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…
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…
East Asia Summit Calls For Cooperation To Foster Mutual Trust
VIENTIANE, Oct 11 (NNN-KPL) – The 19th East Asia Summit (EAS), was held in the Lao capital, Vientiane, today, with…
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…
US: Fourth person infected in California as bird flu outbreak spreads
LOS ANGELES, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fourth person contracted bird flu in California amid outbreaks in the state’s dairy industry, state…
Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
PARIS, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century,…
Pilot dies over US airspace flying Turkish Airlines plane from Seattle to Turkey
NEW YORK, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Turkish Airlines pilot has died after becoming ill on his own flight from…
Bolivia joins South Africa ICJ ‘genocide’ case against Israel
THE HAGUE, Oct 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivia has joined South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice…