Myanmar leader Suu Kyi departs for genocide hearings amid fanfare at home
YANGON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Myanmar leader and Nobel peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi departed on Sunday for…
Al-Shabaab kills 10 bus passengers in Kenyan border town
Al-Shabaab has targeted Kenya many times since the country joined a regional peacekeeping force to fight the militants WAJIR (Kenya),…
Ethiopia, UN join hands to find durable solutions to displacement crisis
ADDIS ABABA, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) –The Ethiopian government and humanitarian partners have launched a national initiative, dubbed Durable Solutions Initiative…
Libyan UN-backed gov’t forces announce downing of east-based army’s fighter jet
TRIPOLI, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The forces of Libya’s UN-backed government announced that they shot down a fighter jet belonging…
FBI says investigating Florida Naval Base shooting as “act of terrorism”
The main gate at Naval Air Station Pensacola WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that they are investigating…
Peruvian authorities arrest 27 army members for fuel theft
LIMA, Dec 9 (NNN-XINHUA) — Peruvian authorities have arrested 27 members of the military, including high-ranking officials, on suspicion of stealing fuel between 2013…
Russian Pres Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
PARIS, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian leader Vladimir Putin will for thefirst time hold formal talks with Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr…
Prominent activist gunned down in Iraq shrine city Karbala
KARBALA (Iraq), Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A prominent civil society activistwas shot dead late Sunday in Iraq’s shrine city of…
US confirms Washington visit by Russian foreign minister
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday…
In Colombia, musicians join anti-government protests
BOGOTA, Dec 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Colombian protestersincluding dozens of musicians marched, sang and banged pots and pans Sunday…