Sierra Leone: At least eight dead after 7-storey building collapse
FREETOWN, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least eight people died, including three children, after a seven-storey building collapsed in Sierra…
Nigeria: Dozens of Muslim worshippers killed in crash travelling to celebrate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
SAMINAKA (Kaduna, Nigeria), Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of Muslim worshippers have been killed in a crash in northern Nigeria’s…
BRICS Ministers of Justice to meet in Moscow
PRETORIA, Sept 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Thembi Simelane is expected to attend the meeting…
UN General Assembly to debate call for end to Israeli occupation
UNITED NATIONS, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN member states will debate Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand…
Canada: Testing PM Trudeau, nearly 100 Canadians vie for single parliament seat
MONTREAL, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — In a wild and closely watched election in Canada, 91 candidates vied Monday for one…
UK: London hospital to trial sending blood samples by drone
LONDON, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Urgent blood samples taken from patients will be sent for testing by drone to avoid…
Mexico: Landslide in the village of San Luis Ayucan kills at least nine
MEXICO CITY, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities recovered nine bodies after a weekend landslide buried the homes of multiple families…
Brazil: Firefighters battling flames around capital Brasilia
BRASILIA, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian firefighters battled flames blazing through a nature reserve in the capital district of Brasilia,…
South Africa’s Government of National Unity will thrive, says Pres Ramaphosa
PRETORIA, Sept 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — Following a meeting of the party leaders last week, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says…
Death toll rises in flood-hit Central Europe
BUCHAREST, Sept 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from the floods that hit central Europe over the weekend has risen,…