El Salvador: Verdict for woman accused of killing stillborn expected Monday

Evelyn Hernandez was sentenced to 30 years in prison for suspected abortion CIUDAD DELGADO (El Salvador), Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The verdict in a retrial of a Salvadoran woman convicted of aggravated homicide after a stillbirth is expected on Monday, the woman’s lawyer said. Defendant Evelyn Hernandez, 21, has already…

UK: British PM Johnson to meet French Pres Macron, German Chancellor Merkel next week

LONDON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to meet his French and German counterparts on Tuesday and Wednesday next week, in his first foreign engagements since becoming prime minister last month. Johnson is seeking to persuade European Union leaders to reopen Brexit talks or face…

Mexico deport ‘Islamist’ detained at migrant centre to US

Mexican National Guard patrols the banks of the Suchiate River in Chiapas State, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said it arrested a US citizen suspected of backing jihadist groups who was being housed at a migrant detention center and deported him to the United States. The Mexican…

Mexico does not want El Paso shooter executed: Pres Obrador

El Paso suspect MEXICO CITY, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said that Mexico does not want the El Paso shooter who killed 22 people – targeting Mexicans – to be executed, and will seek to extradite him from the United States. The confessed shooter in the mass killing…

South Africa: Marikana mining clashes must never repeat itself

Marikana Massacre Aug 16, 2012 PRETORIA, Aug 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — The Marikana tragedy in which 44 people lost their lives must never repeat itself, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Bavelile Hlongwa, said. “The message of the department is that as a caring government we are with the people…

South Africa,Tanzania strengthen ties through economic cooperation

President Ramaphosa and his Tanzanian counterpart President Magufuli DAR ES SALAAM, Aug 17 (NNN-SANEWS) — President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for South Africa and Tanzania to build on their rich history and deepen these ties through economic cooperation and development. “We need to work together to bring investment into this region,…

US: Judges rule migrant children must get soap and bedding, reject govt appeal

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Detained migrant children must be given soap, dry clothes and clean bedding, US federal judges, dismissing an appeal by the Trump administration.The ruling by three judges at San Francisco’s federal appeals court follows reports of severe overcrowding and disease-ridden cells at US detention centers.A…

Greenland: US Pres Trump warned that island cannot be bought from Denmark

COPENHAGEN/WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greenland has said it is “not for sale” following reports that US President Donald Trump has spoken about buying the world’s biggest island.The president is said to have discussed the idea of purchasing Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, during dinners and meetings with advisers.But Greenland’s…

Nigeria: Shiite leader returns after ‘rejecting’ India medicals

ABUJA, Aug 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, leader of the Shiite sect in Nigeria has flown back into the country after rejecting medical attention in India. The 66-year-old is head of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, a group that has been banned by authorities in the country. An IMN…

Sudan opposition picks economist as first post-Bashir Prime Minister

KHARTOUM, Aug 17 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Sudan’s main opposition alliance will nominate economist Abdalla Hamdok to serve as prime minister in the country’s transitional government, sources said. Sudan’s sovereign council, which will be sworn in on Monday, will appoint the prime minister based on the nomination from the opposition alliance, the…