Ten killed, several injured as government forces launch operations against protesters in Nicaragua

Nicaraguan police and paramilitary groups loyal to President Daniel Ortega killed at least 10 people on Sunday, a human rights association said, as the death toll from violent clashes in the Central American country continues to rise. The people were killed when government forces attacked the community of Monimbo and nearby city of Masaya, about… Read More Ten killed, several injured as government forces launch operations against protesters in Nicaragua

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to improve countries relationship

U.S. President Donald Trump sat down with Vladimir Putin for a long-awaited summit on Monday saying he wanted good relations with Russia, after blaming Washington’s own past foolishness and stupidity for the countries’ hostile ties. Trump opened the meeting with warm words for Putin, seated next to the Russian leader in an ornate presidential palace… Read More U.S. President Donald Trump holds meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to improve countries relationship

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Three dead, dozens injured in auto crash involving four vehicles in New Mexico

A crash involving a passenger bus and three other vehicles on New Mexico highway early on Sunday killed three people and injured 24 others, some critically, authorities said. Sandoval County Fire Chief James Maxon confirmed the deaths but didn’t immediately know what caused the collision involving a passenger bus, a semitruck, a pickup truck and… Read More Three dead, dozens injured in auto crash involving four vehicles in New Mexico

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Man arrested for fatally shooting police officer, elderly woman in Massachusetts

A Massachusetts police officer and bystander have died from wounds sustained when a suspect allegedly took the officer’s gun and fired following a vehicle crash and a foot chase. Authorities say Weymouth officer Michael Chesna was shot multiple times before 8 a.m. on Sunday, and died from the injures at South Shore Hospital. Officials say… Read More Man arrested for fatally shooting police officer, elderly woman in Massachusetts

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Gunman killed in shootout with police officers in Kansas City

​Police shot and killed a man on Sunday after a series of shootouts on the streets of Kansas City in which three officers were wounded and hospitalized in stable condition, officials said. Undercover and tactical officers were following a person of interest in the murder of a university student when suddenly and unexpectedly he fired… Read More Gunman killed in shootout with police officers in Kansas City

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Several soldiers killed, trucks missing following Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian military troops 

​Boko Haram jihadists overran a military base in northeast Nigeria after a ferocious firefight, security sources said Sunday, the second major assault on the country’s forces in two days. The militants invaded a base holding hundreds of soldiers in Yobe state, where they abducted over 100 girls from a school earlier this year, in an… Read More Several soldiers killed, trucks missing following Boko Haram attacks on Nigerian military troops 

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China willing to invest $3billion in Nigerian oil and gas operations

​China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is willing to invest $3 billion in its existing oil and gas operation in Nigeria, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said on Sunday following a meeting with the Chinese in Abuja. During a visit to Nigeria’s state-owned NNPC, CNOOC Chief Executive Yuan Guangyu said the Beijing-based oil company… Read More China willing to invest $3billion in Nigerian oil and gas operations

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