US offers delay in tariff hike, responding to Chinese gesture

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — After an apparent conciliatory move by China, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday made one of his own, announcing that he agreed to delay an increase in tariffs on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods by two weeks. Speaking weeks ahead of the resumption of…

Bahamas says 2,500 missing after Dorian; prime minister warns death toll to rise ‘significantly’

NASSAU, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Some 2,500 people are still listed as missing in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Caribbean island chain on Sept 1, although that number may include evacuees who fled to shelters, authorities said. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told the nation in a televised…

US: Supreme Court permits asylum restrictions, a victory for Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US border. The decision — temporarily in effect while lower court proceedings play out — is a victory for Trump’s…

Ten dead at Mozambique president rally ahead of elections

MAPUTO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least ten people were killed in Mozambique during a stampede at a campaign rally of President Filipe Nyusi, the ruling party said, just over a month ahead of general elections. The small stadium in the northern city of Nampula where the rally was being…

Three African countries to repatriate citizens from South Africa as attacks on foreigners continue

Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi says his country is busy processing the repatriation of hundreds of Mozambican citizens from South Africa JOHANNESBURG, Sept 12 (NNN-ANA) -– Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi says his country is busy processing the repatriation of hundreds of Mozambican citizens from South Africa after continuing xenophobic violence resulted…

US: New York remembers 9/11 attacks, 18 years on

NEW YORK, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — New York honored Wednesday the almost 3,000 people killed on Sept 11, 2001 in a solemn ceremony at Ground Zero where hijacked Al-Qaeda planes brought down the Twin Towers. Relatives of victims, police officers, firefighters and city leaders gathered at the National September 11…

Six policemen killed in attack in Burkina Faso

OUAGADOUGOU, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six policemen have been killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in a region prone to jihadist violence,security sources said. A group of officers was ambushed on Monday “by armed individuals” in Soum province, one source said. Another source said the attack by “armed…

Catalonia Spain: Barcelona Diada annual march draws smaller crowd

BARCELONA (Spain), Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — About 600,000 people marched in Barcelona in support of Catalan independence on Wednesday, police say, one of the lowest turnouts in the eight-year history of the annual march. The Diada is the anniversary of the city’s fall to Spanish forces in 1714. A march…

Brazil: Killings by police rise as reports of daily rapes recorded the highest since 2009 – researchers

Students protest in front of the University of Fortaleza (UNIFOR) after a rape was reported RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Researchers say there were 57,341 violent deaths in Brazil last year, a nearly 11% drop over the record number of people killed in 2017. The non-profit Brazilian Public…

Mugabe’s body arrives home for burial in divided Zimbabwe

HARARE, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The body of Zimbabwe’s ex-president, Robert Mugabe, arrived home on Wednesday for burial. Mugabe, a guerrilla leader who rose to power after Zimbabwe’s independence from Britain and governed until he was ousted by the military in November 2017, died on Friday in Singapore, aged 95.…