European measles cases highest in a decade as pockets refuse vaccination
LONDON, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe had a record number of measles cases last year, in part due to a…
Massive drug bust exposes Mexico-Australia cartel ties
SYDNEY, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Australian and US authorities on Friday announced they had seized around a billion dollars worth of…
‘Disgusting’ razor wire must go, say US border city residents
NOGALES CITY (USA), Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — When Sherrie Nixon saw the six strands of razor wire strung along the…
South Africa president fires gun for May 8 election, vows growth
PRETORIA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday announced general elections would be held on May…
Body in Channel wreckage identified as footballer Sala: UK police
LONDON, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A body recovered by British investigators from the submerged wreckage of a plane that went…
EU slashes Italian growth outlook, says recession caused by government
BRUSSELS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Commission slashed its economic growth forecasts for Italy for 2019 and 2020 on…
Russia says blocked from Venezuela talks in Uruguay
MOSCOW/CARACAS, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia said it had “counted on” being invited to an international dialogue in Montevideo on…
Ethiopia: Ex-official pleads not guilty to fomenting ethnic violence
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A former Ethiopian administrator pleaded not guilty to charges of instigating ethnic violence in…
Five killed in South African coal mine gas explosion
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have been killed by a gas explosion in an unused coal mine in…
7 Beheaded, 3 Young Girls Kidnapped In Northern Mozambique
MAPUTO, Feb 8 (NNN-XINHUA) —Seven people were beheaded and three young girls kidnapped by armed men early Thursday in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province,…