UN chief condemns fatal attack on Mogadishu airport

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (NNN-XINHUA) — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned Thursday night’s attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport which killed a member of the Ugandan UN Guard Unit. “The secretary-general strongly condemns the attack on Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport area yesterday,” said a statement…

US Congress leaders agree on deal to avoid government shutdown

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Congressional leaders in Washington have reached a deal to keep the government funded until early March, a source familiar with the negotiations said on Saturday.    Announcement of the proposal comes just before Jan 19 and Feb 2 deadlines, when federal agencies would have run out…

41 hostage prison workers are freed in Ecuador

QUITO, Jan 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than 40 Ecuador prison officials taken hostage by inmates have been freed, the prisons authority said, as the country grapples with a brutal campaign of gang terror.    The 24 guards and 17 administrative employees “were released,” the SNAI prisons authority said without providing details,…

Peru’s Finance Ministry: 6-month investment expectations at highest level since 2018

LIMA, Jan 14 (NNN-ANDINA) — Economy and Finance Minister Alex Contreras reported that 6-month ahead investment expectations stand at 17 points —their highest level since 2018. The government official highlighted the positive result, according to a report from Apoyo Consultoria (Apoyo Consulting Group). “Six-month-ahead investment expectations are at their highest level…

Colombia: Death toll in landslide rises to 33

BOGOTÁ, Jan  14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 33 people, mostly children, were killed in a landslide in an indigenous community in northwestern Colombia, the country’s vice president said. “I deeply regret the death of 33 people in this tragedy, mostly children, according to preliminary reports from the territory,” Vice President…

Two US Navy sailors missing off coast of Somalia

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two US Navy sailors have been reported missing at sea while conducting operations off the coast of Somalia, the US military said. The two sailors went missing Thursday evening, US Central Command said in a brief statement. “Search and rescue operations are currently ongoing to…

Ecuador: Five inmates escape in new prison break; two recaptured

GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least five inmates escaped Friday evening from Ecuador’s vast Guayaquil prison complex, with two of them caught shortly afterward during a vast search operation, police sources said. Shortly after their escape, two helicopters, as well as drones, were seen flying over the surroundings…

Massive trove of ancient artifacts, skeletons found in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Workers were just starting construction on a new apartment complex in northeastern Brazil when they began finding human bones and pottery shards, their edges worn smooth by time. Soon, excavations at the site in the coastal city of Sao Luis had uncovered thousands…

Cuba backs South Africa against Israeli escalation on Palestine; expressed support for violence-hit Ecuador

HAVANA, Jan 13 (NNN-ACN) — Cuba backed South Africa’s demand at the International Justice Court against the violations by Israel of its own obligations related to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG).South Africa’s stance against the Israeli genocide against Palestine must be understood…

South Africa: Government to launch programme aimed at encouraging active citizenry

PRETORIA, Jan 13 (NNN-SANEWS) — Citizens in the country can look forward to the airing of a brand new show on their tele’s – set to educate, inspire and connect with South Africans about issues that affect their daily lives.  The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS) is set to…