US: Five dead after small plane crashes near Tennessee highway

NASHVILLE (Tennessee, US), March 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were killed when a small private plane crashed near a highway in Nashville in the US state of Tennessee, local police said. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said in a post on social platform X that “5 persons on board the…

Mexico and Venezuela sign migratory agreement

KINGSTOWN (Saint Vincent and the Grenadine), March 4 (NNN-TELESUR) — Governments of Venezuela and Mexico signed an agreement for the voluntary return of migrants to the South American country through the Return to the Homeland Plan to guarantee the security of Venezuelan migrants in the North American country. The “comprehensive…

US gun violence: Four killed, multiple injured in California shooting

KING CITY (California, US), March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people were killed and multiple others were injured in a shooting at a residence in King City, California, authorities said. The incident took place on Sunday evening, following a party at a residential building where three male adults with gunshot wounds…

Libya, Iraq discuss cultural cooperation

TRIPOLI, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Libyan Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Mabrouka Toghi on Sunday met with Iraqi Charge d’Affaires to Libya Ahmad al-Sahhaf in the capital Tripoli, where they discussed cultural cooperation between the two countries. “During the meeting, the two officials discussed prospects for cultural cooperation between…

Update: Haiti govt declares state of emergency, curfew

 PORT-AU-PRINCE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haiti’s government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew after at least a dozen people died when gang members attacked the capital city’s main prison, allowing several thousand inmates to escape. The government said in a statement the state of emergency…

Algeria, Iran sign multiple cooperation agreements

ALGIERS, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday signed multiple cooperation agreements with his visiting Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi to solidify partnership. The agreements cover the sectors of energy, start-ups, tourism, media and communication, Algeria’s state-owned news agency APS reported. During a joint press conference, Tebboune expressed…

Sudan crisis: Army chief urges for restoring membership in AU

KHARTOUM, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, stressed on Sunday Sudan’s confidence in the African Union (AU), calling for the restoration of Sudan’s full membership in the regional organization. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received the delegation of the AU High-Level Panel…

Peru floods: 6 killed in flooding in southern Apurimac

LIMA, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least six people were killed in the southern Peruvian region of Apurimac after the Chumbao River was flooded by heavy rain, said local media. The incident occurred early Friday when the victims were allegedly traveling in a black vehicle that rushed into the waters…

Brazil tragedies: 3 killed after small plane crashes in jungle; 2 killed, 40 injured in bus crash

BRASILIA, March 4 (NNN-XINHUA) — A small plane crashed over a jungle region in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia on Saturday, killing three people on board, reported local fire department. The incident occurred in the city of Barreiras in the interior of Bahia. The cause of the accident remains…

8th CELAC Summit taking place in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

KINGSTOWN, March 4 (NNN-ACN) — Kingstown, capital of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, will gather representatives of the 33 member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to participate at the 8th Summit of that regional coordination mechanism.Cuba will be represented by its President, Miguel Diaz-Canel,…