Peru court cuts jail time for opposition leader Keiko Fujimori

LIMA, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peru’s Supreme Court on Thursday halved the pre-trial detention of Keiko Fujimori, paving the way for the opposition leader to leave jail in April of next year. Fujimori, 44, was ordered held for 36 months last October in a corruption case linked to Brazilian construction…

US finds North Korean readiness for talks ‘encouraging’

WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was encouraged by North Korea’s stated willingness to resume negotiations but criticised its latest firing of projectiles as counter-productive. “It was an encouraging sign that they would like to return to negotiations and that’s something we welcome,” State Department spokeswoman…

US should avoid ‘warmongers’, says Iran on John Bolton’s firing

TEHRAN, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States should distance itself from “warmongers” after hardline national security adviser John Bolton was dismissed, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said. Bolton was one of the strongest advocates of the ongoing US “maximum pressure” policy towards the Islamic Republic.“Americans have to realise that warmongering…

Bahamas: After Dorian, disease is next threat on shattered Abaco island

NASSAU, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Piles of debris, decaying human and animal corpses and fetid water on storm-hammered Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas are posing a new risk for those who survived Hurricane Dorian’s wrath: Disease. As the insect population temporarily cleared when Dorian slammed into the islands on…

China urges US to ‘make efforts’ on North Korea

BEIJING, Sept 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United States to make efforts to resolve the North Koreannuclear issue, warning that applying “maximum pressure” would never work. Wang also repeated Beijing’s suggestion that the United Nations SecurityCouncil should consider discussions on easing sanctions against the…

Afghanistan: Taliban sends warning to US Pres Trump in bitter exchange

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the chief negotiator and co-founder of the Taliban (second left) KABUL, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The war of words between the Taliban and President Donald Trump escalated Thursday as the Afghan insurgents warned that the US leader had failed to grasp “what type of nation he…

Colombia’s armed forces on alert over Venezuela military exercises

BOGOTA, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Colombian military is on alert in response to Venezuelan armed forces exercises along the two nations’ border that Colombia considers an open threat, a senior military commander said. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered a series of military drills that began on Tuesday in response…

El Salvador sends hundreds of police to border to thwart migrants

SAN SALVADOR, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — El Salvador’s government will deploy at least 800 police to its borders with Honduras and Guatemala in a bid to thwart U.S.-bound migrants, officials said. A government statement said the deployment is set to begin on Thursday at La Hachadura, a border crossing with…

Hurricane Dorian aftermath: Bahamas asks to clean up oil spill

NASSAU, Aug 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Bahamian Attorney General Carl Bethel called on Equinor company to clean up as soon as possible the oil spill at its Grand Bahama facilities caused last week by Hurricane Dorian. Winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour from the meteorological phenomenon with category…

Mexico: Pres López Obrador describes Ebrard meeting with US VP Pence as successful

MEXICO CITY, Sept 12 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrado described the migration meeting between the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard and US Vice President Mike Pence at the White House, as a successful. The president announced that he will be informed on Thursday in…
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