Brazilian federal police seize a quarter ton of cocaine in the port of Santos

BRASILIA, May 31 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian law enforcement organizations in a combined operation seized some 251 kilos of cocaine on Sunday from a ship in the port of Santos, the country’s busiest. The drug was discovered hidden in an underwater compartment of a ship. The Federal Police is in charge…

Serbs protest: US suspends Kosovo from exercises after clashes with Serbs

PRISTINA, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States said it was suspending Kosovo from a military exercise in its first sanction over a decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors that sent tensions soaring with the Serb minority. Western powers that have historically supported Kosovo have urged de-escalation after the move…

Zanzibar: President Mwinyi optimistic on Qatar investors

ZANZIBAR’s President Hussein Mwinyi ZANZIBAR, May 31 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — ZANZIBAR’s President Hussein Mwinyi has expressed optimism on Qatar investors who have shown interests in tourism, blue economy and oil and gas sectors. Briefing journalists at the State House in the Stone Town on Tuesday on his latest trip to Doha,…

Crime-ridden South Africa records three murders per hour: police statistics

Almost three people were murdered every hour in South Africa during the first three months of the year, according to police statistics JOHANNESBURG, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Almost three people were murdered every hour in South Africa during the first three months of the year, according to police statistics released…

Serbs protest: Nato deploys additional forces to Kosovo

The NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) soldiers, wearing full riot gear, place metal fences around the municipal building in Zvecan, northern Kosovo following clashes with Serb protesters ROME, May 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nato said it was deploying extra forces to Kosovo after clashes in the north of the country in which…

Libya denounces attack against its embassy in Sudan

TRIPOLI, May 31 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Libyan Foreign Ministry disclosed Tuesday that a building of its embassy in Khartoum, Sudanese capital, was attacked and looted by unknown elements.     After expressing its displeasure for such act, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Libya called on the parties in conflict in…

US gun violence: Mass shooting in South Carolina kills 1, wounds 5 others

CHARLESTON (South Carolina, US), May 31 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — One person was killed and five others were wounded in a mass shooting near a South Carolina nightclub on Memorial day, authorities stated. No arrests have been made in Monday night’s shooting in the Hollywood area of Charleston County, the county…

Kenya urged to avail investment data to become Africa’s gateway

NAIROBI, May 31 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s has been challenged to ensure investment data and information is available to investors in order to become competitive as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) gains traction. During the second day of the 3rd Kenya International Investment Conference (KIICO) being held in Nairobi, Investment…

WFP to support more Kenyans reeling from drought impact

WFP is ramping up to support more than 940,000 drought-affected people NAIROBI, May 31 (NNN-KBC) — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response to support hundreds of thousands of Kenyans affected by the impact of nearly three years of drought. WFP is ramping up…

UN delegation reviews peacebuilding efforts in South Libya

TRIPOLI, May 31 (NNN-XINHUA) — A UN inter-agency mission recently reviewed the progress of UN’s peacebuilding and sustainable development efforts in southern Libya, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said. The delegation, led by the Deputy Special Representative, Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator Georgette Gagnon, visited Libyan’s southern cities on…