Americas

Peru’s Pres Castillo names new PM who pushes for redrafting the constitution

Peru’s President Pedro Castillo LIMA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Leftist Peruvian President Pedro Castillo named Hector Valer as his new…

Nine killed in Colombia army raid on Gulf Clan drug cartel

BOGOTA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least nine people were killed Tuesday in northwestern Colombia in an army raid on…

Covid-19: Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries – WHO

GENEVA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be…

US calls for emergency UN Security Council meeting on North Korea: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States has requested an emergency meeting on Thursday of the UN Security…

Haiti floods kill at least four

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flooding triggered by torrential rain in Haiti left four people dead and one missing, authorities…

Update Ecuador floods: 24 dead, dozens injured as flooding hits Ecuador capital

QUITO, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 24 people…

Top oil producers eye modest output boost as prices surge

LONDON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The 23 members of the OPEC+ oil cartel, who meet on Wednesday, are expected to…

Ecuador floods: Death toll rises to 22 in capital after flooding; 50 injured, 5 missing

People carry an injured man during the search for victims after a landslide caused by heavy rains in Quito QUITO,…

US gun violence: 2 Virginia college officers killed; suspect in custody

Police form a perimeter on Airport Road south of the North River in Bridgewater, Va., during a manhunt following a…

US gun violence: 2 suspects arrested following Minnesota shooting that left 1 student dead and another wounded

Police work in front of South Education Center Academy in Richfield, Minnesota RICHFIELD (Minnesota, US), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Authorities…