World’s worst, best places to be a woman: study

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Mali and Libya were listed as some of the worst countries in the world, for one to be a woman.Research organizations Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Peace Research Institute Oslo…

13 countries cited for enabling ‘impunity’ in journalist deaths: media watchdog group

NEW YORK, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 killings of journalists are unsolved in 13 countries cited by a media watchdog group for enabling “impunity” for the crimes.The Committee to Protect Journalists said the countries on its list were home to the majority of journalist killings over the past…

Pres Trump says likely Baghdadi successor killed by U.S. troops

Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajir WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. military had killed the person who likely would have succeeded Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the leader of Daesh group. “Just confirmed that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s number one replacement has been terminated by American troops,”…

In historic vote, US House recognizes ‘Armenian genocide’

WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US House of Representatives passed a resolution Tuesday officially recognizing the “Armenian genocide,” a symbolic but unprecedented move that angered Turkey amid already-heightened tensions with Washington. Cheers and applause erupted when the chamber voted 405 to 11 in support of the measure “affirming the…

Cameroon landslide kills at least 42 people

Rescuers looking for survivors in the wake of the landslide  YAOUNDE, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 42 people were killed after their houses were swept away Tuesday in a landslide caused by torrential rain in the western Cameroon city of Bafoussam, state media reported, showing images of rescuers desperately sifting through…

Origin of modern humans ‘traced to Botswana’, says scientists

The landscape is much drier today GABORONE, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  A large ancient wetlands region spanning northern Botswana – once teeming with life but now dominated by desert and salt flats – may represent the ancestral homeland of all of the 7.7 billion people on Earth today, researchers said.…

European Cybersecurity Forum kicks off in Poland

WARSAW, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — The fifth edition of the European Cybersecurity Forum, the most important event on cybersecurity in central and eastern Europe, has kicked off in the Polish city of Katowice. The two-day event, starting Tuesday, features numerous discussions, among others, on the topics of securing the 5G infrastructure, digital democracy, the digital…

More women entering workforce in Latin America: UN study

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — More women are entering the workforce across Latin America, with an increase of 11 percent in the last 30 years, according to new data published by the United Nations. The research conducted jointly by the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour…

Dozens wounded in clashes as Bolivia election protests enters second week

LA PAZ, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Street battles broke out between supporters of President Evo Morales and opposition leader Carlos Mesa, leaving dozens wounded as protests against alleged electoral fraud in Bolivia entered a second week. Residents of the Achumani neighborhood in southern La Paz used branches, rubble and rope…

New clashes as embattled Chile president reshuffle cabinet

SANTIAGO, Oct 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Chilean protesters clashed with security forces, several hours after embattled President Sebastian Pinera announced a cabinet reshuffle in his latest bid to end 10 days of street demonstrations. At least 20 people have died in a wave of protests against social and economic inequality ahead…