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NSW declares week-long state of emergency
Addis Ababa, January 2, 2020 (FBC) - The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat.…
Airbus beats ousts Boeing from top spot
Addis Ababa, January 1, 2020 (FBC) - Airbus has become the world’s largest planemaker for the first time since 2011 after delivering a forecast-beating 863 aircraft in 2019, seizing the…
US deploys 750 troops to Iraq after Baghdad embassy attack
Addis Ababa, January 1, 2020 (FBC) - The United States said on Tuesday it was sending additional troops to the Middle East, after protesters stormed its embassy compound in Iraq.
Angered…
New Year 2020 celebrations kick off worldwide
Addis Ababa, December 31, 2019 (FBC) - A new decade has officially arrived as Australia, New Zealand and Japan enter 2020 with a host of other countries across the world.
The south…
North Korea’s Kim calls for ‘military countermeasures’
Addis Ababa, December 31, 2019 (FBC) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for active "diplomatic and military countermeasures" to preserve the country's security.
Kim spoke during…
Somali and U.S. forces kill senior al-Shabab militant
Addis Ababa, December (FBC) - Somali and U.S. forces conducted an airstrike in southern region on Sunday, killing a senior al-Shabab terrorist, a government official said.
Somali…
Australia fires worsen as every state hits 40C
Addis Ababa, December (FBC) -Scores of fires are burning out of control across Australia amid a heat wave that has seen temperatures exceed 40C (104F) in every state.
The most dangerous…
Car bomb kills many in Somali capital
Addis Ababa, December 28, 2019 (FBC) -At least 61 people are reported to have been killed by a car bomb during morning rush hour in Somalia's capital.
The blast took place at a checkpoint…
Fifteen die as plane crashes in Kazakhstan
Addis Ababa, December 27, 2019 (FBC) - A passenger plane has crashed in Kazakhstan, killing at least 15 people.
The aircraft from Bek Air - a Kazakh airline - went down and crashed into a…
Erdogan announces plan to send troops to Libya
Addis Ababa, December 26, 2019 (FBC) -Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced military backing for Libya's internationally recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), now…