Americas

UN Security Council Extends Mandate Of UN Investigative Team On Daesh Crimes In Iraq

BAGHDAD, Sept 22 (NNN-NINA) – The United Nations (UN) Security Council voted unanimously on extending the mandate of a UN…

Argentina ex-president Kirchner to be tried for fourth time

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner is to stand trial for a fourth time on…

Update: Chinese agriculture officials cancel US farm visits

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Chinese agricultural delegation cancelled a planned visits to farms in Montana and Nebraska that…

Hurricane Lorena makes landfall at Mexico’s Los Cabos resort

Residents wade through a flooded road during a rainstorm caused by Tropical Storm Lorena on the outskirts of Manzanillo, in…

US: Bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists crashes in Utah, 4 dead

SALT LAKE CITY (Utah, US), Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A bus carrying Chinese-speaking tourists careened off a road and crashed near…

US lifts tariffs on 400 Chinese products, Pres Trump cites trade progress

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said his administration was “making a lot of progress” with China, as…

Saudi Arabia oil attacks: US to send ‘defensive’ troops to Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON, Sept 21 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has announced plans to send forces to Saudi Arabia in the wake of…

US ordered two members of Cuba’s UN mission to leave on ‘security grounds’

WASHINGTON, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two members of Cuba’s UN mission have been ordered to leave the United States over an…

Brazil judge orders Vale to compensate families over dam burst

BRASILIA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A Brazilian state judge ordered mining giant Vale to pay nearly US$3 million to the…

Austrian MPs blocks EU-Mercosur trade deal with South America

VIENNA, Sept 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) — MPs in Austria have dealt a blow to the EU’s landmark trade deal with South…