Americas

US: 11 wounded in New Orleans shooting

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eleven people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a…

US: 2 children dead, 1 missing after floods in Arizona

WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two of three missing children were found dead Saturday in the U.S. state of Arizona…

Uruguayan president-elect calls for “national unity”

MONTEVIDEO, Dec 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Uruguay’s President-elect Luis Lacalle Pou on Saturday called for “national unity,” saying that during his…

At least 14 dead in Mexico gunfight

MEXICO CITY, Dec 1 (NNN-Xinhua) — Four police officers and 10 suspected gunmen of the Cartel of the Northeast were…

Suriname president gets 20 years in jail for murder

Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse PARAMARIBO, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Suriname’s President Desi Bouterse has been sentenced to 20 years in…

Third occupant of Spain ‘narco-sub’ arrested: Police

MADRID, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The third occupant of a submarine seized off the Spanish coast carrying three tonnes of…

Mexico moves toward legal abortion, but women still face jail

A protest calling for the decriminalisation of abortion in Mexico City MEXICO CITY, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Martha Mendez and…

US actor DiCaprio denies Pres Bolsonaro accusation of link to Amazon fires

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — American actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Saturday denied a claim by Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro…

Sri Lanka, UNODC Discuss Maritime Crime Prevention

COLOMBO, Dec 1 (NNN-SLNEWS) – Sri Lanka, aiming to prevent maritime crime and drug trafficking in local waters, conveyed its…

US: 9 dead, including 2 children, in South Dakota plane crash

CHAMBERLAIN (South Dakota, US), Dec 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nine people, including two children, were killed Saturday when a plane crashed…