Hitmen mow down cartel-busting colonel in violence-torn Ecuador
GUAYAQUIL (Ecuador), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Hitmen gunned down an Ecuadoran colonel in charge of anti-drug operations in a city…
‘Most wanted’ Dutch drug trafficker killed in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Dutch drug trafficker who was one of Europe’s most wanted criminals and once…
Senior UN Peacekeeping Officer Injured, Vehicles Torched In Beirut
BEIRUT, Feb 15 (NNN-NNA) – A senior officer from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), was injured, and…
Mexico threatens US gunmakers with fresh legal action
MEXICO CITY, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexico’s president warned US gunmakers they could face fresh legal action and be deemed…
Switzerland: Geneva offers $11mn for NGOs hit by US aid freeze
GENEVA (Switzerland), Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Geneva regional government voted to provide over US$11 million in emergency aid to NGOs based in the Swiss city that…
UAE calls for Ramadan ‘humanitarian pause’ in Sudan war
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 15 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) called for a humanitarian pause in the Sudan war during…
Iran Rejects U.S. Accusation of Funding, Arming Yemen’s Houthis
TEHRAN, Feb 15 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations (UN) in New York, has rejected the U.S.…
US: Southern California dodges worst of mudslide fears as heavy rains hit region
A road is covered in mud in the Eaton Fire zone during a storm Thursday in Altadena, California LOS ANGELES,…
Brazil shoots down clandestine aircraft carrying drugs
BRASILIA, Feb 14 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) Wednesday shot down a plane that clandestinely entered from Venezuela…
US Sec of State Rubio plane turns back over mechanical issue
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane as he departs Joint Base Andrews for the Munich Security Conference…