Nigeria cuts phone network in restive northern state

Abuja, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Nigeria’s telecoms regulator has for security reasons asked operators to shut down mobile phone lines in Zamfara State, days after other restrictions were announced in the region plagued by violence. Gangs of criminals known locally as bandits snatched 73 children from a […]

Thai protesters hit the streets as PM clings to power

Bangkok, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Pro-democracy protesters vented their anger in Bangkok’s heavy rain Saturday after Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-cha survived a no-confidence vote in parliament. More than 300 demonstrators marched in central Bangkok’s main shopping mall district carrying red flags and wearing ponchos in the […]

Iran calls on US to stop its addiction to sanctions

Tehran, Sept 4 (AFP/APP):Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after […]

15 dead in tractor-truck collision in NE China

HARBIN, Sept. 4 (Xinhua/APP):Fifteen people have been confirmed dead and another injured after a tractor collided with a truck in the city of Qitaihe, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, Saturday morning, according to the local authority. The Ministry of Public Security has sent a team to […]

Top Iraqi Shiite cleric dies in Najaf

Najaf, Iraq, Sept 3 (AFP/APP):Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Said al-Hakim, one of Iraq’s top Shiite clerics, died on Friday aged 85 in the holy city of Najaf after a heart attack, sources close to him said. Funeral ceremonies will be held on Saturday in Najaf and […]

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