1 dead, 2 injured in shooting in Azerbaijan

BAKU, March 5 (NNN-XINHUA) — One person was killed and two others were injured in a shooting at a supermarket in Baku on Saturday, law enforcement authorities said. The injured were hospitalized, local news outlets reported. An unidentified gunman attacked bank staff members putting cash into the ATM at the…

Cuban President Diaz-Canel granted the Gold Medal of the International Olympic Committee

HAVANA, March 5 (NNN-ACN) — The president of the International Olympic Committee Tomas Bach presented Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel the IOC Gold Medal acknowledging his support of the world Olympic movement.The Cuban presidency reported on Twitter about a meeting between Diaz-Canel and Bach, who is on a working visit to…

Mexico returns 22 irregular Cuban migrants

 HAVANA, March 5 (NNN-ACN) — Mexican migration authorities returned 22 persons to Cuba through the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, the Cuban Interior Ministry reported.The returned individuals had left Cuba legally in route to countries of this region but later they kicked off irregular trips towards the southern US…

EU approves $116m to boost security in Somalia

MOGADISHU, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — The European Union has approved 110 million euros (about 116.6 million U.S. dollars) for stabilization efforts in Somalia battling al-Shabaab terrorists across the country. The EU said it will add 90 million dollars to the resources already mobilized for African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS)…

Ex-Ecuador president put under house arrest on graft charges

Lenín Moreno QUITO, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Ecuador president Lenin Moreno was put under house arrest Friday for allegedly receiving bribes from a Chinese firm in exchange for a contract to build the country’s largest hydroelectric dam, authorities said. Moreno, who was president from 2017 to 2021, and 36…

US gun violence: Over 1,000 students protest at Colorado Capitol against gun violence

Students stream into the Colorado State Captiol to advocate for stronger gun control measures DENVER (Colorado, US), March 4 (NNN-Xinhua) — Colorado’s State Capitol was surrounded Friday by high school students who demanded stricter gun control laws after the shooting of a fellow student two weeks ago. Luis Garcia, 16,…

US violence: Texas mom stabs her five children, killing three

A CPS agent visited the house after it was suspected the mother was making unauthorized visits ITALY (Texas, US), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Texas mother fatally stabbed three of her kids and wounded two others after a Child Protective Services (CPS) worker checked in on the family Friday, according…

US should pay attention to domestic problems instead of sanctioning: Russia

   WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-TASS) — Sanctions introduced by the United States against six Russian nationals working the justice system are meddling in Russia’s domestic affairs, press secretary of the Russian Embassy in Washington Igor Girenko said in a comment.    “We regard the sanctions imposed by the US administration on…

US sanctions trio on involvement in Putin critic’s detention

   WASHINGTON, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury announced sanctions Friday on three Russians over their involvement in what it called a politically motivated prosecution of a prominent Kremlin critic.   The sanctions targeted a Russian judge, an investigator and an expert witness over their “involvement in serious human rights…

Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12

A fire-fighter uses a water hose as he tries to put out fire near a gas truck that exploded ABUJA, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion and fire near an illegal oil refinery site in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region killed at least 12 people Friday, police said, although local residents…