Brazil: 1 dead, 60 injured after winds topple structure at university party in Sao Paulo state

SAO PAULO, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least one person was killed and 60 others were injured early Sunday morning when strong winds and heavy rain knocked over a metal structure at a university party in southeast Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, according to Civil Defense. The celebration for medical students…

Brazil: 1 killed in small plane crash in rural Tocantins state

BRASILIA, Nov 3 (NNN-XINHUA) — One person died and another was seriously injured after a small aircraft crashed in a rural part of northern Brazil’s Tocantins state, local media said. According to Tocantins police, the plane crashed Saturday night while flying over the municipality of Fatima. Authorities said the plane’s…

Guinea-Bissau arrests senior army officers for alleged coup attempt

Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo BISSAU, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A group of officers of Guinea-Bissau’s army have been arrested on accusations of attempting a coup, according to the country’s armed forces.The alleged coup plot involved several senior officers who were reported missing starting Monday, and was announced the day…

Mexico: Mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations

People carry the coffin of late Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was shot during Day of the Dead celebrations, in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico URUAPAN (MEXICO), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A mayor in Mexico ’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people…

Communities in hurricane-ravaged Jamaica still cut off as death toll climbs

Blocked traffic and blown off roofs in St. Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa KINGSTON, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa rose to 28, even as the authorities and humanitarian workers acknowledged that they had yet to reach dozens of communities…

Mexico: Explosion and fire at convenience store kills at least 23 in northern Hermosillo, the capital of Sonora state

The damaged facade of a store caused by a fire that killed multiple people, in Hermosillo, Mexico HERMOSILO (Sonora, Mexico), Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A fire and explosion at a convenience store in northern Mexico on Saturday killed at least 23 people, including children, and injured 12 others, local officials said. The…

South Africa well prepared to host G20 Leaders’ Summit in November

PRETORIA, Nov 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — Cabinet has expressed its satisfaction with South Africa’s preparations for the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit, saying it is confident the country will host the event successfully. Thousands of international delegates, media representatives, and visitors are expected to gather at the NASREC Expo…

South Africa responds to US refugee programme for Afrikaners

PRETORIA, Nov 3 (NNN-SANEWS) — The South African Government has acknowledged the recent Presidential Determination made by the United States, where President Donald Trump set the refugee ceiling at 7,500, specifically focusing on white Afrikaner South Africans.  In a document published on Thursday, the Trump administration stated that the United…

Netherlands: Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race

AMSTERDAM, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Centrist liberal leader Rob Jetten has claimed victory in Wednesday’s nail-biting Dutch election, after vote analysis indicated his party could not be beaten by anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders. Jetten’s D66 party currently has a narrow lead of 15,000 votes over Wilders’ Freedom Party, and Dutch…

Five German mountaineers, including 17-year-old girl, killed in Italian Alps avalanche

ROME, Nov 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five German climbers, including a 17-year-old girl, were killed in an avalanche in the Dolomite mountains in Italy on Saturday afternoon, according to mountain rescue services. Two groups of climbers were caught in the torrent of snow, which swept down a mountain near the Swiss border in the…