Rwandan female genocide suspect deported back to native country from US

Upon arrival, the suspect was handed over to the Immigrations Office before being delivered to Rwanda Invetogation Bureau (RIB) KIGALI, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — A Rwandan woman charged with crimes against humanity during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi arrived in Rwanda on Friday following her deportation from the United…

Protesters gather to demand justice for 13-year-old boy fatally shot by police

CHICAGO, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in a park northwest of Chicago to protest against police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo on March 29. One speaker after another spoke to the crowds holding signs demanding justice for Toledo. One speaker shouted “enough is enough.” Some in the…

Peru: Pedro Castillo, Keiko Fujimori to face off in presidential runoff

LIMA, April 17 (NNN-XINHUA) — Presidential candidates Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori will face off in runoff election in Peru, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) said. “In the framework of the 2021 General Elections, the National Office of Electoral Processes managed to process 100 percent of the electoral…

Security Council approves UN cease-fire monitoring component for Libya

Participants attend the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Tunis, Nov 9, 2020 UNITED NATIONS, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — The Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to approve the UN secretary-general’s proposal on the composition and operational aspects of a cease-fire monitoring component of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).…

Raul Castro announces retirement as head of Communist Party of Cuba

Castro on Friday announced he is retiring as the head of the party HAVANA, April 17 (NNN-Xinhua) — First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Raul Castro on Friday announced he is retiring as the head of the party. “As for me, my task…

US asks Brazil for ‘immediate’ action on Amazon

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States welcomed Brazil’s renewed promise to end illegal deforestation but urged immediate action to protect the Amazon, a major factor in global climate change. Far-right President Jair Bolsonaro, a longtime scourge of environmentalists, in a letter to President Joe…

Covid-19: Global death toll nears 3 million as India cases surge

PARIS, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The global coronavirus death toll was expected to reach three million on Saturday, as the race for immunisation continues and countries like India grapple with rising infections and new lockdowns. The virus that surfaced in late 2019 in central China and the ensuing pandemic has…

US, Japan show united front on China in Pres Biden’s first summit

WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and Japan vowed to stand firm together against an assertive China and to step up cooperation on climate change and next-generation technology as President Joe Biden made his first summit a show of alliance unity. Waiting nearly three months for his first…

CIA planned to assassinate Raul Castro in 1960: declassified documents

WASHINGTON, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The CIA made its first known attempt to assassinate a leader of the Cuban revolution in 1960, offering $10,000 to a pilot flying Raul Castro from Prague to Havana to arrange an “accident,” according to declassified documents published Friday. Pilot Jose Raul Martinez, who had…

Covid-19: Canadian province of Ontario strengthens, prolongs lockdown

OTTAWA, April 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, has extended its lockdown and implemented stricter measures to fight Covid, closing domestic borders and barring unnecessary travel, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. The province of 14 million people registered 4,812 new cases — a record high — and 25…