Brazil: President Bolsonaro sacks close aide amid political scandal
BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sacked a close aide who helped get him elected after a…
Maldives: Ex-president Yameen arrested over witness tampering – officials
MALE, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Maldives authorities detained former president Abdulla Yameen after he was accused of trying to bribe…
Nicaragua: Two opposition leaders sentenced to ‘unprecedented’ 200 years over protests
Medardo Mairena was sentenced to 216 years in prison for “terrorism” and six other offences related to his participation in…
UAE assures Bangladesh of looking manpower issue positively
ABU DHABI (UAE), Feb 19 (NNN-BSS) — Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayad Al Nahyan assured Prime…
Egypt: Two policemen killed in Cairo explosion – interior ministry
CAIRO, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – An explosion in Cairo on Monday killed two policemen who were chasing a man believed…
US tells Venezuela military to back opposition leader Guaido or ‘lose everything’
MIAMI, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – US President Donald Trump urged Venezuela’s military to accept opposition leader Juan Guaido’s amnesty offer,…
Mexico to convert penal colony into cultural center
MEXICO CITY, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced that an island penal colony housing 600…
US: Sixteen states sue Pres Trump over border wall emergency
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Sixteen US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare a…
Brazil bans upstream dams after deadly Brumadinho disaster
A helicopter crew makes a dramatic rescue in southeastern Brazil. BRASILIA, Feb 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Brazil’s National Mining Agency has…
Tiny South Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world
Chef Kobus van der Merwe received the Restaurant of the Year award for his beach restaurant Wolfgat in South Africa…
