Venezuela: Pres Maduro visits military commandos, calls for strengthening intelligence
CARACAS, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visited the headquarters of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) here on…
Pakistan’s Balochistan province announces financial aid to surrendered militants
ISLAMABAD, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — In an attempt to woo insurgents to quit militancy, Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province said Friday…
Avalanche kills 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Three people were killed after an avalanche hit them in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police…
Dozens wounded in clashes with Israeli soldiers in West Bank, Gaza
GAZA/RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Clashes broke out on Friday afternoon between Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli army forces in the…
China, U.S. make important progress in trade talks, paving way for further consultations
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — Negotiators from China and the United States have made important progress in the latest round…
Colombia’s navy recovers bodies of 12 drowned African migrants
BOGOTA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s navy has recovered the bodies of 12 African migrants, including seven children, who died…
ICC orders conditional release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo
THE HAGUE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the conditional release of former Ivory Coast…
Chile escape: Fugitive ex-guerrilla Patricio Ortiz Montenegro returns to Santiago after 23 years
SANTIAGO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chilean former left-wing militant, renowned for a daring prison escape in 1996, has returned…
Ghana: Small scale miners yet to resume operations, miners target 3-month to fully return
ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-GNA) — Several weeks after the lifting of the ban on small scale mining, productive activities of…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa named 2018 Newsmaker of the Year
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s National Press Club has named President Cyril Ramaphosa as the 2018 Newsmaker of…