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France plans to block EU membership talks

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

EU diplomats on Friday said France plans to block the start of EU membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia,…

Marshall Islands declares national climate crisis

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean on Friday declared a national climate crisis as a low-lying coral atoll…

Renault sacks CEO with immediate effect

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

French carmaker Renault on Friday sacked chief executive Thierry Bollore with immediate effect.

3 dead, 2 injured in China highway overpass collapse

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Three people were killed and two injured on Friday after a highway overpass collapsed in eastern China.

Putin congratulates Diaz-Canel on his victory

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The Kremlin on Friday said Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Miguel Diaz-Canel on his election…

Multiple stabbings at Manchester mall

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Several persons have been stabbed at the Arndale Shopping centre in Manchester, according to reports.

Oil prices rise after Iranian oil tanker hit by missiles near Jeddah

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Oil prices surged more than two percent on Friday following the news of suspected missile strikes on Iranian oil tanker…

Crusius El Paso shooter who killed 22 people pleads not guilty

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Patrick Crusius, the 21-year-old man accused of killing 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas on Aug. 3,…

U.S. sanctions South Africa’s Gupta brothers

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United States announced that it sanctioned four members of South Africa’s Gupta family who have been implicated in the…

Macron calls out world leaders at fundraiser

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday took the unusual step of singling out a series of countries that he said…

France’s nominee, Goulard rejected by EU Parliament

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

EU lawmakers have roundly rejected France’s European Commission nominee Sylvie Goulard, amid an EU anti-fraud inquiry, dealing a blow to…

Algeria condemns Turkish military operation in Syria

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Algeria on Thursday expressed its rejection of the Turkish military operation in northern Syria and reaffirmed its “full” support for…

Angolan farmers to benefit from FAO training

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Peasants from Angola’s southern Huila province will be trained in a United Nations project to help them better adapt to…

Google removes Hong Kong protests-simulating game from app store

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

U.S. Internet giant Google on Thursday suspended from its Google Play digital distribution service the new The Revolution of Our…

5.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku on Thursday at 11.39 a.m. Jakarta time…

Over 6,000 families displaced in war-torn Afghanistan

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

More than 6,000 families have reportedly fled recent war and conflicts in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province.

Indonesian security minister injured in knife attack

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Indonesia’s senior security minister was injured on Thursday in a knife attack carried out by two suspected Islamic militants.

Democrat O’Rourke plans counter rally against Trump in Texas

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Beto O’Rourke, a former member of the US House of Representatives and one of the presidential candidates running on the…

Joe Biden: Trump shooting holes in US constitution, backs impeachment

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden called Wednesday for President Donald Trump's impeachment, saying he'd "betrayed" the United States and…

South Sudan to auction licenses of 8 oilfields

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month.

Boeing 737 MAX flights cancelled until Jan. 16

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday it was extending cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights to Jan. 15 as…

Turkey invades Syria

PM NEWS Editor

6 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's army offensive into northeast Syria has started.

German cabinet approves climate protection measures

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved climate protection measures designed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, keeping on track plans…

Former Dutch minister, Ella Vogelaar commits suicide

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The family of former Dutch Minister Ella Vogelaar on Wednesday reported that she committed suicide at the age of 69.

Turkey neutralises 109 PKK members nationwide

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Turkish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that the country had neutralised 109 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in…

UNAIDS commends Kenya’s fight against HIV

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday lauded Kenya for making good progress in the fight…

NBA postpones media duties in China amid growing spat

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

The NBA has postponed media duties for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in China on Wednesday as the…

Nobel Prize: 97-year-old John Goodenough becomes oldest winner

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

US-based researcher John B. Goodenough, born in 1922 in Jena, Germany, became the oldest Nobel laureate ever awarded a Nobel…

Hundreds of activists chant “Liberate Hong Kong” outside High Court

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

Hundreds of black-clad pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside Hong Kong’s High Court as a leading activist Edward Leung appeared…

African countries should benefit from ties with China – official

Nimot Sulaimon

6 years ago

An Ethiopian official Tuesday called on African countries to develop their strategies on how to benefit from the enormous opportunities…

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