Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China
BRASILIA, May 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian and Chinese authorities are evaluating the construction of a railroad to the Chancay mega-port…
Defunct Soviet spacecraft crashes into Indian Ocean after 52 years in Orbit
MOSCOW, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A defunct Soviet spacecraft, Cosmos-482, re-entered Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the Indian Ocean on…
Canada: Liberal secures 170 seats in parliament after recount
OTTAWA, May 11 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Liberal Party of Canada gained one more seat after a judicial recount on Saturday,…
Update: Ecuador declares national mourning for 11 troops killed by guerrillas
QUITO, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s president declared three days of national mourning starting Saturday over the deaths of 11…
France pledges $168-million investment in W.Sahara claimed by Morocco
RABAT, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The state-run French Development Agency (AFD) will invest $168-million in the largely Moroccan-controlled but disputed…
Albanian vote seen as key test of EU path
TIRANA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Albanians head to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to give Prime Minister Edi…
Convicted ex-Panama president Martinelli granted asylum in Colombia
PANAMA CITY, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli announced his arrival on Saturday in Colombia, where he…
At least 11 Ecuadorean troops killed in fight against illegal mining
QUITO, May 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — At least 11 Ecuadorean troops were killed Friday in an ambush during an operation against…
US, China conclude first day of trade talks in Geneva
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng GENEVA, May 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior US and Chinese officials concluded the first of two…
Kenya to host regional drug research hub as EAC expands labs
Public Health Principal Secretary Mary Muthoni (Left) ARUSHA (Tanzania), May 11 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya is set to become home to…