UK: Girl, 7, critical, after shooting outside London church during requiem mass; five others injured

LONDON, Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A seven-year-old girl was fighting for her life in hospital Saturday and five other people were injured after a shooting following a requiem mass for a mother and daughter in London, police said. Mourners ran screaming from the scene outside a Roman Catholic church in the capital…

US: New storms hitting California as it faces already ‘disastrous’ floods

SALINAS (California, US), Jan 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The latest in a damaging succession of storm systems blew into California on Saturday, bringing heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatening snowfalls of up to six feet (two meters) in areas. The latest system was expected to bring “heavy lower-elevation rain, significant…

Chinese-built railway to revitalize Serbian economy: president

The Belgrade-Novi Sad section of the Belgrade-Budapest railway in Belgrade, Serbia NOVI SAD (Serbia), Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Serbia section of the Chinese-built Belgrade-Budapest railway, once completed, will prove to be of immense importance for the country’s economy and local development, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said. Vucic, accompanied by…

UN Security Council voices support for peace process in Colombia

Cauca, a region of Colombia that was particularly affected by the country’s decades-long conflict UNITED NATIONS, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The members of the UN Security Council reiterated their full and unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia, and underscored the importance of tackling insecurity in the country. In…

Ten killed as bus rams into truck in SW Nigeria; family killed in Tanzania road accident

ABUJA, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Ten people were killed when a speeding bus lost control and rammed into a stationary truck on an expressway in Nigeria’s southwest state of Ogun, local traffic police said. Ahmed Umar, a sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun, told reporters in…

Honduras declares health emergency over bird flu

TEGUCIGALPA, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Honduras on Saturday declared a national, 90-day health emergency due to an outbreak of avian flu, according to an executive decree published in the official gazette. The measure came after the presence of avian flu was confirmed in waterfowl including brown pelicans at La Ceiba…

UNICEF supports Malawi with lifesaving supplies to cope with cholera outbreak

LILONGWE, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has delivered lifesaving supplies worth 300 million Malawian Kwacha (about 294,000 U.S. dollars) to Malawi in response to the country’s cholera outbreak. The supplies, which include Acute Watery Diarrhoea (AWD) kits to support health facilities and communities,…

Pavel, Babis head to 2nd round in Czech presidential race

Voters are seen during the presidential election at a polling station in Prague PRAGUE, Jan 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — Retired general Petr Pavel and former Prime Minister Andrej Babis will advance to a second round in the Czech presidential race in a fortnight’s time, according to official results published on Saturday.…

Peru unrest: Cusco International Airport resumes operations after two days suspension

CUSCO (Peru), Jan 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — The Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in city of Cusco resumed operations on Saturday morning, after two days of suspension due to social protests, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MTC) has reported. Via its official Twitter account, the MTC announced that it has coordinated with law enforcement to…

Peru unrest: President Boluarte asks for forgiveness, urges protest promoters to act responsibly

LIMA, Jan 15 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte apologized to the population for the current situation and demanded responsibility from the leaders who promote protests in Peru. During an address to the nation, she emphasized that “this President does not want to stay in power,” and explained that her permanence in office seeks to…