Heavy floods affect 310,000 people in ROC, Ethiopia: UN

Dec 11,2019
At least 170,000 people in the Republic of the Congo (ROC) have been hit by heavy rains while another 140,000 have been impacted by river flooding in Ethiopia, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday.
Fierce campaigning in UK ahead of elections
Dec 10
Political parties in Britain are campaigning fiercely ahead of the general election on Thursday.
Finland's Sanna Marin, world's youngest PM
Dec 10
At 34, Sanna Marin will become the world's youngest sitting prime minister when she is sworn in by the Finnish parliament on Tuesday, but she is far from lacking in political experience.
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Gisborne area, 100 km south away from White Island eruption
Dec 10
An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude on Tuesday rattled the Gisborne area, about 100 km south away from White Island eruption.
Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker dies
Dec 10
Former US Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker passed away on Sunday. He was 92.
UN Security Council to meet on N.Korea
Dec 10
The United Nations Security Council is expected to meet on Wednesday to discuss North Korea's missile program.
5 killed, 8 missing after NZ volcano eruption
Dec 10
New Zealand's government says five people have been confirmed dead, following Monday's volcanic eruption on White Island.