Cuba to hold nationwide drill against disasters
HAVANA, May 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuba will hold its annual nationwide drill later this month to prepare the public for…
Libya: Stalemate persists in Tripoli after overnight fighting, more civilians flee
TRIPOLI, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fighting raged in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli on Friday, with neither faction…
Update: Boeing 737 slides off runway into Florida river, 21 hurt
In this photo released by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, authorities work at the scene of a plane in the water…
Cyprus police chief sacked as anger grows over killings of foreign women, justice minister resigned
NICOSIA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday sacked the country’s police chief, as shock over the murders of…
Brazil reports record number of killings by police in Rio state
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state killed a record number of people…
Portugal PM threatens to resign if parliament passes teachers pay hike
LISBON, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa threatened to resign on Friday after his leftist allies abandoned…
Former Argentine army chief on trial for torture
BUENOS AIRES, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Argentine army chief went on trial Friday for the kidnapping and torture…
Trump, Putin discuss possible new nuclear accord: White House
WASHINGTON, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for more than an hour on…
Boeing 737 skids into Florida river with 136 on board, no fatalities
JACKSONVILLE (Florida, US), May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St…
Pres Buhari’s relative kidnapped in Nigeria
ABUJA, May 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police say gunmen have kidnapped a traditional ruler in Daura who is distantly related to…