U.S. “Big Three” Automakers Speed Up Model Changeover, Restructuring In China

CHICAGO, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Amid a global slowdown in auto sales, General Motors (GM), Ford, and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) have accelerated model changeover and restructured their joint ventures in China, the world’s biggest auto market. In their recently released first quarter results, all the “Big Three” from U.S. auto…

UN Condemns Deadly Daesh Attack In Southern Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), on Saturday condemned the deadly attack carried out by the Daesh militants on an army training centre in the south Libya’s Sabha city. “The UNSMIL strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Sabha, which was claimed by the…

Zimbabwe’s Largest Opposition Party Demands Dialogue With Ruling Party

HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 5 (NNN-XINHUA) – Zimbabwe’s biggest opposition party leader, Nelson Chamisa, on Saturday demanded exclusive dialogue with President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ruling ZANU-PF party, on how to get the country back on its feet. Chamisa, president of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), told thousands of people at a…

UN Hails Consensus Of South Sudan’s Parties On Delay Of Unity Government Formation

JUBA, S. Sudan, May 5 (NNN-SUNA) – The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), hailed Sunday, the consensus reached between the country’s warring parties, to extend the period by six months, to form a power-sharing government. David Shearer, head of UNMISS, said, the unanimous decision to extend the pre-transitional period…

Greece’s New Tourism Minister Sworn In As Predecessor Prepares For European Elections

ATHENS, Greece, May 5 (NNN-AMNA) – Thanassis Theocharopoulos, leader of the Democratic Left (DIMAR) party in Greece, was sworn in as the country’s new tourism minister, in a ceremony held here at the Presidential Mansion. Theocharopoulos was appointed to the post after his predecessor, Elena Kountoura, resigned earlier this week,…

Venezuelan President Stresses Military Unity After Failed Coup Attempt

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 5 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, stressed the unity of armed forces, while supervising a training of military cadets amid tensions in the Latin American country, escalated by a failed coup attempt last week. “We are a country with a powerful National Bolivarian Armed Forces…

Afghan Military Kills At Least 52 Militants In Eastern Province

KABUL, Afghanistan, May 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least 52 militants, including two local Taliban leaders, have been killed, following Afghan army operations, in restive eastern province of Ghazni, the country’s Ministry of Defence said today (Sunday).– NNN-AGENCIES

Indonesia’s Flood, Landslide-Rattled Province Struggles To Recover

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 5 (NNN-ANTARA) – The emergency state of Indonesia’s western Bengkulu Province was lifted on Saturday, after floods and landslides killed 30 people and caused massive infrastructure damage, in the past two weeks, as the region was striving for recovery, a senior disaster official said. Rescuers were still…

Gunmen Kill BJP Leader In Indian-Controlled Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 5 (NNN-PTI) – Unidentified gunmen killed a ruling Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader inside his house, in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said today (Sunday). Locals said 70-year-old Ghulam Muhammad Mir was affiliated with BJP and was its vice-president for Anantnag district. Mir was fired upon by…

Iran Vows To Defeat U.S. Through “Unity, Resistance”

TEHRAN, Iran, May 5 (NNN-IRNA ) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, on Saturday said that, Iran will “defeat” the United States through unity of the nation. “We should solidify our unity and strengthen hope in (the Iranian) society,” Rouhani was quoted as saying. The United States aims to “disappoint the…