ICJ: Suu Kyi slammed for ‘silence’ over Myanmar genocide claims

File photo THE HAGUE, Dec 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Gambia hit out at Aung San Suu Kyi’s “silence” over the plight of Rohingya Muslims after the Nobel peace laureate defended Myanmar against genocide charges at the UN’s top court. Lawyers for the African country said her arguments that Myanmar’s 2017…

Update: Human remains found in search for Chilean plane

PUNTA ARENAS (Chile), Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rescuers have found human remains during the search for a Chilean air force plane that went missing en route to Antarctica with 38 people aboard, a provincial government leader said. Search teams are combing waters off the southern tip of South America forany…

Five killed in Kenya bus crash, 62 injured

NAIROBI, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people have died and dozens others have been injured after two buses collided in Kenya’s Nairobi-Mombasa highway.The two buses that were heading in the opposite directions collided after the Nairobi bound bus veered off its lane.The crash happened at 2 am in the Kiongwani…

Algerians go to the polls

ALGIERS, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Algerians go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new president.It’s the third attempt to hold a vote this year, after mass protests forced the long-term president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to resign in April.Turnout is expected to be low, as the country’s protest movement is…

Sudan’s deposed Bashir faces verdict in corruption case

KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A verdict in the corruption trial of Sudan’s deposed president Omar al-Bashir is expected to be delivered on Saturday, months after his ouster in April in the face of unprecedented mass protests. Bashir has been on trial in a Khartoum court since August on charges…

Bosnia closes ‘jungle’ migrant camp

Illegal migrants sit in a bus following their evacuation of the makeshift camp “Vucjak”, in the outskirts of Northern-Bosnian town of Bihac SARAJEVO, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bosnia on Wednesday dismantled tents at the makeshift migrant camp known as the “jungle” for its harsh conditions, after transferring hundreds of people…

Migrant hailed after saving wheelchair-bound man from burning building in Spain

Gorgui Lamine Sow saved a wheelchair-bound man from a burning apartment MADRID, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spanish authorities said they are considering giving residency to an undocumented migrant from Senegal after he rescued a wheelchair-bound man from a burning, second-storey apartment. Street vendor Gorgui Lamine Sow was walking the streets…

US blockade: Oxen and horses put back to work in Cuba

LOS PALACIOS (Cuba), Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A lack of fuel, in large part due to the US blockade, is forcing Cubans to return to horse and ox power for farming, transport and everyday travel. In Los Palacios, 100km of the west of the capital Havana, Heriberto Piloto bellows at his…

Chinese nationals found in furniture, washing machine in US human smuggling attempt

SAN DIEGO, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A human smuggling attempt was uncovered where 11 people were found hidden in various pieces of furniture and a washing machine, United States border officials said. The Chinese nationals were concealed in a truck that had arrived from Mexico, the US Customs and Border Protection…

Mexican businesses want clarity on details of USMCA trade deal

A carrier trailer transports vehicles queuing at the Otay border customs control in Tijuana, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Dec 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After the initial euphoria had subsided, Mexican business leaders emerged bruised and resigned to a new stricter trade deal with the United States and Canada that could usher in…