Chilean President Asks All Ministers To Resign

SANTIAGO, Oct 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Chilean President, Sebastian Pinera, asked all of his ministers to resign, as a measure to respond to social demands, after a week of street protests. “I asked all ministers to resign, in order to structure a new cabinet, to be able to respond to…

27 Police, Civilians Seized By Armed Group In Myanmar’s Western State

YANGON, Oct 27 (NNN-MNA) – At least 27 police and some civilians were seized by an armed group, in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, an official from the Military True News Information Team said. A water vessel running from Sittwe to Buthidaung township was intercepted and the passengers, including some police officers…

Four Rangers Injured In Thailand’s Restive South Bombing

BANGKOK, Oct 27 (NNN-TNA) – Four rangers were injured, when a roadside bomb exploded, in a district in Thailand’s restive southern province of Yala, on Saturday. Police and army officials reached the scene and found a wrecked pickup truck, with a hole on the truck’s side. Police believed the truck…

Vietnamese Families Fear Relatives Perished In Essex Lorry

HANOI, Oct 27 (NNN-VNA) – Several families from Vietnam’s central provinces, reported their relatives missing, after 39 people were found dead in a refrigerated truck in the British county of Essex. Seven families in Nghe An province and some others in Ha Tinh province, reported that, they could not contact…

Moroccan Police Arrest Israeli Woman For Identity Forgery

RABAT, Morocco, Oct 27 (NNN-MAP) – Moroccan police arrested an Israeli citizen for Moroccan identity forgery, at Casablanca airport, local press reported, on Saturday. According to the news website, barlamane, the Israeli, named Miny Nahmani, arrived from Istanbul. The criminal police suspected that she is linked to a criminal network,…

Russia Accuses U.S. Of Smuggling Oil From Syria

MOSCOW, Oct 27 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Defence Ministry, on Saturday, accused the United States of smuggling oil from eastern Syria to other countries, with convoys guarded by private military companies and special operations forces. “In the event of any attack on such a convoy, U.S. special operations forces and combat…

Turkish President Vows To Remove “Terrorists” From Northern Syria In Case Sochi Deal Fails

ISTANBUL, Oct 27 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that, if northern Syria is not cleared of terrorists at the end of 150 hours, as agreed by Ankara and Moscow, in Sochi, “Turkey will handle it and do all the cleaning single-handedly.” Speaking at an event in Istanbul,…

Yemeni Minister Says Saudi-Sponsored Deal To Be Signed Within Two Days

ADEN, Oct 27 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Information Minister, Muammar Iryani, announced that, the Saudi-sponsored deal between the country’s government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), would be formally signed within two days. The Yemeni minister said, the formal signing ceremony between representatives of the two pro-Saudi political parties will occur,…

Egypt Extends State Of Emergency For Three Months

CAIRO, Oct 27 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, issued a decree to extend the country’s already-imposed state of emergency for another three months starting from today, Oct 27, Egypt’s official gazette reported. According to the decree, the armed forces and the police will take necessary measures, “to face the…

Anti-Gov’t Protests Continue In Iraq As Death Toll Rises To 63

BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (NNN-NINA) – Hundreds of demonstrators continued their protests in Baghdad and some provinces in southern and central Iraq, over deteriorated living conditions, leaving up to 63 people dead and more than 2,500 others wounded. Following Friday’s protests in Tahrir Square, in downtown Baghdad, on the eastern side…