Honduras ex-President Hernandez makes first US court appearance

Hondurans opposed to former President Juan Orlando Hernandez protest outside a US federal court in Manhattan, New York NEW YORK, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez has made his first appearance in US court after being extradited to the country to face drug trafficking and weapons charges. Hernandez,…

Three workers die in explosion at Russian mine

MOSCOW, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three workers died in an explosion at the Gaisky Mining and Processing Plant in western Russia’s Orenburg region, the regional prosecutor’s office reported Saturday. The explosion occurred at a depth of 1.2 km, and the remaining 88 workers were evacuated, the office said. Preliminary information…

‘So much joy’: Brazil holds first carnival since COVID-19

RIO DE JANERIO, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rio de Janeiro’s carnival, a glittering, sequin-studded festival of the flesh, exploded back to life Friday with the first famed samba school parades since COVID-19 hit Brazil. After two long years of face masks, social-distancing and death, a sparkling sea of dancers, drummers…

10 missing after second accident at Polish coal mines in days

   WARSAW, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ten people were missing Saturday after an accident at a coal mine in Poland, the pit owner said, the second such incident to strike in just days.   The accident occurred at a coal mine in the southern locality of Zofiowka and rescuers were…

Man sets himself on fire outside US Supreme Court: Police

WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A man set himself on fire outside the US Supreme Court on Friday, a spokeswoman said — the second incident to raise alarm near the Capitol in Washington in a week.    “At approximately 6:30 pm, an individual went onto the plaza in front of…

Update: Suspect for latest shooting in US capital found dead, apparently taking his own life as police closes in

Investigators recovered six firearms from the suspect’s apartment after he was found dead WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — A person, believed to be the suspect of a shooting that wounding four people in northwest Washington, D.C. on Friday afternoon, has been found dead, local police said. Robert Contee, chief of…

Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020

 WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Guns overtook car crashes to become the leading cause of death for US children and teenagers in 2020, new research shows. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over 4,300 young Americans died of firearm-related injuries in 2020. While suicides…

Somalia: At least six killed in Mogadishu attack near beach

 MOGADISHU, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people have been killed in a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, an ambulance service official said. The Pescatore Seafood Restaurant, which opened recently in the south of the city, was frequented by security and government officials. Video uploaded to social…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: US sets meeting on Ukraine long-term security in Germany

WASHINGTON, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon has invited 40 allies to meet in Germany next week to discuss Ukraine’s longer-term security needs even as Kyiv continues to battle Russian forces in the country’s east and south.    Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said defense ministers and senior generals of 20…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Talks have stalled, says Russian FM Lavrov

MOSCOW, April 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Talks between Moscow and Kyiv to put an end to Russia’s near two-month military campaign in pro-Western Ukraine have stalled, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.   “They (negotiations) have stalled now,” he said after talks with his Kazakh counterpart in Moscow, adding that Russia has…