‘No proof’ Greek tanker involved in oil spill off Brazil coast, says operator
SAO PAULO/ATHENS,Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The manager of an oil tanker being probed by Brazilian authorities in connection with an…
Update: Teams make progress against latest major California blaze
LOS ANGELES, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firefighters in California madeprogress containing a sizable new blaze in the southern part of…
Nicaraguan police seize more than 340 kgs of abandoned cocaine
MANAGUA, Nov 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — The Nicaraguan National Police reported on Saturday they confiscated a shipment of 344 kilograms…
Cuba: Havana gets ready to celebrate its 500th anniversary
Renovation at the Capitolio Nacional is complete and ready for Havana’s 500th anniversary HAVANA, Nov 3 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — In…
Libya: East-based army launches airstrikes on UN-backed gov’t forces
TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The air force of Libya’s east-based army on Saturday targeted the forces of the UN-backed…
Presidential election campaigns start in Guinea-Bissau amid political instability
BISSAU, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The 21-day campaigns for presidential election scheduled for Nov 24 in Guinea-Bissau started Saturday as…
Algeria: 5 candidates approved to run for presidential elections
Mohamed Chorfi, head of the Algerian Independent Election Monitoring Authority (NIEMA) ALGIERS, Nov 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Algerian Independent Election…
Libyan navy rescues 200 illegal immigrants off western coast
TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Libyan navy announced the rescue of 200 illegal immigrants, including women and children, of…
Food insecurity threatens 45 million in southern Africa: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A record 45 million people across southern Africa will be severely food insecure in…
Burundi: Attackers kill three in heavily guarded district of Bujumbura
BUJUMBURA, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen wearing police and army uniforms killed three people and injured three others at a…