Five killed in pre-election violence in Nigeria: police
WARRI (Nigeria), Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five people were killed in southeast Nigeria during clashes between supporters of the two…
Pro-govt supporter killed in Senegal clashes ahead of polls
DAKAR, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A pro-government campaigner was killed in eastern Senegal on Monday, in the first fatality from…
US Muslim lawmaker sorry for tweet that sparked anti-Semitism row
Photo courtesy Ilhan Omar Twitter WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim women in…
Desperate Venezuelan migrants turn to Colombia coca plantations
A Venezuelan migrant working as a leaf picker in a Colombian coca plantation. File picture PACELLI (Colombia), Feb 12 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Russia’s Gazprombank rejects report on Venezuelan oil giant’s new accounts
MOSCOW, Feb 12 (NNN-TASS) — The report that Venezuela’s state oilcompany PDVSA has opened its new accounts in Russia’s Gazprombank…
Catalan separatists’ long-awaited trial to begin Tuesday in Madrid
Catalonia People react as they celebrate the unilateral declaration of independence of Catalonia outside the Catalan Parliament, in Barcelona. Photo…
Thailand to release refugee footballer after Bahrain dropped extradition request
BANGKOK, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand dropped extradition proceedings against detained Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi on Monday (Feb 11), following…
Thai PM Prayut decries coup conjecture as ‘fake news’
BANGKOK, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thailand’s prime minister on Monday dismissed rumours of an impending coup as “fake news”, as speculation…
At least 99 dead after consuming toxic alcohol in India
NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 99 people have died andscores have been hospitalised in northern India after…
Algeria’s President Bouteflika to seek fifth term: state news agency
ALGIERS, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIEs) — Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said he would seek a fifth term in a presidential election…