Uganda blocks online access to Rwandan newspaper, casting shadow over pact to end tensions
KAMPALA, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda said it had blocked online access to Rwanda’s main state-owned newspaper on national security…
Somalia’s Jubbaland president wins new term amid rift with central govt
GAROWE (Somalia), Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The president of Jubbaland, a Somali region critical to East Africa’s fight against al…
Bangladesh-Argentina agree to increase trade
BUENOS AIRES, Aug 24 (NNN-BSS) — Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said Bangladesh government is interested to sign Free Trade Agreement…
US names Nigerians in massive fraud investigation
WASHINGTON/ABUJA, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US authorities have charged 80 people, “most of whom are Nigerian nationals”, with participating…
‘First vape death in the US’ recorded in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois, US),Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A patient has died after developing a severe respiratory disease due to vaping in…
Israeli teenage girl killed in West Bank bomb attack
JERUSALEM, Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 17-year-old Israeli girl has been killed in a bomb attack near a Jewish settlement…
Finnish politicians call for measures to speed up firefighting in Brazil
HELSINKI, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Leading Finnish politicians on Friday urged Brazil to take measures to stop the fires that are destroying the Amazon rain…
122 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in Eastern Gaza
GAZA, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) —At least 122 Palestinians, including three paramedics, were injured on Friday during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the eastern Gaza…
Mexican Senate rejects safe third country demand from Washington
MEXICO CITY, Aug 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — Mexico’s senate said it would reject the safe third country status the United States is forcing the country to…
Kashmir unrest: Clashes at protest after Friday prayers
SRINAGAR (Kashmir), Aug 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir have clashed with protesters in the city of Srinagar. Hundreds of…