Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Indonesians are still inshelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes warning that an even bigger disaster was looming, the government said. The local government has declared a state of emergency until Wednesday,with nearly 135,000…

At least 10 killed in bomb attack on bus in east Afghanistan on anniversary of US invasion

JALALABAD (Afghanistan), Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people werekilled and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits inJalalabad in eastern Afghanistan on Monday. A bomb had been left in a motorcycle that detonated as the bus passed,Nangarhar governor spokesman Ataullah Khogyani said. “Unfortunately, 10…

Khamenei says ‘enemies seek to sow discord’ between Iran and Iraq

TEHRAN, Oct 7, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah AliKhamenei said “enemies” were trying to drive a wedge between Tehran andBaghdad in a tweet on Monday following deadly unrest in neighbouring Iraq. “#Iran and #Iraq are two nations whose hearts & souls are tied together…Enemies seek to sow discord…

UN ‘preparing for the worst’ from Turkey’s Syria operation

GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– The United Nations said Monday it was“preparing for the worst” in northeast Syria after the United States said itwould step aside to allow for Turkish military operations in the area. “We don’t know what is going to happen. We are preparing for the worst,”the UN…

North Korea warns against Security Council meeting on missile tests

122 UNITED NATIONS, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korea warned it would not “sit idle” if any attempt is made at the UN Security Council to raise the subject of its “self-defensive measures,” an apparent reference to its recent missile tests. Three European countries — Britain, France and Germany —…

Rain puts out some of Bolivia’s wildfires

LA PAZ, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Heavy rain that has drenched easternBolivia’s Chiquitania tropical savanna has put out fires that have ravagedmillions of hectares in recent months, authorities said. “It has rained all across Chiquitania. And our satellite no longer showsany active forest fire,” said Cynthia Asin, the top sustainable…

8 million Bangladeshis exit poverty cycle in six years: World Bank

DHAKA, Oct 8 (NNN-BSS) — The World Bank released a study on Bangladesh’s poverty eradication situation saying some eight million people came out of the poverty cycle from 2010 to 2016 while Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal expected it to be reduced significantly in next three years. “In between 2010-2016,…

Solutions urgently needed for Rohingya, million others: UNHCR

GENEVA, Oct 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said solutions are urgently needed for millions without citizenship or at risk of statelessness around the world- including Myanmar’s Rohingya, and minority populations at risk of statelessness in India’s Assam. “Without these, we risk a deepening of the…

Somalia: Scores of Somali Refugees Return Home From Yemen

MOGADISHU, Oct 6 (NNN-ALLAFRICA) — The International Organization for Migration has helped 143 Somali refugees, stranded in war-torn Yemen, return home earlier this week. The group of Somali refugees, including 56 children, set off by boat from the port of Aden on Monday and arrived at the port of Berbera…

Hundreds of thousands voice outrage over Bolivian leader’s response to forest fires

SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA (Bolivia), Oct 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Bolivia’s largest city, turning up heat on President Evo Morales as they voiced outrage over his government’s response to wildfires that have razed broad swaths of the country’s forests this…