Cosmetics hidden in fake baby: Uganda busts smuggler from DRC

Intelligence had been gathered about the particular smuggling mode. KAMPALA, Jan 10 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — The Ugandan Revenue Authority, URA, recorded a marvelous bust as a woman attempted to smuggle a baby full of banned cosmetics into the country. The baby in question was actually just the dress filled with cosmetic…

Indonesia equips forest rangers with guns in illegal logging battle

BANDA ACEH (Indonesia), Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forest rangers inIndonesia’s Aceh province will be equipped with guns in the battle againstillegal logging, an environmental agency official said. The jungle-clad region at the tip of Sumatra island loses some 32,000hectares of more than two million hectares of forest annuallydue to deforestation,…

Global road accidents up, deaths down: data

PARIS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Road accidents have become more frequent but less deadly over the last 30 years as developing nations transition to more stable economies, according to a global injury and death analysis released Thursday. In 2017, the latest year for which complete data is available, 54 millionpeople…

Bolivia opens probe into 600 former Morales officials

Bolivia’s interim government led by Jeanine Anez LA PAZ, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Bolivia’s interim government said it would launch a corruption probe into nearly 600 officials of the former administration, including ex-president Evo Morales “It has been decided to initiate investigations against 592 former officials,” Mathias Kutsch, the justice…

India: 15 foreign envoys visit J&K at government invitation

 A security vehicle escort the cavalcade of ambassadors in Srinagar SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A delegation of 16 New Delhi-based envoys and other senior diplomats on Thursday began a two-day visit to Srinagar and Jammu for an on-the-spot assessment of the situation in Kashmir in the backdrop of New Delhi stripping the erstwhile…

Uganda: 6 killed, 3 injured after building collapses in capital Kampala

The building under construction which caved in killing six people in Kansanga, Kampala KAMPALA, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six workers were killed and threeothers injured after a building under construction collapsed in the Kansanga suburb of the Ugandan capital of Kampala, local police said. The bodies have been retrieved from…

After missile launch Iran says it respects Iraqi sovereignty

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran said it respects Iraq’s territorial integrity, after firing missiles at Iraqi bases housing US troops. The early Wednesday strike led Iraq to say it would summon the Iranianambassador. In a letter to the United Nations Security Council and UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres, Iran’s…

Iran says rumours missile caused plane crash make ‘no sense’

TEHRAN, Jan 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iran on Thursday ruled out a missile strike as the cause of a Ukrainian passenger plane crash near Tehran, saying such a scenario made “no sense”. The plane crashed shortly after take off Wednesday, killing all 176 people on board, shortly after Iran fired a…

Nigeria: Stop seeing acts of terror as ‘religious war’ – Pres Buhari

ABUJA, Jan 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Muhammadu Buhari charged Nigerians to be united in their resolve to fight terrorism and ensure peace reigns in the country. The president also said that citizens must ensure they do not subscribe to the terrorists’ message of division, adding that doing the contrary would…

Guaidó’s ambassador has her diplomatic credentials withdrawn by Argentine government

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 8 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — In a blow to Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, Argentina’s government said on Tuesday it did not recognize him as his nation’s interim president and had revoked the credentials of his representative in Buenos Aires. The new administration of Argentina’s center-left President Alberto Fernandez…