Six Killed, 13 Injured In Las Vegas Apartment Fire

LOS ANGELES, Dec 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six people were killed and 13 others injured, in a fire at a three-storey apartment in Las Vegas on Saturday. According to a statement released by the Las Vegas Fire Department, on Saturday afternoon, the Alpine Motel Apartments caught fire early in the morning.…

DPRK Slams U.S. Over Remarks On Human Rights Issues

PYONGYANG, Dec 22 (NNN-KCNA) – The Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), on Saturday, lashed out at the U.S. criticism of its “human rights” issues, saying, Washington was “pouring oil over burning fire.” An unnamed foreign ministry spokesperson was quoted as saying that, the U.S. State…

Japanese PM Holds Phone Talks With U.S. President On Iran

TOKYO, Dec 22 (NNN-NHK) – Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, held a phone conversation with U.S. President, Donald Trump, late Saturday night, to brief him about the outcome of the Japanese prime minister’s talks with Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, local media reported. During the conversation, which lasted about 75 minutes,…

At Least 21 Dead After Bus Collides With Tractor-Trailer In Guatemala

MEXICO CITY, Dec 22 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 21 people died after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer on Saturday, in the northeastern department of Zacapa, Guatemala, the nation’s Public Ministry announced. According to authorities, the accident occurred in the early hours of Saturday, on Kilometre 172 of the Atlantico…

Manuel Marrero Becomes New PM Of Cuba, For The First Time In 43 years

HAVANA, Dec 22 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) – Manuel Marrero was appointed on Saturday, as Cuba’s prime minister, proposed by President, Miguel Diaz-Canel. Marrero has been serving as minister of tourism and becomes the first official to hold the prime minister’s position in 43 years. The position was removed from Cuban establishment…

Gang fight in Honduran prison leaves at least 18 inmates dead

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 wounded during a fight between rival gangs in a Honduran penitentiary on Friday, authorities said, in one of the worst recent outbreaks of prison violence in the country. Two days earlier, the government declared a state of…

Six injured as giant cruise ships collide off Mexico

Carnival Glory cruise ship crashes into Carnival Legend at Cozumel cruise port, Mexico MEXICO CITY, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people were injured Friday when two enormous cruise ships operated by US-based Carnival collided off Mexico’s Caribbean coast, the company said. “Oh my God!” a man can be heard saying…

Over 1,000 women take feminist anthem to Chile’s streets

Created by a Chilean Feminist collective and first performed last month, the song slams violence against women SANTIAGO, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than a thousand women have taken the feminist anthem “A Rapist In Your Way” into the streets of Chile’s capital Santiago, performing the rallying cry sung in cities…

Update: Boeing’s Starliner astronaut capsule fails key test to reach space station

Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft is in the wrong orbit during first trip to space CAPE CANAVERAL (Florida, US), Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Boeing Co’s new astronaut capsule failed after liftoff on Friday to climb high enough in orbit to reach the International Space Station, cutting short a critical unmanned test…

US accuses Venezuela of bribes to rig opposition vote

US Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams (right) and Charge d’Affaires for Venezuela James Story WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday promised further sanctions to pressure Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of bribing lawmakers to block the re-election of his opponent Juan Guaido. The National…
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