Botswana issues arrest warrant for former Pres Ian Khama for possession of illegal firearms

IAN KHAMA left office in 2018 after 10 years GAB0RONE, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A court in Botswana has issued an arrest warrant for former President Ian Khama for the possession of illegal firearms. The judge issued orders that Khama should be arrested on sight. The 69-year-old left the country last…

US: Police make arrest in Idaho student murders

MOSCOW (Idaho, US), Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US police investigating the frenzied stabbing of four students at a small Idaho university in November said Friday they had arrested a man on the other side of the country. The brutal killings in mid-November left the college town of Moscow in shock as…

Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido’s ‘interim government’

CARACAS, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the “interim government” led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The vote came in the opposition-controlled National Assembly, a body elected in 2015 and now largely symbolic…

Germany logs second hottest year on record

BERLIN, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Germany recorded its hottest year in 2022 with an annual mean temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius, the National Meteorological Service (DWD) said. The country saw an “exceptional weather year,” the DWD said. Temperatures were 2.3 degrees Celsius above the value of the internationally valid reference…

Bolivia: 11 killed, 28 injured after bus plunged into ravine

LA PAZ, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — At least 11 people were killed and 28 others injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine before dawn on Friday in eastern Bolivia. The accident occurred around 3:30 am local time in the El Mirador area, Manuel Maria Caballero province when the…

US records over 20 million flu illnesses this season, 13,000 deaths: CDC

WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — There have been at least 20 million illnesses, 210,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 deaths from flu so far this season in the United States, according to the latest estimates released Friday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Seasonal influenza activity remains high…

Tunisia foils 11 illegal immigration attempts

TUNIS, Dec 31 (NNN-Xinhua) — Tunisia has foiled 11 attempts by illegal migrants to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian coast, National Guard Spokesman Houcemeddine Jbabli said. “Tunisian naval guards managed to rescue 253 illegal migrants, including 202 migrants of different African nationalities, from sinking boats sailing to the Italian…

Pres Díaz-Canel ratifies willingness to improve Cuba-US relations

HAVANA, Dec 31 (NNN-ACN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez received US Senator Ron Wyden of the state of Oregon, who is visiting the island.During the meeting, Díaz-Canel ratified Cuba’s willingness to work together in order to improve bilateral relations for the benefit of both peoples and seized the opportunity…

Sweden Solidarity Organization to ship humanitarian aid to Cuba

HAVANA, Dec 31 (NNN-ACN) — The Sweden-Cuban Solidarity Association announced the shipment to the island of two containers with donations collected in Sweden and Denmark as part of actions to counter the US economic blockade of the Cuban people.Association president Zoltan Tiroler told PL news agency that the shipment includes…

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict: Russia denounces criticism of Nagorno-Karabakh peacekeepers

The Lachin corridor, which allows supplies from Armenia to reach Nagorno-Karabakh MOSCOW, Dec 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has denounced “public attacks” on its peacekeepers deployed around the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh in Azerbaijan as “unacceptable”, a day after Armenia accused the contingent of failing to fulfill their duties amid a…