More than 50 migrants expelled from Chile

SANTIAGO, Dec 14 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — A total of 56 Peruvian, Venezuelan, and Colombian citizens were expelled from Chile for having committed offenses or broken immigration laws, the authorities said. The migrants, who left the country by plane, include ten Peruvians, five Colombians, and 41 Venezuelans, who will be taken…

UN agencies return home 5,087 Somali refugees from Yemen in 2 years

IOM and UNHCR have helped over 5,000 Somali refugees return home from Yemen via Aden port since 2017 MOGADISHU, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two UN agencies said Friday some 5,087 Somali refugees have so far returned home from Yemen since it started an Assisted Spontaneous Return (ASR) program in 2017.…

Nigeria: 28 burned to death in bus-truck collision

The accident involved a bus taking a family to a ceremony and a truck transporting cows to market KANO (Nigeria), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Twenty-eight people were killed in northern Nigeria when two vehicles collided and caught fire, the country’s Road Safety Commission said. The accident involved a bus taking…

Daesh-linked group executes four hostages in Nigeria – NGO

Nigerian soldiers patrol the country’s northeastern region following an attack in October ABUJA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Members of a group that pledged allegiance to the Daesh have executed four Nigerian hostages held since July, the French aid group Action Against Hunger said. The four victims were among the six…

Five years of thirst: South Africa’s Eastern Cape battles brutal drought

Dessicated: An aerial view of Adelaide Dam in Eastern Cape Province, gripped by a brutal drought ADELAIDE (South Africa), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African farmer Steve Bothma heaved a sigh of relief when the weatherman finally predicted rain. His excitement was short-lived. Just a few days later, the forecast…

UN expert report unmasks Libya arms embargo violations

A picture taken in Tripoli shows fighters loyal to Libya’s UN-recognised government displaying Chinese-made shells bearing the markings of the United Arab Emirates which were reportedly seized from the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar TRIPOLI, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — From buying an Irish navy boat re-registered as a “pleasure yacht”…

Fierce winds leave one dead, thousands without power in France

The Garonne river overflows due to strong winds and heavy rains in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on Friday. BORDEAUX, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — One person has died in southern France and thousands of homes were left without power after strong winds swept across Atlantic coastal regions, gusting at times to 140 km/h,…

UNESCO pulls Belgian carnival from heritage list over anti-Semitism charges

A parade float at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium featuring caricatures of Orthodox Jews atop money bags BOGOTA (Colombia), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UNESCO on Friday withdrew an annual carnival in the Belgian city of Aalst from its heritage list over persistent charges of anti-Semitism. In an unprecedented move, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental…

Chile police response to protests ‘repressive’: UN

 Police shoot teargas and a shotgun during clashes with anti-government protesters in Santiago, Chile, in November. A UN team has called for an end to the indiscriminate use of shotguns.  GENEVA, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean police responded to recent mass protests in a “fundamentally repressive manner,” resulting in serious…

Brazil: Amazon deforestation climbs more than 100% in November over same month last year: Government agency

An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle burning as it is cleared by farmers in Itaituba, Para, Brazil SAO PAULO, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon jumped to the highest level for the month of November since record-keeping began in 2015, according to preliminary government data…