Venezuela: Pres Maduro declares national emergency after Caracas hit by explosions, smoke seen in capital

Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, burning after a series of explosions in Caracas on Jan 3 CARACAS, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela rejects “military aggression” by the United States, the government of President Nicolas Maduro said in a statement early on Saturday (Jan 3). Attacks ⁠took place in the…

US: 4 dead after helicopter appears to strike recreational slackline in Arizona

SUPERIOR (Arizona, US), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people died in an Arizona helicopter crash Friday after the aircraft appeared to strike a more than half-mile long “recreational slackline” strung across a mountain range, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said that around 11 a.m. it received…

Ghana arrests 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers for trespassing

ACCRA, Jan 3 (NNN-GNA) — Security forces in Ghana reportedly arrested and detained 17 heavily armed Burkinabè soldiers at Wuru, a community in the Sissala East District of the Upper West Region.According to a report by JoyNews, Ghana’s security officials said that the Burkinabè soldiers were arrested as they were…

DR Congo: IS-linked fighters kill 14 in simultaneous three-village attack

BENI (DR Congo), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A militia linked to the Islamic State group staged a simultaneous attack on three villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 14 people, the military and local sources said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the attacks overnight within…

Switzerland: Sparklers blamed for deadly Crans-Montana bar fire – Authorities

CRANS-MONTANA (Switzerland), Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sparklers held under a foam-clad ceiling likely ignited a deadly blaze that killed 40 New Year’s revellers in a Swiss ski bar, authorities said, but the bar owner insisted that all safety standards were followed. Investigators working to get to the cause of the…

Gambia ‘grieving’ over migrant boat tragedy: Pres Adama Barrow

BANJUL, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Adama Barrow said The Gambia was in mourning after at least seven people drowned when a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized off the country’s coast. The boat, loaded with more than 200 people, made a distress call overnight Wednesday to Thursday near the North…

Salvadoran journalist arrested in Spain: press group

SAN SALVADOR, Jan 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Salvadoran photo journalist was arrested Friday in Spain under an international warrant while requesting asylum, a press association said. Over the past six months at least 50 journalists have fled El Salvador out of fear of being arrested for criticizing President Nayib Bukele,…

President Claudia Sheinbaum evacuates the National Palace after a 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Mexico

MEXICO CITY, Jan 3 (NNN-EFE) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo evacuated the National Palace on Friday, along with journalists and federal government employees, after the seismic alert was activated during her morning press conference due to a 6.5 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale with its epicenter in the…

Kenya: Unknown number of people trapped after 16-story building under construction in Nairobi collapses

NAIROBI, Jan 3 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A multi-storey building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Friday, leaving unknown number of people trapped beneath the rubble. Rescue workers were digging through the debris looking for survivors. According to local media, the building was 16-stories high. The Kenya Red Cross said a multi-agency…

Tanzania, India seek proper measures to manage people’s immigration

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan 3 (NNN-DAILYNEWS) — TANZANIA, and India have affirmed their intent to enhance and deepen ties in managing foreign nationals and people’s migration. This was verified during a meeting between the  Commissioner General of Immigration of Tanzania (CGI), Dr Anna Makakala, and the Indian High Commissioner to Tanzania,…