Update: Heat wave in U.S. kills 6

WASHINGTON, July 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — Six deaths have been attributed to a heat wave that swept through much of the United States. Four people died in the Eastern state of Maryland, one in the Western state of Arizona and another in the central state of Arkansas, according to U.S. media.…

UN calls on Non-Aligned Movement to continue defending respect for sovereignty

CARACAS, July 21 (NNN-Xinhua) — The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) thanked on Saturday the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) for their support, and called it to continue the defense for the respect for sovereignty. “The movement must continue to strongly defend respect for sovereignty, the right to self-determination, international solidarity, and…

86 victims of Bosnian war buried 27 years after massacre

Thousands of Bosnians have attended a funeral service for 86 Muslims massacred by Serbs in 1992.Image:AP PRIJEDOR (Bosnia and Herzegovina), July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Several thousand people have attended a funeral service in Bosnia for 86 Muslims victims of a massacre committed in Prijedor by Bosnian Serb forces at the beginning…

American, Italian, Russian blast off for ISS

The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft’s mission BAIKONOUR (Kazakhstan), July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US, Italian and Russian astronauts blasted into space on Saturday, headed for the International Space Station, in a launch coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, NASA’s Andrew…

Sudan: Opposition seeks postponement in deal with military, says needs to resolve differences among members

KHARTOUM, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Sudan’s pro-democracy movement is seeking to postpone the signing of the second and possibly more contentious part of a power-sharing agreement with the country’s military, saying that it needs more time to resolve differences among its members over the deal. The first part of the…

UN demands release of abducted lawmaker in eastern Libya

TRIPOLI, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) demanded the immediate release of lawmaker, Siham Sergewa, and her husband who were reportedly abducted at their house in the eastern city of Benghazi. Sergewa was known for being an outspoken critic of eastern Libya strongman Khalifa…

Greek earthquake: Buildings collapse as powerful tremor shakes Athens

Crowds gathered in open areas in Athens after the earthquake struck ATHENS, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strong earthquake has shaken the Greek capital of Athens, knocking out phone networks and power in parts of the city.  The 5.1 magnitude earthquake had an epicentre about 22km north-west of Athens. Athenians ran out into the…

US: 19 wounded, 2 killed in Chicago spate of shootings

CHICAGO, July 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two people were killed and at least 19 more were wounded in Chicago as the city embraced a violent start to the weekend on Saturday. Seven people were shot late Friday before midnight, including two victims who were pronounced dead after they were taken to hospital. Another 14 people were…

US offers $7 mn to find Hezbollah agent as Sec of State Pompeo visits Argentina

BUENOS AIRES, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States offereda $7 million reward to find a Hezbollah operative accused of masterminding a deadly 1994 attack on a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought to unite Latin American nations against the militants. Pompeo visited to…

Russia: Over 20,000 rally in Moscow as election anger boils over

MOSCOW, July 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 22,000 people packed a Moscow square to demand free and fair local polls, incensed by the authorities’ refusal to put popular opposition candidates on the ballot. Staging their largest protest in years, opposition leaders such as President Vladimir Putin’s top opponent Alexei Navalny…