Americas

US violence: Guns are now the leading cause of death for American children

WASHINGTON, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Firearms have surpassed motor vehicle crashes as the leading cause of death among American youngsters,…

Husband of teacher slain in Texas school shooting massacre dies ‘due to grief’

Joe Garcia and Irma Garcia UVALDE (Texas), May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The husband of a heroic fourth grade teacher who…

Canada: Toronto police shoot man carrying gun near schools

Police officers shot a suspect who was walking down a city street carrying a gun, as four nearby schools were…

Russia-Ukraine conflict: Ukraine says war in east at ‘maximum intensity’

KYIV, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ukraine said the war in the east of the country had hit its fiercest level…

Powerful 7.2-magnitude quake rocks southern Peru; no casualties reported

     LIMA, May 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked southeastern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey…

Feature: Power Shortage Undermines Recovery In Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, May 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – In a country already beset by innumerable destabilising factors, power shortages are doing nothing to…

WTO chief urges countries not to block food exports

World Trade Organization President (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala DAVOS (Switzerland), May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urged countries not…

US shooting/violence: UNICEF chief urges action to protect children after Texas school massacre

UNITED NATIONS, May 26 (NNN-Xinhua) — Citing the deaths in the US Texas elementary school shooting, the head of the…

Oklahoma governor approves strictest abortion ban in US

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The governor of the US state of Oklahoma on Wednesday signed into law a…

Canada police say they barred Trudeau from fundraising event over safety concerns

OTTAWA, May 26 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canadian police said they had barred Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from a fundraising event over…