Americas

US shooting: 3 police officers charged with fatally shooting 8-year-old Fanta Bility, injuring 3 others

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US prosecutors have charged three policemen with an eight-year-old girl’s death, dropping a murder case against…

Covid-19: WHO warns pandemic not over amid Europe case records

GENEVA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning to world leaders…

UN confirms 2021 among seven hottest years on record

  GENEVA, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The past seven years have been the hottest on record, the United Nations confirmed,…

Senior US diplomats in Sudan for talks over ending crisis

 KHARTOUM, Jan 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senior US diplomats met with pro-democracy activists Wednesday in Sudan as part of talks to…

Covid-19: Omicron unlikely to mark end of pandemic, Russian expert says

 MOSCOW, Jan 20 (NNN-TASS) — The coronavirus pandemic will continue until most people develop immunity, Director of Russia’s Gamaleya Scientific…

Canada ends contract with Malaysia’s glove maker Supermax over labour allegations

OTTAWA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada has terminated its sourcing contract with Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corporation following allegations about…

Jamaica make history by qualifying for 3 bobsleigh events at Beijing Winter Olympics

Jamaica first sent a four-man bobsled to the 1988 Calgary Winter Games KINGSTON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jamaica have qualified…

Yemen conflict: US vows to hold Houthi rebels accountable for UAE attack

Abu Dhabi police identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United…

Photojournalist shot dead in Mexican border city

TIJUANA (Mexico), Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A photojournalist was shot dead Monday in Mexico’s crime-plagued city of Tijuana bordering the…

145 rights activists killed in Colombia in 2021: ombudsman

BOGOTA, Jan 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia saw 145 community leaders and rights defenders killed in 2021, a year marked by…