Bolivia’s Morales claims victory in disputed election

LA PAZ, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivian President Evo Morales declared victory Thursday in elections whose disputed results have triggered violent unrest and a general strike. Morales said that after Sunday’s voting, with 98 percent of the ballots counted he has 46.83 percent of them, against 36.7 percent for his…

UK police say 39 found dead in truck were Chinese

LONDON, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British police said that 39 people found dead in a truck near London were all believed to be Chinese nationals, as officers conduct the country’s largest murder probe in more than a decade. Emergency workers made the grisly discovery on early Wednesday inside the refrigerated…

Singapore to raise Rohingya issue at upcoming ASEAN summit

DHAKA, Oct 25 (NNN-BSS) — Singaporean foreign minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan said that he would raise the Rohingya Repatriation issue during the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Bangkok beginning Nov 3. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang as dialogue partners are…

Bangladesh moves 8 notches up in ‘Doing Business Index’

DHAKA, Oct 25 (NNN-BSS) — Bangladesh has moved eight notches up in the ‘Ease of Doing Business Index 2020’ of the World Bank (WB) as it has ranked 168th among 190 economies across the world. Bangladesh’s rank was 176 in last year’s index. “For the first time, Bangladesh has been…

Venezuela heads NAM commission against US blockade

CARACAS, Oct 24 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuela will lead a commission of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in rejection of the US blockade against several countries, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Moncada announced. ‘We have the honor of presiding over that commission permanently from now on. We will devote ourselves…

Two dead, four missing in flash floods in Spain after storm

BARCELONA, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people died and four are missing after freak flash floods hit Spain, causing chaos and destruction in the north-east region.  It comes after a tornado ripped through the tourist island of Ibiza, damaging buildings, uprooting hundreds of trees and leaving residents stranded.    Following the storm –…

131 illegal immigrants deported from Libya

TRIPOLI, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Libya’s Immigration Control Department said that it has deported 131 illegal African immigrants. The department said the immigrants of Chadian or Sudanese nationalities, who are infected with contagious diseases, were Wednesday deported by land through the southern city of Kufra. The International Organization for Migration…

South Africa’s main opposition leader resigns over internal strife

CAPE TOWN, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — The leader of South Africa’s main opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), Mmusi Maimane, resigned Wednesday amid intensified internal strife. “It is with great sadness that in order to continue the fight for this vision I so strongly believe in, and the country I so dearly…

US: Red flag warning issued for Southern California due to wildfire threat

LOS ANGELES, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — A red flag warning was issued for some areas in Southern California due to extreme wildfire risk Thursday and Friday, said the National Weather Service. The red flag warning is going to be in effect from Wednesday night through Friday evening over most of…

Bolivian president warns of coup amid unrest after general election

Exterior of the Electoral Tribunal building in Santa Cruz, Bolivia which was set alight by demonstrators LA PAZ, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Bolivian President Evo Morales warned that a right-wing coup was in progress with foreign backing as protesters contested the results of Sunday’s general elections. “I am denouncing to…