Iran fired ‘more than a dozen’ missiles at US forces in Iraq: Pentagon
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran fired “more than a dozen” ballistic missiles Tuesday against two airbases in Iraq where…
Kenya: Four civilians killed in al Shabaab attack on telecom mast
Al Shabab militants NAIROBI, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Kenyan civilians were killed in a gunfight between police and al…
European powers reject Turkey’s decision to send troops to Libya
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-Xinhua) — Top European diplomats emerged from a Tuesday meeting saying…
Togo: Pres Gnassingbé to seek another term, hoping to extend family’s decades-long rule
LOME, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo’s president Faure Gnassingbe confirmed his candidacy for elections next month that look set to…
Liberia: Thousands protest against Pres George Weah’s poor handling of economy
The opposition is demanding greater financial accountability MONROVIA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people have marched through the streets…
Joy as Nigeria doctors separate conjoined twins
Goodness and Mercy are now well enough to go home ABUJA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A team of doctors in…
Nigeria-Cameroon border grenade blast kills nine
The injured were rushed to hospitals GAMBOROU (Nigeria), Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A grenade that a child picked up from…
NATO taking ‘some personnel’ out of Iraq
BRUSSELS, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — NATO said it would take “some personnel” out of Iraq because of the increased danger…
Spain: Sanchez wins parliament vote to return as PM
MADRID, Jan 7, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Spain’s parliament on Tuesday confirmedSocialist leader Pedro Sanchez’s reappointment as prime minister by a…
Update: Hundreds arrested for deliberately starting catastrophic Australian bushfires
Bushfires rage between the towns of Orbost and Lakes Entrance in east Gippsland. CANBERRA, Jan 7 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hundreds of…