Dozens feared dead in DR Congo boat accident
KINSHASA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 36 people are missing after a boat capsized in the Congo River on the…
Zimbabwe: Doctors protest at ‘abduction’ of union leader
The march was the second consecutive day of protest action organised by the doctors HARARE, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Hundreds of doctors…
Spanish national basketball team returns triumphant from FIBA World Cup
Spain’s national basketball team’s Rudy Fernandez holds up the trophy during a celebration in Madrid MADRID, Sept 17 (NNN-XINHUA) —The Spanish National Basketball team…
Update: US singles out Iran, readies response to Saudi oil attacks
WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States readied its response to the “unprecedented” attack on Saudi oil facilities as…
No breakthrough in Brexit talks as Johnson dodges reporters
EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson LUXEMBOURG, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
Trump authorizes release of oil from US reserves after Saudi attack
Smoke billows from the fire at an Aramco facility in Abaqiq, Saudi Arabia WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald…
Six Cameroon soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack: authorities
Cameroon’s chief of defense staff General Rene Claude Meka YAOUNDE, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six Cameroonian soldiers werekilled in an…
Colombia plane crash kills seven
BOGOTA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least seven people were killed andanother three injured when a small plane crashed in…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro’s recovery period extended for a further four days
SAO PAULO, Sept 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will need four days more than planned to recover from…
Maduro will not attend UN General Assembly but will deliver 12m signatures denouncing US sanctions
CARACAS, Sept 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he will not travel to New York for the annual…