Nigerian police rescue 5 abducted students in NW state

LAGOS, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Nigerian police said that they have rescued five of the 73 abducted students of a school in the country’s northwestern state of Zamfara. The students were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from their school in Kaya village in the Maradun local government area of the state…

US shootings: Two people injured on perimeter of high schools in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two people were injured in shootings Thursday afternoon near schools in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles School Police Department initially tweeted around 2 pm local time that police officers were “responding to reports of shots fired on the perimeter of Santee High School”…

Ida-driven rain, flooding claim over 40 lives in US Northeast

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Torrential rains, floods and tornadoes from storm Ida remnants claimed more than 40 lives across the northeast of the United States on Wednesday and Thursday. Ida remnants dumped rain at sometimes unprecedented rates on Wednesday night in the region, triggering floods pouring into subway stations…

Prosecutors delay decision on whether to indict Czech prime minister

Czech Republic’s Prime Minister, Andrej Babis PRAGUE, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Czech prosecutors are delaying the release of their eagerly awaited decision regarding the possible indictment of Prime Minister, Andrej Babis, due to the need for further investigations.A spokesman said that the file will be returned to the police. There are…

Top Europe rights court faults Russia for handling of 2009 murder of human rights activist in Chechnya

People hold portraits of journalist and human rights activist Natalya Estemirova during a rally in Moscow STRASBOURG, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twelve years after the murder of human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus region, the European Court of Human Rights said the case had not been…

Japan resumes hunt for dolphins and smaller whales

TOKYO, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Japan has resumed hunting for dolphins and smaller whales off the village of Taiji in Wakayama prefecture.On Wednesday, the first fishermen set out in the whaling village to begin the hunt, which is expected to last until March, according to animal rights activists.As soon as…

Israel eases some restrictions on the Gaza Strip

The fishing zone in the Gaza Strip is to be expanded to 15 nautical miles JERUSALEM, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Israel has eased some restrictions on the Gaza Strip, officials said.The fishing zone in the Gaza Strip is to be expanded to 15 nautical miles, the Coordinator of Government Activities…

Police bust Spain-based Europe drug trafficking gang with German boss

MADRID, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Spain have busted an Europe-spanning drug trafficking gang suspected of being led by a German national.A total of 15 people were arrested in raids in the cities of Malaga, Seville, and Cadiz, all in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, the Guardia Civil…

US looking at land routes to continue Afghanistan evacuations

Afghan refugees arrive at Dulles International Airport near Washington, DC WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States is exploring ways to evacuate American citizens and Afghan allies looking to leave Afghanistan including via land routes, US officials said, reasserting a commitment to help eligible people who were not airlifted…

Africa countries, UN, IOM review migration aims

Stranded migrants from Cuba, Haiti and several African arrive in Capurgana RABAT, Sept 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The exploitation of migrants in Africa and the protection of their human rights were among the topics discussed by officials at a conference looking at the impact of migration across the African continent.Representatives from…