Americas

Death toll rises to 28 from heavy rains in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state

Firefighters search for landslide victims after heavy rains in Franco da Rocha, Sao Paulo SAO PAULO, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Presidents Putin, Xi to stress ‘common views’ on security at Games meeting: Kremlin

MOSCOW, Feb 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will voice their shared views…

Iranian Lawmaker Says Ground Prepared For Win-Win Agreement In Vienna Nuke Talks

TEHRAN, Feb 3 (NNN-IRNA) – An Iranian lawmaker said yesterday that, the ground is de facto prepared, for reaching a…

US to send warship, fighter jets to UAE after Yemen attacks: statement

 WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States will deploy a guided missile destroyer and state-of-the-art fighter jets to help…

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…