Iran Ready For Nuclear Talks If U.S. Lifts Sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s President, Hassan Rouhani, said that, Iran is ready to restart nuclear talks with powers, if the United States removes all sanctions against Iran, Press TV reported. “If sanctions are removed based on our demands, we are ready to take part in talks within the…

14 police killed in attack in western Mexico: officials

MEXICO CITY, Oct 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Gunmen killed 14 police Monday in an attack in the state of Michoacan, in western Mexico, authorities said, condemning the latest violence in the restive region, a hotspot for criminal groups and armed vigilantes. The attack occurred on the outskirts of the city of…

5.9-Magnitude Quake Hits 147 Km WSW Of Bengkulu, Indonesia: USGS

NEW YORK, Oct 15 (NNN-XINHUA) – A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted 147 km WSW of Bengkulu, Indonesia, at 22:23 GMT on Monday (last night), the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to be at 4.5312 degrees south, latitude and 101.1508 degrees east,…

Iran Says Mideast Safer Without U.S.

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian security official, said on Monday that, the Middle East would be a safer place without the United States, Tasnim news agency reported. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, also said, Washington has failed in its plans for West…

Update1: Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new law

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal with indigenous leaders who have mobilised thousands of protesters against a decree that slashed fuel subsidies, agreeing to replace it with one that does more to help the most needy. In exchange, the indigenous leaders agreed…

FIFPro calls for halt to women’s football tournament in Quito amid Ecuador unrest

Protests began on Oct 3 after the government cut fuel subsidies QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global footballers’ union FIFPro called for the suspension of the women’s Copa Libertadores tournament in Ecuador as several players feared for their safety amid political unrest in the capital of Quito. The South American Football…

US: One dead, 18 injured after Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans

Damage is seen after a portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, Louisiana NEW ORLEANS, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person was killed and at least 18 injured in New Orleans when part of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed, filling a street with…

Singing and dancing, artists-led Haitians flock to streets in anti-government protest

Protesters march during a demonstration called by artists PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Haitians packed the streets in Port-Au-Prince to call for President Jovenel Moise’s resignation, singing and dancing in a carnival-like protest led by artists after weeks of intensifying anti-government demonstrations. Opposition leaders and their supporters in…

Death toll climbs to 7 in anti-government protests in Ecuador: Ombudsman office

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Seven people have been killed in a wave of anti-government protests in Ecuador, especially the capital Quito, over the past two weeks, the ombudsman’s office said. The agency, which is monitoring the human rights situation during the demonstrations sparked by steep fuel hikes, issued a…

Fuel truck crash burns down 10 houses in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — A tanker truck carrying fuel crashed into a residential area and exploded, setting fire to at least 10 houses in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa on Sunday, the Fire Department said. The driver of the vehicle, Carlos Eleodoro Reyes, 54, was killed in the accident…
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