Colombia President vows to hunt down rebels

President Iván Duque BOGOTA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia’s president has vowed to hunt down Farc rebel commanders who have called on followers to take up arms after three years of peace.President Iván Duque offered $882,000 for the capture of each of the rebels who appeared in a video with…

South Africa police ‘arrest 17 in Pretoria over street violence’

File photo. PRETORIA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria, have arrested 17 people in connection with a violent, day-long protest that saw foreign-owned businesses being looted and torched, Johannesburg-based Times Live reports.The street protests began on Wednesday, a day after a local taxi driver was killed…

Collapse us if you can, British PM Johnson dares Brexit opponents

LONDON, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government on Thursday challenged opponents of Brexit in parliament to collapse the government or change the law if they wanted to thwart Britain’s exit from the European Union. More than three years since the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom is heading…

Spanish coastguard rescues 208 migrants crossing from Africa to Spain

Spanish coastguards has rescued 208 migrants crossing from Africa to Spain. EPA MADRID, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 200 migrants were rescued on Wednesday by the Spanish coastguard as they attempted to make the crossing from Africa to Spain, rescue services said on Thursday. The rescue comes at a time when…

Nigeria: More than 50 abducted in attack on northwest village – residents

BAUCHI (Nigeria), Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 50 people, including pregnant women and children, were abducted in a raid on a village in northwest Nigeria, residents said. The attack on Wurma village in Katsina, northwest Nigeria, began around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. Police pegged the number of those…

Nigeria closes part of border with Benin to check rice smuggling

ABUJA, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigeria has partially closed its western border with Benin to curb rice smuggling that is threatening the country’s attempt to boost local production, the government said. The government wants Nigeria to be self-sufficient in rice and has imposed import controls but these have kept prices…

Syrian Kurdish fighters ‘pulling back’ from Turkey border

Kurdish forces will hand over control to military councils formed by local fighters  DAMASCUS, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US military posted photographs it said showed SDF forces destroying fortifications The Kurdish-led authorities in north-eastern Syria say a US-backed Kurdish militia has begun withdrawing from territory along the border with Turkey. The…

Yemen war: Government forces re-enter key city of Aden

Yemeni pro-government forces retook Ataq, in Shabwa province, on Saturday  ADEN, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s government have re-entered the southern city of Aden, which they lost to previously allied separatists earlier this month. Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said troops and militiamen had taken full control of…

Italy crisis: PD and Five Star agree coalition deal after talks

ROME, Aug 30 (NNN-AGENCIES0 — The leaders of Italy’s centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and populist Five Star Movement have agreed to form a coalition government. “We consider it worthwhile to try this experience,” the PD’s Nicola Zingaretti said after meeting the president on Wednesday – the deadline for any deal.…

Chile integrates 120 ecological buses into public transport

SANTIAGO, Aug 30 (NNN-XINHUA) — Santiago’s public transport system is integrating a fleet of 120 ecological buses, said Chilean Minister of Transportation and Communications Gloria Hutt. These new vehicles, “apart from being environmentally friendly, meet the new Metropolitan Mobility Network standard,” the new standard of the public transport system in Santiago, according to the minister.…