Spain says a citizen has been kidnapped in northern Africa
Spain’s foreign ministry says that a Spanish man has been kidnapped in an unspecified northern African country.
Austrian woman kidnapped in northern Niger by unknown armed men
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the abduction of the development worker, who also faced kidnapping threats back ...
Hosted on MSN4d
Austrian woman kidnapped by unknown assailants in Niger
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger, the first time a European citizen has been seized in the country since the ...
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in Niger’s Agadez city, authorities say
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped by gunmen in Niger’s Agadez city, local residents and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said ...
The Street Journal4d
Austrian woman kidnapped in Niger
An Austrian woman has been kidnapped in the northern Niger city of Agadez, local media and the Austrian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The ministry said that Austria's embassy in Algeria, which is ...
ABC News20d
At least 2 storm-related deaths as severe weather impacts the South
A tornado watch remains in parts of Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. At least two people have died in the South due to storm-related deaths, officials said on Saturday, Two tornadoes were ...
WTOP News22d
Death toll in bridge collapse in Brazil jumps to 8, with at least 9 people still missing
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said on Thursday that more bodies have been found after a bridge linking two northern states collapsed four days ago, raising the death toll to eight ...
Voice of America23d
More than 6,000 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest
More than 6,000 prisoners escaped from a prison near Maputo on Wednesday, taking advantage of the third day of unrest triggered by the controversial confirmation of the long-ruling Frelimo party ...
Voice of America27d
VOA Russian: Russian society broadly supports Putin's ideas, including possible nuclear strikes
A well-known expert on Russia, CSIS analyst Maria Snegovaya, has presented her new, much-discussed report in which she outlined how Russian society closed its ranks behind Russian President ...
WTOP News1mon
Sri Lanka’s president holds talks with Modi in India in first overseas visit
NEW DELHI (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was hosted Monday by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first overseas visit since assuming office that focused on shoring ...
world-nuclear-news4mon
Orano seeks arbitration over Niger mining licence
The Imouraren project is about 80km south of Arlit and about 160km north of Agadez and, with mineral reserves of over 200,000 tU, is one of the largest known uranium reserves in the world. Operating ...
BBC9mon
US agrees to pull troops out of Niger
On Friday the US also announced than it had agreed to close down its drone base near Agadez, in the Sahara desert. Niger is in Africa's Sahel region, which is considered the new global epicentre ...