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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 12 sepTember 2017
Venezuelan president wraps up Algeria trip with talks on oil

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The countries have strug-
Venezuelan President gled with low oil prices hit-
Nicolas Maduro said at ting their economies.
the end of a two-day visit Maduro said he was visiting
to Algeria Monday that his Algeria “to strengthen co-
country and the North Af- operation for the develop-
rican nation were working ment of peace and eco-
to achieve “equitable” oil nomic prosperity,” accord-
prices. ing to Algeria’s official APS
Maduro said his talks with news agency.
Algeria’s second-ranking OPEC and 11 non-OPEC oil
official, Council of the Na- producers agreed last year
tion President Abdelkader to reduce production until
Bensalah, had a “good cli- March 2018 to boost prices.
mate.” The Council of the “We are continuing our ef-
Nation operates like a Sen- forts to obtain equitable oil
ate. prices for our industry,” APS
The Venezuelan leader ap- quoted Maduro as saying.
parently did not meet with There was no elaboration.
President Abdelaziz Boute- Maduro also discussed bi-
flika, who rarely has been lateral relations with Alge- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he walks down the gangway with his wife, Cilia
seen in public since he suf- ria, which like Venezuela is Flores, upon his arrival at Houari-Boumediene airport near the Algerian capital, Algiers, Monday,
fered a 2013 stroke. a non-aligned nation, and Sept. 11, 2017.
Algeria and Venezuela the possibility of establish- (AP Photo/Sidali Djarboub)
both are members of the ing an air route between said in a statement that consolidate” bilateral rela- of “common interest,” in-
Organization of the Petro- Algiers and Caracas. Maduro’s visit would look tions. It said talks were to cluding the hydrocarbons
leum Exporting Countries. Bouteflika’s office had at “ways and means to address international issues market.q
Guatemala congress commission: President should face trial

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A funds and contributions.” prosecutors as well as Ivan U.N. anti-corruption com- ing in the Central American
five-member commission The recommendation for Velasquez, the head of a mission that has been work- nation for a decade.q
of Guatemalan legisla- ending Morales’ immunity
tors recommended Mon- will be decided by the full
day that President Jimmy congress, where 105 of the
Morales’ immunity from 158 deputies would have
prosecution be lifted so he to vote in favor.
can face possible trial on Prosecutors allege that
campaign-finance accu- about $825,000 in financ-
sations. ing for Morales’ 2015 cam-
Commission head Julio Ix- paign was hidden and that
camey said the commis- other expenditures had no
sion found evidence that explainable source of fund-
unregistered money had ing.
been in campaign funds. Morales has denied any
But he also said Morales wrongdoing.
“did not have a direct The investigation was con-
participation in registering ducted by Guatemalan

Death toll up to 96 from

Mexico’s big earthquake

By CHRIS SHERMAN risen from 15 to 16. Oaxaca
Associated Press Gov. Alejandro Murat said
JUCHITAN, Mexico (AP) — in a statement that the
The death toll from Mexi- death toll in his state rose
co’s 8.1 magnitude earth- to 76, and officials have
quake rose to 96 on Mon- reported that four people
day as more fatalities were died in the Gulf coast state
confirmed in the hard-hit of Tabasco. The Foreign
southern states of Oaxaca Relations Department said
and Chiapas. the quake and Hurricane
The Foreign Relations De- Katia, which struck the Gulf
partment said 95 people coast state of Veracruz on
had died nationwide in Friday, have forced Mexico
Thursday’s quake. Then to withdraw an offer of aid
Chiapas state civil defense for Houston, which was hit
director Luis Manuel Gar- by Hurricane Harvey in Au-
cia Moreno said the num- gust. At least two deaths
ber of deaths there had were blamed on Katia.q