UNESCO pulls Belgian carnival from heritage list over anti-Semitism charges
A parade float at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium featuring caricatures of Orthodox Jews atop money bags BOGOTA (Colombia), Dec…
Chile police response to protests ‘repressive’: UN
Police shoot teargas and a shotgun during clashes with anti-government protesters in Santiago, Chile, in November. A UN team has…
Brazil: Amazon deforestation climbs more than 100% in November over same month last year: Government agency
An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle burning as it is cleared by farmers in Itaituba, Para, Brazil…
Chile starts identifying remains of plane crash victims
PUNTA ARENAS (Chile), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Remains of people killed in a military plane crash that claimed 38 lives…
‘There’ll be war’ if Bolivia cuts coca growing, farmers warn
Harvesting coca leaves in Cruz Loma, a warm and humid area of the Andes COROICO (Bolivia), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
France braces for holiday misery as pension strike persists
Packed suburban rail trains at the Gare du Nord station in Paris on Friday PARIS, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French commuters…
US, China says ‘phase one’ trade deal reached
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China announced a major thaw in their trade war on Friday, including…
Gang violence flares up again in Cape Town despite army deployment
Cape Town is surrounded by many sprawling townships where gang violence, poverty and unemployment are rife CAPE TOWN, Dec 14…
Update: Newly elected Algerian president calls protesters for dialogue
Newly elected President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune ALGIERS, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — The newly elected President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune…
Moscow concerned with US test of previously banned missile, says Russian official
Russia raised alarm on Dec. 13 over the U.S. testing of a missile which would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range…