Americas

Remains of 215 children found at closed Canada indigenous boarding school

OTTAWA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The remains of 215 children have been discovered on the grounds of a former boarding…

Covid-19: Origins search ‘being poisoned by politics’ says WHO

GENEVA, May 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The World Health Organization warned that efforts to uncover the Covid-19 pandemic’s origins were being…

US Senate Republicans block legislation on Jan 6 Capitol riot commission

WASHINGTON, May 29 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Senate Republicans blocked legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the deadly Jan…

Syria’s Assad Says Winning Presidential Election “Slap In Faces Of Enemies”

DAMASCUS, May 29 (NNN-SANA) – After scoring a sweeping victory in the presidential election, incumbent Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad said,…

UN commemorates its fallen peacekeepers

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres UNITED NATIONS, May 28 (NNN-Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday laid a wreath…

Open skies treaty: US tells Russia it will not rejoin key arms control deal

The treaty permits unarmed surveillance flights over more than 30 participating countries  WASHINGTON, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has…

UN aviation body to launch investigation into Belarus plane diversion

MONTREAL, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN civil aviation agency will launch an investigation into the May 23 diversion by…

Canada: PM Trudeau apologizes to Italian-Canadians for WWII treatment

OTTAWA, May 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Canada on Thursday formally apologized for interning more than 600 Italian-Canadians during World War II.…

Covid-19: US urges WHO to conduct phase 2 study of coronavirus

GENEVA, May 28 (NNN-TASS) – The United States views the previous stage of the research into origins of the coronavirus…

UN orders probe of ‘systematic’ abuses in Israel, Palestinian areas

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is seen on a screen delivering her speech remotely at the…