Americas

US: Drought-hit California asks residents to cut water use by 15 percent

LOS ANGELES, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — California’s governor called on residents to reduce their water consumption by 15 percent as…

Haiti assassination: 26 Colombians, 2 Americans behind Pres Moise killing – police

Weaponry, mobile phones, passports and other items are being shown to the media along with suspects in the assassination of…

US Pres Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban ‘not inevitable’ as fighting rages

 WASHINGTON, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Pres Joe Biden defended the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, saying it was…

US: Florida condo tower death toll rises to 60

  MIAMI, July 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from the collapse of an apartment building in Florida has risen…

US Pres Biden to host Jordan’s King Abdullah July 19: White House

Jordan’s King Abdullah II WASHINGTON, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden will host King Abdullah of Jordan at the White…

UN rights expert urges sanctions on Myanmar’s oil, gas sectors

Students protest in Yangon against the Myanmar military GENEVA, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A United Nations human rights investigator called…

US: Grizzly bear attack kills woman at campsite in western Montana

Ovando, where the attack occurred, is on the southern edge of a huge wilderness that stretches to the border of…

Update: Four of Haitian president’s suspected killers dead, two arrested

Members of the Haitian police force and forensics teams look for evidence outside the presidential residence after the killing of…

Update: Tropical Storm Elsa weakens after making landfall in Florida

 MIAMI, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Elsa made landfall in Florida on Wednesday, lashing the Gulf Coast of the…

Mexico finds 393 more bodies in clandestine graves

 MEXICO CITY, July 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mexican authorities said that 393 bodies were found in clandestine graves in the first…