Algerian president signs new constitution into law
ALGIERS, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algeria’s president signed the country’s new constitution into law, his office said, after the document…
AU, UN urge Sudanese actors to ensure safe, orderly drawdown of Darfur peacekeeping mission
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) urged all Sudanese actors to…
Honduras: 18 killed during New Year’s Eve celebrations
TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 2 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Honduran police said 18 people were killed in several violent incidents during New Year’s…
US: Congress slaps Pres Trump by overriding veto of defense bill
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Congress on Friday dealt Pres Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last…
‘Day zero’: Cubans wary as currency reform begins
HAVANA, Jan 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cubans awoke on New Year’s Day to a new currency structure under long-awaited economic reforms…
Peruvian government promises actions against police brutality
LIMA, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Peru’s Interior Minister Jose Elice assured that authorities would radically reform the National Police after…
Two dormant volcanoes raise eruption alarms in the Caribbean
KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Two Caribbean volcanoes that had been dormant for decades in suddenly awoke, triggering eruption…
Mexico’s President proposes plebiscite on safe abortion bill
MEXICO CITY, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) proposed to hold a plebiscite on safe abortion…
US sanctions BFI, Cuba’s main international financial bank
WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — The US Treasury Department announced the inclusion of Banco Financiero Internacional S.A. (BFI) on its sanctions…
Colombia ends the year 2020 with 91st massacre
First ex-combatant killed in 2021, Yolanda Zabala Mazo (L)murdered alongside her sister, 17-year-old Reina Zabala BOGOTA, Jan 2 (NNN-TELESUR) —…