China landslide death toll rises to 20
BEIJING, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll in a landslide thatburied a village in southwest China rose to 20…
Pakistan aims to send first astronaut into space by 2022
ISLAMABAD, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Pakistan said it aims to send its first astronaut into space by 2022 and will…
EU takes Hungary to court for criminalising help for asylum seekers
BRUSSELS, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union executive took Hungary to court over a law that makes it a…
Left-wing Israeli parties unite to counter Netanyahu
TEL AVIV, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Left-wing Meretz and the new party of former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said that they…
US sanctions Venezuela emergency food ‘corruption network’
WASHINGTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury Department on Thursday announced sanctions against three of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s stepsons,…
US Senate panel backs Saudi sanctions measure
WASHINGTON, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday backed legislation that would impose some sanctions on…
Spain PM loses confidence vote after coalition talks fail
MADRID, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Spain’s caretaker socialist prime minister Pedro Sanchez lost a crunch post-election vote of confidence on Thursday…
Russia warns of ‘consequences’ after Ukraine seizes tanker
KIEV, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine on Thursday seized a Russian tanker it said was used in a naval confrontation last…
Honduran hospitals overrun by dengue fever epidemic
TEGUCIGALPA, Juloy 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Of Honduras’ 32 public hospitals, 26 are overflowing with patients due to what health authorities…
Update: Determined EU defies Johnson push for Brexit rewrite
BRUSSELS, July 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Union flatly rejected an aggressive push by Britain’s new prime minister Boris Johnson to…