Americas

Iranian President Demands U.S. Apology For Downing Iranian Airliner In 1988

TEHRAN, Jul 4 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, criticised, yesterday, the lack of apology from the U.S. government, for…

US hits 22 senior Myanmar officials, including 4 ministers, with new sanctions

WASHINGTON, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Biden administration on Friday hit 22 senior Myanmar officials and family members with sanctions…

Cuba makes preparations as Hurricane Elsa approaches

HAVANA, July 3 (NNN-Xinhua) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday urged local authorities and the public to make preparations…

Canada: PM Trudeau denounces vandalism of churches, monarch statues following discovery of mass graves of indigenous children

 OTTAWA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced a wave of vandalism across Canada that saw…

US ban dozens of corrupt officials from Central America from entering the country

Among most prominent figures are ex-Honduras president José Porfirio ‘Pepe’ Lobo Sosa and his wife, Rosa Elena Bonilla de Lobo…

Russian spaceship delivers fresh supplies to ISS

Express Flight by SpaceNews Editor — February 10, 2014 The Russian spaceship had more than 2.5 tons of cargo on board MOSCOW, July…

Update: Military put on standby to evacuate fire-threatened towns in western Canada; 1,000 have fled, many reported missing

 OTTAWA, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ottawa prepared to send military aircraft and other help to evacuate towns and fight more…

Venezuela arrests activists critical of border fighting

 CARACAS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuelan rights group Fundaredes said Friday authorities had arrested its director and two other activists…

Boeing 737 cargo jet crashes into sea off Honolulu, Hawaii; both pilots rescued in critical conditions

The plane was en route from Honolulu to Kahului on the island of Maui when it crashed  HONOLULU (Hawaii, US),…

US: Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse

SURFSIDE (Florida, US), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll rose to 22 on Friday from the collapse of a…