Ivory Coast Ex-President Gbagbo Released To Belgium After Acquittal
THE HAGUE, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has now been released after his acquittal last month by the…
DR Congo Defends ‘Golden Parachute’ Decree
KINSHASA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The government of Democratic Republic of Congo has defended the decrees that grant ministers lifetime…
Egypt: MPs To Vote On Extending Presidential Term Limits
CAIRO, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —An Egyptian parliamentary committee has given initial approval to a proposal to amend the constitution in a…
Australia Floods: Two Found Dead As Waters Grip Townsville
TOWNSVILLE (Australia), Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Two men have died in floodwaters that have forced large-scale evacuations in the Australian city of…
WHO Warns Against Repeated Attacks On Libyan Hospitals
TRIPOLI, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — The World Health Organization (WHO) warned against repeated attacks on hospitals and medical workers in Libya. “The…
Chile Declares “State Of Catastrophe” In Fire-Ravaged Regions
SANTIAGO, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) —Chile on Tuesday declared a “state of catastrophe” in three regions ravaged by forest fires that have killed two people…
New migrant caravan reaches US-Mexico border
80 NUEVO LAREDO (Mexico), Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Around 1,700 migrantstraveling by caravan reached the US-Mexican border Tuesday, just as…
Fake bomb threats prompt mass evacuations in Moscow area
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of school children, officeworkers and shoppers were evacuated from over 100 buildings in and…
Brexit: British PM May to meet EU leaders Thursday
BRUSSELS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — EU president Jean-Claude Juncker willmeet Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday, an EU spokesman…
France to have national day marking ‘Armenian genocide’
PARIS, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday said France would make April 24 a “national day…