Rwanda mourns the dead, 25 years since genocide began

KIGALI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIE) — Rwanda on Sunday begins 100 days of mourning for over 800,000 people slaughtered in a genocide that shockedthe world, a quarter of a century on from the day it began. President Paul Kagame will start a week of commemoration activities bylighting a remembrance flame at…

Honduras: Thousands protest demanding resignation of Pres Hernandez

TEGUCIGALPA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Honduran capital demanding the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez and an investigation of him and his family. The protestors, from the so-called Movimiento Indignados (Indignant Movement) and numbering around 5,000 according to reporters, shouted “get out…

Clashes erupt as Greek police stop migrants from reaching border

DIAVATA (Greece), April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Greek police fired teargas on Saturday as angry migrants hoping to travel to northern Europe hurled stones and bottles after being barred from reaching a nearby border crossing, witnesses said. Spurred by a false rumour about border openings that spread on social media, hundreds…

US-China talks end, ‘significant work’ remains – negotiators

WASHINGTON, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. and Chinese negotiators wrapped up their latest round of trade talks on Friday and were scheduled to resume discussions next week to try to secure a pact that would end a tit-for-tat tariff battle that has roiled global markets.The two sides offered few details…

Ghana signs double taxation agreements with 10 countries

ACCRA, April 7 (NNN-GNA) — The Ghana government has signed double taxation agreements with 10 countries towards giving investors a stable and conducive tax scheme. The Government expressed the hope of signing more agreements to encourage investments and in turn, facilitate the transfer of skills and technology. The countries are…

Update: Libya crisis – fighting flares on outskirts of Tripoli

TRIPOLI, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) —Fresh fighting has flared near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, between pro-government forces and rebel fighters from the east of the country. Reports say clashes between Gen Khalifa Haftar’s rebels and pro-government groups are taking place in three suburbs to the south of the city. Tripoli is the base of the…

Bridge Collapse Leaves Several Missing In Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, April 7 (NNN-XINHUA) —A bridge partially collapsed and fell into a river in Para state in northern Brazil in the early hours of Saturday, and there may be victims, authorities said. According to local authorities, part of the bridge which crosses the Moju River collapsed after a ferry crashed against one…

Brazil: Indigenous war averted through FUNAI efforts

Relatives travelled with anthropologists to locate missing 34 Korubo members. BRASILIA, April 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s Fundação Nacional do Índio (FUNAI), the country’s agency which advocates for Indigenous peoples, has assisted two Javari Valley tribes in settling a misunderstanding and preventing a war between the communities. A peacekeeping team of the…

Colombia: Indigenous Minga scores initial deal with government

A meeting of Colombian indigenous peoples and farmers in Cauca valley BOGOTA, April 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca (CRIC), the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) and the Colombian government reached Saturday an interim agreement to lift the road blockade between Cali and Popayan, a decision which will facilitate President Ivan…

US: Pro-Trump goon arrested for threatening to kill Rep. Ilhan Omar

NEW YORK, April 7 (NNN-TELESUR) — A 55-year old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim U.S. Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors said. Patrick Carlineo Jr. of Addison, New York, faces up to 10 years in prison and…