Senegal: polls closed, vote counting underway

DAKAR, Senegal, Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) – About 6.5 million Senegalese are registered to vote in Sunday’s presidential election pitting incumbent president Macky Sall against four other aspirants. "Au terme de cette journée, le peuple sénégalais sera le seul vainqueur" pic.twitter.com/nb0NMHV44l— Macky Sall (@Macky_Sall) February 24, 2019 Polling stations opened at…

People Around the World Reject US Intervention in Venezuela

Demonstrators in favor of peace and sovereignty for Venezuela, in Paris France. Photo courtesy Twitter: @EmbavenezParis Demonstrations supporting Venezuela’s government are using the hashtags #TrumpHandsOffVenezuela and #VenezuelaEnDefensaDeLaPaz (Venezuela In Defense Of Peace“Venezuela Cuts Ties with Colombia As Maduro Declares ‘Coup Has Failed’ CARACAS, Venezuela, Feb 24 (NNN-TELESUR) – People around the world have expressed…

N.K. leader’s train heads south without stopping in Beijing

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves as he boards a train. Photo courtesy KCNA SEOUL/HANOI/BEIJING, Feb. 24 (Yonhap) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s special train passed the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin on Sunday, sources said, after departing from Pyongyang the previous day for Hanoi for a…

Venezuela Cuts Ties with Colombia As Maduro Declares ‘Coup Has Failed’

“Here (in Venezuela) the people govern, nobody else.” Photo courtesy teleSUR According to Maduro, the U.S.-backed coup has failed in Venezuela, thanks to the unity of civic groups and the military. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro broke all “all diplomatic and politic relations” with Colombia Saturday, after stating that President Ivan…

Three Filipinos arrested for drug in Lahad Datu

LAHAD DATU,  Feb 24  (NNN-BERNAMA) – A man and his wife were among three Filipinos arrested by the police during a drug-raid at a house  in Kampung Silam here last night. Lahad Datu district police chief  ACP Nasri Mansor said the couple, who was in a room, attempted to evade…

Malaysia’s GDP to expand 4.9 pct this year, no risk of deflation

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 24 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysia’s economy is going strong and the gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to expand a further 4.9 per cent in 2019, albeit, a decline in inflationary pressure. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said the January 2019 Consumer Price Index (CPI) decline was…

In a first, Saudi Arabia to send a woman to Washington as ambassador

Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Photo courtesy You tube Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb 24  (NNN-AGENCIES) – Saudi Arabia has appointed Princess Rima bint Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as new ambassador to the United States, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. She is the…

Man in remand over job scam involving 47 Malaysians detained in Cambodia

Photo courtesy brenama KUCHING, Feb 24 (NNN- BERNAMA) –  The police have confirmed that a suspect was arrested in connection with the cheating case involving 47 Malaysians who were detained in Cambodia. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani said they had arrested a 35-year-old local man…

Malaysia: Anwar urges PAS to stop telling lies in politics

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia Feb 24 (NNN- Bernama) –The People’s Justice Party (PKR) president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has urged PAS to stop using politics to slander and tell lies. “As a Muslim my advise is that we can carry on with our politics but we must put a stop to…

Venezuela opposition, army clash on border amid aid push

From right- Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera, Colombia’s President Ivan Duque, Paraguay’s President Mario Abdo Benitez and Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido. Photo courtesy of  Colombia Presdient Twitter Bogota, COLOMBIA, Feb 24 (NNN- AGENCIES) – Venezuela’s US-backed opposition on Saturday met with strong resistance from the army and militias as they…