South Africa: Shamila Batohi, new NPA boss takes aim at corruption
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-SANEWS) — National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi has taken a firm stance against corruption…
Indonesia recaptures French drug suspect after jailbreak
MATARAM (Indonesia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A French drug suspect on the run since escaping from an Indonesian jail nearly…
United Nations: ‘Indigenous Languages Are Part of Our Identities’, says Bolivian Pres Evo Morales
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-TELESUR) — Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke at the U.N. General Assembly for the opening ceremony…
South Africa’s Largest Union NUMSA Mobilizes Against Electricity Price Hike
PRETORIA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) –The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the largest single trade union in the…
6.5-magnitude quake shakes Guatemala, Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake shook Mexico and Guatemala on Friday, leaving three people injured and…
US sets deadline for foreigners dealing in Venezuela oil
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Non-U.S. entities buying oil or petroleum products from Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA in deals that involve…
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa denies rift with deputy: Newspaper reports
HARARE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said there is no rift with his deputy and dismissed…
Uganda seizes ivory, pangolin scales worth an estimated US$8 million
KAMPALA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Uganda seized a contraband shipment of ivory and pangolin scales it said was the largest…
UN raises ‘serious doubts’ whether Bahrain opposition leaders got fair trial
GENEVA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Human Rights Office said there were “serious doubts” whether three Bahraini opposition leaders were…
Spain: Catalan separatist leaders moved to Madrid for trial on rebellion charges
BARCELONA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jailed Catalan politician Raul Romeva hopes the upcoming trial of separatist leaders at the Supreme…