Anti-smuggling operations claim lives of 18 soldiers in Bolivia
LA PAZ, Oct 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — At least 18 soldiers have died so far in operations against smuggling in…
Tanzania reaps benefits of revamped ties with China
DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 11 (NNN-KBC) — Revamped mutual relations between Tanzania and China have been bearing fruits for the…
Half a million stateless people got citizenship in past decade: UN
GENEVA, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN said Friday that in the decade since it launched a campaign to end…
Seven students, driver killed in South Africa crash
JOHANNESBURG, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seven high school boys and a driver were killed in a head-on collision in eastern…
Nigerian military kills over 165 gunmen in past week; 238 captured: official
ABUJA, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 165 suspected gunmen were killed in different military operations across Nigeria over the…
Ecuador replaces energy minister amid power crisis
Replaced Energy Minister Antonio Goncalves QUITO, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The office of Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa has replaced Energy…
Global agency says 86,000 Kenyan children suffering from blurred eye sight
NAIROBI, Oct 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — Over 80,000 Kenyan school-going children are struggling with eye health challenges including short or long-sightedness…
Haiti’s gangs are recruiting child soldiers, rights group says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s powerful armed groups are increasingly recruiting children into their ranks amid a growing humanitarian…
US: 2 dead, at least 35 injured after chemical leak reported at refinery in Texas’s Deer Park
DEER PARK (Texas, US), Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities have confirmed that two people died and at least 35 were injured…
US “Old West” mine tour: One killed, 12 people trapped in disused Colorado gold mine
DENVER (Colorado, US), Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person died and a dozen people remain trapped deep in a disused…