US-Mexico border arrests hit 11-year high, US seeks to expedite deportations

Migrants detained for illegally crossing the Rio Grande and attempting to evade capture in Hidalgo, Texas EL PASO (Texas, US), Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Immigration arrests at the U.S. border with Mexico soared 88 percent in fiscal 2019 in what U.S. officials labeled a crisis while unveiling their latest measure…

Iranian Rial Regains Value Against USD: Bank Governor

TEHRAN, Oct 30 (NNN-TASNIM) – Iranian Central Bank Governor, Abdolnaser Hemmati, on Tuesday, said that, the Iranian currency, rial, has regained value against the U.S. dollars. Despite the U.S. “maximum pressure” campaign against the Islamic republic, the Iranian rial has risen in value against the U.S. dollar, over the past…

Fire crews race to contain California blazes ahead of dangerous winds

LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fire crews battled to contain two major blazes in California as authorities warned of winds with dangerous gusts of up to 129kmh that could fan the flames and spark new infernos. The National Weather Service issued a 24-hour wind advisory beginning from noon Tuesday for the…

World’s worst, best places to be a woman: study

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya were listed as some of the worst countries in the world, for one to be a woman.Research organizations Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Peace Research Institute Oslo…

13 countries cited for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalist deaths: media watchdog group

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling “impunity” for the crimes.The Committee to Protect Journalists said the countries on its list were home to the majority of journalist killings over the past…

Pres Trump says likely Baghdadi successor killed by U.S. troops

Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. military had killed the person who likely would have succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the leader of Daesh group. “Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops,”…

Jordanian King Says Killing Of Daesh Leader Important Step In Fighting Terrorism

AMMAN, Oct 30 (NNN-PETRA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan, hailed the killing of Daesh leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as an important step in fighting terrorism. The King made the comment during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, said a statement. He also underscored that, terrorism is a…

In historic vote, US House recognizes ‘Armenian genocide’

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday officially recognizing the “Armenian genocide,” a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington. Cheers and applause erupted when the chamber voted 405 to 11 in support of the measure “affirming the…

More women entering workforce in Latin America: UN study

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — More women are entering the workforce across Latin America, with an increase of 11 percent in the last 30 years, according to new data published by the United Nations. The research conducted jointly by the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour…

Dozens wounded in clashes as Bolivia election protests enters second week

LA PAZ, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Street battles broke out between supporters of President Evo Morales and opposition leader Carlos Mesa, leaving dozens wounded as protests against alleged electoral fraud in Bolivia entered a second week. Residents of the Achumani neighborhood in southern La Paz used branches, rubble and rope…
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