Uganda immunizes over 18.7 mln children in measles-rubella, polio vaccination drive
KAMPALA, Oct 25 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uganda’s ministry of health said it immunized over 18.7 million children under the age of…
US to boost troops protecting Syrian oil as Kurds start pullback
WASHINGTON/QAMISHLI (Syria), Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US said it would beef up its military presence to protect northeastern Syria…
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
BAGHDAD, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier…
Zimbabweans to hold anti-sanctions march as economy tanks
HARARE, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Zimbabweans are expected to take part in a protest march Friday to call…
Drought-hit Zimbabwe ‘sells young elephants overseas’
HARARE, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe has flown up to 30 young elephants to a different country, believed to be…
UN re-opens Nigerian office after bombing
The UN office in Nigeria was closed down in 2011 after a car bomb attack ABUJA, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
Update: China says no confirmation yet on UK truck victims’ nationality
BEIJING, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police have yet to confirm that the 39 people found dead in a truck near London…
Evacuations as wildfire roars through California wine country
A home is engulfed in flames as wind and embers rip through an area near Geyserville GEYSERVILLE (California, US), Oct…
Storm-hit areas in Japan brace for heavy rains, 60,000 advised to evacuate
A man walks with his son near flooded houses, in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, in Yanagawamachi district TOKYO, Oct…
Egypt, Ethiopia leaders discuss controversial Nile dam
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam SOCHI (Russia), Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ethiopia and Egypt’s leaders met on the sidelines of Russia’s…