Spanish NGO boat seeks safe port for 124 people rescued in Mediterranean
MADRID, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Spanish charity rescue boat sought safe port after Italy rejected its request to disembark…
Mexican journalist shot and killed in violent Guerrero state
MEXICO CITY, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Mexican reporter in Guerrero state who also served as a municipal official was…
Pres Maduro says he ‘repudiates’ US Pres Trump statement on possible Venezuela blockade
CARACAS, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement about a possible…
Gunmen kill five detainees held in Mexico police station
CELAYA (Mexico), Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen burst into a police station killing five detainees in central Mexico, local authorities…
EU nominates Bulgaria’s Georgieva as its candidate for next IMF chief
FRANKFURT, Aug 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — The European Union has nominated Kristalina Georgieva as its candidate for the next president of…
African swine fever hits sixth pig farm in Bulgaria
SOFIA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bulgarian veterinary authorities said they would cull 8,253 pigs after detecting an outbreak of African…
Incoming EU chief calls for ‘new pact’ on migration
ROME, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The incoming head of the European Commission called for a “new pact” on migration during…
Brazil’s space research chief says sacked over Pres Bolsonaro deforestation spat
BRASILIA, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research said he was going to be…
Benin court bans presidential rival from elections
COTONOU, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Benin on Friday handed a top opposition politician a suspended six-month jail…
Poland’s president wants parliamentary election on Oct 13
WARSAW, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Poland’s President Andrzej Duda said he prefers Oct 13 for the next parliamentary election which the…