Tunisia prime minister Youssef Chahed to run for president following Essebsi’s death
TUNIS, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tunisia’s liberal prime minister, Youssef Chahed, will run for president in an early election expected…
US escalates trade war with more China tariffs
WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has said he will impose a fresh 10% tariff on another…
Ebola crisis: Rwanda reopens border with DR Congo amid outbreak
KIGALI, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Rwanda has reopened its border with DR Congo, where an Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1,800…
Update: Houthi missile attack on military parade kills 32
ADEN, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) —At least 32 people have been killed in an attack by the rebel Houthi movement on a military…
Update: Lib Dems beat Conservatives in Brecon And Radnorshire by-election
LONDON, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Conservatives have lost a closely-fought Brecon and Radnorshire parliamentary by-election. Lib Dem candidate Jane…
UN condemns “heinous and cowardly” bus attack in Afghanistan
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) condemned “in the strongest terms” several terrorist attacks that took place in Afghanistan…
Mozambique: Govt, opposition Renamo sign historic peace pact
MAPUTO, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi and Renamo opposition leader Ossufo Momade signed a landmark agreement aimed…
Russia calls in army to fight Siberia forest fires
MOSCOW, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin called in the military to fight forest fires that have been…
US eyes migration deals with rest of Central America after Guatemala’s
GUATEMALA CITY, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and…
Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male ‘guardian’ approval
RIYADH, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Saudi Arabia will allow women to travel abroad without approval from a male “guardian”, the…