Nigeria #RevolutionNow leader held under terror laws

Only a handful of supporters turned up on Monday for Sowore’s #RevolutionNow protest ABUJA, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Nigerian court has granted the country’s secret police permission to detain the organiser of planned #RevolutionNow protests for 45 days. Omoyele Sowere was arrested on Saturday accused by the authorities of…

British PM Johnson plans visa shake-up to attract science talent

LONDON, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans for a new fast-track visa route for “the brightest and best”, in a bid to attract the world’s top scientists to Britain after Brexit. The “shake-up” of immigration rules is aimed at encouraging elite researchers and specialists in science,…

US: A family of three killed as small plane crashes into backyard

NEW YORK, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three people were killed Thursday when a small aircraft crashed into the backyard of a home in a residentialneighborhood near Philadelphia, US police said. The single-engine propeller plane came down shortly after 6 am in Upper Moreland, Pennsylvania, around 32 kilometers from Philadelphia, according…

Convict Panama ex-president in criminal graft case: prosecutor

PANAMA CITY, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Panama’s public prosecutor asked a court to make an example of ex-president Ricardo Martinelli, who isaccused of spying on political foes, and of graft. Prosecutor Ricaurte Gonzalez said a 21-year sentence would be justified dueto Martinelli’s rank when the alleged offenses took place. Martinelli,…

122 Mexicans among 680 detained in US migration raids: FM Ebrard

MEXICO CITY, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico said Thursday that 122 of its citizens were among the 680 undocumented immigrants detained in a major series of raids at food processing plants in the United States. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the government would provide consular assistance and “guarantee the adequate…

US: Pres Trump names new acting intelligence director as long-serving Gordon quits

WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump announced that his respected Deputy Director of National Intelligence wasresigning, the latest chapter in a broad reshuffle at the top of thecountry’s spy agencies. Sue Gordon spent a quarter-century in the CIA before becoming second-in-command to outgoing Director of National Intelligence…

Ecuador: Women demand decriminalization of abortion in rape cases

QUITO, Aug 8 (NNN-TELESUR) — Dozens of women protested outside the Ecuadorian National Assembly in the capital of Quito, demanding the decriminalization of abortion in cases of rape. Lawmakers are currently debating penal reforms, including one that would expand abortion access. Holding signs that read “Surviving an abortion is a class privilege,”…

Uruguayan university opens center to foster China-LatAm trade

MONTEVIDEO, Aug 8 (NNN-EFE) — The University of Montevideo’s Business School on Wednesday launched a new China-Latin American Studies Center for Trade and Business that will seek, among other things, to be a “power plant of ideas” to improve relations between Latin America and the Asian giant. The center’s director,…

Protesters call for Malawi’s electoral commission to resign

LILONGWE, Aug 8 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Hundreds of protesters in Malawi’s Blantyre city blocked roads with burning tyres as they called for the country’s electoral body to resign following a presidential election they say was rigged. The protesters marched alongside various politicians, including former Vice President Saulos Chilima, who said the…

Tanzania: U.S. Supreme Court to hear Kenya, Tanzania 1998 embassy bombings case

WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Lawyers representing hundreds of Kenyan and Tanzanian victims of the 1998 embassy bombings are optimistic that the United States Supreme Court will rule to award a total of $4.3 billion (Ksh440 billion, Tsh9.8 trillion) to their clients. The top US court agreed in June to…