US condemns DPRK missile launches, calls for dialogue

State Department spokesman Ned Price WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United States condemned ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), calling on Pyongyang to engage in meaningful dialogue with Washington. State Department spokesperson Ned Price told reporters in a briefing that the United States condemns…

UK: PM Boris Johnson demotes foreign minister in cabinet revamp

LONDON, Sept 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday appointed a new-look cabinet to revamp his Brexiteer government after controversies over Covid, Afghanistan and taxes, demoting his under-fire foreign secretary. Dominic Raab was moved to the lesser role of justice secretary but will retain the title of…

Somalia: Several civilians and soldiers killed in Mogadishu suicide attack

MOGADISHU, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine people have died in a suspected suicide bombing in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, police, and witnesses said.The attack on Tuesday has killed and wounded civilians and members of the security forces.Dadir Hassan, another police officer in Mogadishu, said the death toll stood at…

Migrants in hunger strike to demand free transit through Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (NNN-TELESUR) — Central American migrants and activists began a hunger strike in the Tapachula municipality (Chiapas), demanding to be allowed to advance to the north of Mexico. The Monday protest is being carried out as a form of pressure towards the authorities so that thousands of undocumented…

Mexican Judge Pacheco shot dead in La Reforma City

MEXICO CITY, Sept 15 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Oaxaca State’s Administrative Justice Tribunal (TJAO) Judge Enrique Pacheco was shot dead on Monday while leaving his house to the gym in La Reforma City. The gunmen, disguised as municipal cleaners to go unnoticed, shot Pacheco in his van and fled. Although their identity…

Brazilian Senate repeals Bolsonaro decree against social media alleged censorship

BRASILIA, Sept 15 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazil’s Senate Speaker Rodrigo Pacheco repealed a Law-decree issued last week by President Jair Bolsonaro concerning censorship on social media. Pacheco argued that Bolsonaro’s decree violated constitutional rules and generated “legal insecurity,” for which it was returned to the president, rendering it effectless. Almost simultaneously…

At least 7 dead in plane crash in Sao Paulo state of Brazil

SAO PAULO, Sept 15 (NNN-Xinhua) –At least seven people were killed when an executive plane crashed in a rural area of the Brazilian municipality of Piracicaba, in southeastern Sao Paulo state, the local fire department said. The deaths included the pilot, co-pilot and five passengers, all members of the same…

Libya detains 109 Europe-bound illegal migrants

Migrants detained by the Libyan coast guard TRIPOLI, Sept 15 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Libyan Interior Ministry said it detained 109 illegal immigrants bound for Europe in the western city Zliten, some 160 km east of the capital Tripoli. The migrants include 16 women and two children, the ministry said, adding…

Russia blocks extension of UN mission to Libya: diplomatic sources

  UNITED NATIONS, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia has deadlocked the Security Council over the one-year renewal of the United Nations political mission in Libya, threatening international unity ahead of a presidential election on Dec 24, diplomatic sources said.   Moscow, which has veto-wielding power, did not approve the language…

Kosovo war crimes court begins first case

  THE HAGUE, Sept 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The first case at a special court probing Kosovo’s 1998-1999 independence conflict begins on Wednesday in The Hague, with the war crimes trial of a former rebel leader.   Salih Mustafa, 49, a commander in the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), faces…