exports from South Sudan can resume unimpeded through a Sudanese port, Sudan’s ruling council said after it reached an agreement with…

Italy says Taliban government cannot be recognised, but Afghans must be helped

ROME, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio said that the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised, but urged foreign governments to prevent a financial collapse there that would spark massive flows of migrants. Italy holds the annual, rotating presidency of the G20 and…

Greece: 6.2-magnitude earthquake hits Crete island

ATHENS, Sept 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale hit the southern Aegean Sea off the island of Crete on Saturday afternoon at 16:11 local time, the Geodynamic Institute of the Athens National Observatory announced. There are no reports of injuries or extensive material damage,…

Switzerland same-sex marriage: Two-thirds of voters back yes, one of last European countries to legalise

GENEVA, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost two-thirds of Swiss voters have backed same-sex marriage in a referendum. Some 64% supported the measure, making it one of the last countries in western Europe to legalise same-sex marriage. Campaigners have hailed the vote as a historic moment for LGBT rights in the country.…

Rwanda genocide ‘kingpin’ Théoneste Bagosora dies in Mali prison

Théoneste Bagosora was serving a 35-year sentence for his role in the 1994 genocide KIGALI, Sept 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Rwandan army colonel convicted for his role in the massacre of some 800,000 people in the 1994 genocide has died in Mali, where he was in prison. Théoneste Bagosora,…