Americas

Fourth journalist slain in Mexico in a month

A woman posts photos of murdered journalists during a national protest MEXICO CITY, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A journalist with an…

Flooding kills at least 11 people in Ecuador capital

 QUITO, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 11 people were killed and 32 injured on Monday after the heaviest flooding…

US lacks moral authority to criticise rights abuses, says Cuba

An old American car drives near a banner reading ‘As the virus, the United States blockade isolates’, in Havana HAVANA,…

US: All federal prisons locked down after deadly gang fight

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) wrote in an emailed statement that two prisoners died in hospital near the prison in…

Haiti storm: Thousands of homes flooded, rivers swell amid heavy rains

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced in Haiti as torrential rain…

Kenya elections: IEBC begins enlisting voters in UAE, Canada

NAIROBI, Feb 1 (NNN-KBC) — Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Monday commenced Enhanced Continuous Voter Registration (ECVR) in…

US urges direct nuclear talks with Iran, says time running out

 WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A senior US official said that time was running out for nuclear negotiations with Iran…

Russia, US clash at UN over Russian troop build-up near Ukraine

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) –: Tensions between Russia and the United States over Moscow’s troop build-up near Ukraine spilled into the United…

Ryanair calls on Belarus to guarantee no repeat of plane diversion

DUBLIN, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Irish airline Ryanair urged Belarus to guarantee that there would be no repeat of…

US racism: Judge rejects plea deals for murderers of black jogger

,Ahmaud Arbery was chased “because he was black”, court told WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United States judge rejected…