Four Colombian migrants shot to death in Mexico

ZACATECAS (Mexico), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four Colombians were killed and four others injured when the vehicle they were driving in Mexico to the US border was fired upon by a suspected criminal group, officials said Monday. The attack occurred on Sunday morning in the municipality of Villa de Cos…

Indonesia: Powerful quake sends islanders fleeing

PADANG (Indonesia), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia’s Sumatra on Tuesday, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 3 am, was in the sea near the Mentawai…

Update: Sudan’s warring rivals agree 72-hour ceasefire

KHARTOUM, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A US-brokered 72-hour ceasefire between Sudan’s warring generals officially came into effect Tuesday after 10 days of urban combat killed hundreds, wounded thousands and sparked a mass exodus of foreigners.     The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to the…

Pakistan: 12 die in munitions blasts at police station

 KABAL (Pakistan), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 12 people, mostly policemen, were killed by multiple explosions caused by a fire in a munitions cache in a Pakistan police station on Monday, officials said.    The explosions levelled the specialist counter-terrorism station in Kabal town of Swat Valley, in the northwestern…

West Bank: Brother of Palestinian killed in Hawara seeks answers

RAMALLAH, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The family of a Palestinian man, killed during a riot by settlers in the occupied West Bank, say they were unable to report his death to police, and relied on Israeli media reports to trigger an investigation. Sameh al-Aqtash was shot outside his home near Hawara…

Kenya starvation cult deaths: 21 bodies found in investigation

MALINDI (Kenya), April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Kenyan police have exhumed 21 bodies near the coastal town of Malindi, as they investigate a preacher said to have told followers to starve to death. Dead children were among those exhumed, and police said they expected to find even more bodies. The shallow graves…

India: Sikh separatist Amritpal Singh arrested after weeks on the run

NEW DELHI, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Self-styled preacher Amritpal Singh, whose calls for Sikh independence riled India’s authorities, has been arrested in Punjab state. The 30-year-old had been on the run for more than a month after evading arrest in Punjab on March 18. He and his supporters have been…

Peru to promote socioeconomic inclusion and resilient development at APEC

LIMA, April 25 (NNN-ANDINA) — Secretary General of Foreign Affairs Elmer Schialer said that Peru will promote socioeconomic inclusion and resilient development at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), for the benefit of the most vulnerable groups. Moreover, the government official thanked the US Department of State for its cooperation. Remarks were delivered at…

Burkina Faso: 60 killed in by men in army uniform – prosecutor

 OUAGADOUGOU, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sixty people were killed in Burkina Faso by men wearing military uniforms, a prosecutor said, announcing an investigation into the latest attack in the insurgency-hit country. “About 60 people were killed by people wearing the uniforms of our national armed forces” on Thursday in the…

Highest military spending in Europe since Cold War: study

 STOCKHOLM, April 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Europe’s military spending grew at a record pace in 2022, reaching a level unseen since the Cold War following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, global security researchers said. The rise in Europe helped global military expenditures reach an eighth straight record at $2.24 trillion, or 2.2…