Two dead as private plane falls near Greek island: navy

ATHENS, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people died Monday when the private plane they were travelling in crash in the sea near the island of Samos, a Greek navy source said.    State TV ERT said a man and a woman were on board the Cessna aircraft.    Local media…

Peru: One dead as Shining Path guerilla group remnants clash with soldiers

The founder and former leader of the Shining Path guerrillas, Abimael Guzman, died Saturday in a maximum security prison near Lima   LIMA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A suspected Shining Path guerilla was killed in clashes with soldiers and police in a remote coca leaf growing region of Peru’s high…

US still prepared to engage with North Korea after missile test: White House

North Korea test-fired a new “long-range cruise missile”, reports said. WASHINGTON, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States remains prepared to engage with North Korea, a White House spokeswoman said, despite Pyongyang’s announcement that it had tested a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend. “Our position has not changed when it…

Norway’s leftwing opposition wins general election

Norway’s Labor Party leader Jonas Gahr Stoere OSLO, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Norway’s left-wing opposition headed by Labour Party leader Jonas Gahr Stoere won Monday’s general election after a campaign dominated by questions about the future of the key oil industry in Western Europe’s largest producer. The left-wing unseated a…

Nigeria says 75 abducted children released amid army crackdown

Security forces patrol in Jangebe, Zamfara MAIDUGURI (Nigeria), Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Seventy-five children who were kidnapped from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern Zamfara State have been released after their abductors came under pressure from a military crackdown, a state official said. Gunmen took the students from the village of…

Nigeria mass jailbreak In Kabba: 240 prisoners on the run after armed raid

Security officials are investigating what is the second mass jailbreak in Nigeria this year  ABUJA, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 240 prisoners have escaped after unidentified gunmen attacked a facility in Nigeria’s Kogi state, officials say. It is the second mass jailbreak this year in Nigeria, which is struggling with…

German election: Hunger strikers want greater action on climate change

BERLIN, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of young people are in the third week of a hunger strike in Berlin, claiming Germany’s political parties aren’t adequately addressing climate change ahead of this month’s general election. The protestors – aged from 18 to 27 – have vowed to continue their hunger…

Argentina primary results spell trouble for ruling party as opposition lead

President Alberto Fernandez leaves after casting his ballot in a primary election BUENOS AIRES, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A surge in support for Argentina’s main opposition party during a primary election could spell trouble for President Alberto Fernandez and his ruling center-left coalition.The conservative opposition led by about five percentage…

Haiti PM rejects ‘diversionary tactics’ in Moise killing probe

Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry PORT-AU-PRINCE, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A day after investigators invited Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry to appear for questioning as part of their probe into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, Henry has rejected what he described as “diversionary tactics”.Haiti’s chief public prosecutor asked the…

UN urged to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as Myanmar ambassador

Civil society is urging the UN to retain Myaw Moe Tun as the Myanmar ambassador UNITED NATIONS, Sept 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of some 358 Myanmar and international civil society organizations is urging the United Nations to retain Kyaw Moe Tun as the permanent representative of Myanmar to the…