US: 10 million signatures urging Pres Trump impeachment delivered to Congress

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two House Democrats joined activists at the US Capitol who presented Congress with signatures of 10million people calling on lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. “We are holding in our hands 10 million reasons for being here today,”progressive congressman Al Green said,…

‘Nobody’s happy’ about North Korea missile launch, says US Pres Trump

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said that “nobody’s happy” after North Korea raised the pressure over the future of their deadlocked nuclear negotiations by launching two short-range missiles. At a White House event, Trump said US authorities were looking “veryseriously” at the launch of the “short-range…

UN Security Council to meet on Libya amid offensive on Tripoli

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN SecurityCouncil will meet behind closed doors to discuss the humanitarian crisis inLibya as a month-long offensive on the capital grinds on, diplomats said. Britain requested the Friday meeting so a UN aid official could briefrepresentatives on the assault that has displaced 55,000…

Cameroon’s gov’t says ready to dialogue with separatists

YAOUNDE, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cameroonian Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said that his government is willing to dialogue with armed separatist on all demands excluding separation. “Apart from the indivisibility of Cameroon, the president of the republic is ready to organize a formal dialogue to resolve the socio-political crisis…

U.S. making “conditions for surrender,” not peace plan: Palestinian FM

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said that Washington’s upcoming Middle East peace plan does not qualify as such, but rather “conditions for surrender.” “We cannot afford not to engage with any peace efforts. But the U.S. administration’s efforts cannot be characterized, nor can qualify…

Brazil forecasts 2019 harvest to be second largest in history

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Brazil’s agricultural harvest is forecast to be 231.5 million tons for 2019, up 2.2 percent from last year, the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said. The forecast increased by 0.6 percent compared with the projection released last month, and would be…

Renewed Houthi shelling hits Red Sea mills in Yemen’s Hodeidah

ADEN (Yemen), May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Fighters of the Houthis group renewed their shelling against the Red Sea Mills in the war-torn western port city of Hodeidah on Thursday, causing damages to the grain facility, a military spokesman told Xinhua. “The Houthi fighters launched a random mortar shelling on the…

Myanmar gov’t warns against prison riots incitement

YANGON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Myanmar government has warned that there were linkages and incitement behind some riots that occurred in seven prisons in the country over the past two days, vowing that effective investigation will be made to bring out the truth behind these incidents. According to a press…

US Sec of State Pompeo, Brazilian FM talk over phone on ties, Venezuela

WASHINGTON, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday held phone conversations with his Brazilian counterpart on bilateral relationship and the Venezuela issue. Pompeo and Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo reaffirmed bilateral partnership and their cooperation to address regional issues, the U.S. State Department said in…

Palestinian FM condemns Israeli settlements

UNITED NATIONS, May 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Thursday condemned Israeli settlements in occupied territory, saying Israel is turning temporary occupation into permanent annexation. “Israel is violating all core principles (of the law of occupation) and does not hide anymore the true colonial nature of its…