Italy hit by heavy rains, flooding in Venice
ROME, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Powerful rainstorms hit Italy on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas in the south and Venice, where there was widespread…
Sahel gold boom boosting jihadist coffers: ICG
DAKAR, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sahel gold mines are providing a new source of funding for jihadists and other armed…
WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine
GENEVA, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first…
South Africa parliament approves convention to establish world’s largest radio telescope
An artist’s impression of the South African core element of the SKA CAPE TOWN, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Africa’s…
Update: Bolivia calls for session to address President Morales’ resignation
LA PAZ, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivian Senate’s Second Vice President Jeanine Anez called here on Tuesday for an extraordinary…
Cuba, Spain sign agreement to expand bilateral cooperation
With cries of “Viva Felipe!” and “Viva Espana!” Cubans greeted King Felipe in Old Havana, the first state visit ever…
Experts hail China-Brazil satellite program as model for BRICS sci-tech endeavors
Construction of the China-Brazil CBERS 4A satellite that monitors Amazon deforestation at the Brazilian Institute for Space Research BRASILIA, Nov…
Egyptian FM, UN envoy discuss ways to resolve Libyan crisis
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry meeting with UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salama in Cairo CAIRO, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua) —…
Update: Bolivia’s Evo Morales arrives in Mexico
Evo Morales waves upon his arrival at the airport in Mexico City, capital of Mexico MEXICO CITY, Nov 13 (NNN-Xinhua)…
Two die during heavy rains in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have died amid downpours in an eastern province of South Africa brought down…