Venezuela to release 24 opposition prisoners

CARACAS, Oct 19 (NNN-Xinhua) — Venezuelan Prosecutor General Tarek William Saab said that 24 opposition figures will be released from prison as part of the agreements reached in conciliation talks between the government and opposition groups. The National Dialogue Roundtable, composed by representatives of the government and the opposition, requested…

Mexican president hails decision to release Guzman son; critics slam security policy

Vehicles burn in a street of Culiacan, state of Sinaloa  MEXICO CITY, Oct 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended security forces on Friday over their handling of a shocking outbreak of drug violence, saying they had saved lives by releasing a son of jailed kingpin Joaquin…

Kurdish Forces Accuse Turkey Of Breaching Cease-Fire, Urge U.S. To Shoulder Responsibility

DAMASCUS, Oct 19 (NNN-SANA) – The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), accused Turkish forces of violating the cease-fire in northern Syria, urging the U.S. to send observers to monitor the cease-fire. The SDF said, its forces have abided by the cease-fire agreement that was reached the previous day, between Turkey…

Venezuela wins seat on UN rights council

 Nicolás Maduro UNITED NATIONS, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela won a seat on the UN Human Rights Council despite criticism from advocacy groups and fellow Latin American countries that its own rights record is appalling. To applause in the chamber, Venezuela got the nod in a vote by the UN…

Death toll from building collapse in Brazil rises to four

Firefighters search for people who are trapped after a building collapsed in Fortaleza RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a building collapse in Brazil has risen to four, officials said, but the figure could go higher as rescuers search for another six people reported missing.…

US imposes record $7.5 billion tariffs on EU goods, targeting wine and Airbus

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States imposed tariffs on a record $7.5 billion worth of European Union goods on Friday, despite threats of retaliation, with Airbus, French wine and Scottish whiskies among the high-profile targets.The tariffs, which took effect just after midnight in Washington (0401 GMT), came after…

Turkey, US agree on Syria ceasefire to force Kurdish fighters’ withdrawal

ANKARA, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkey has agreed to suspend its Syriaoffensive for five days and will end the assault if Kurdish-led forceswithdraw from a safe zone along the border, US Vice President Mike Pence and Turkish officials announced after high-stakes talks. The agreement for the 120-hour pause eased what…

Fierce gun battle rocks El Chapo’s bastion in Mexico

CULIACAN (Mexico), Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavily armed gunmen in four-by-four trucks fought an intense battle against Mexican security forcesThursday in the city of Culiacan, capital of jailed kingpin Joaquin “ElChapo” Guzman’s home state of Sinaloa. Sustained, heavy gunfire ground the western city of 750,000 people to ahalt, in a…

US Pres Trump hails ‘great news’ after Pence-Erdogan talks on Syria

WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump hailed “great news” following talks between his vice president and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a ceasefire in northern Syria. “Great news out of Turkey,” Trump tweeted, shortly before Vice President Mike Pence announced in Ankara that Turkey had agreed…

US Embargo On Cuba Affects All Sectors, All Cubans — Ambassador

By Nur Ashikin Abdul Aziz US Embargo On Cuba Affects All Sectors, All Cubans — Ambassador KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 17 (NNN-Bernama) — The US embargo against Cuba, which was officially imposed in February 1962, has affected all sectors on the island nation as well as the country’s over 11 million population for almost six decades. More than…
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