Americas

UNESCO pulls Belgian carnival from heritage list over anti-Semitism charges

A parade float at the Aalst Carnaval in Belgium featuring caricatures of Orthodox Jews atop money bags BOGOTA (Colombia), Dec…

Chile police response to protests ‘repressive’: UN

 Police shoot teargas and a shotgun during clashes with anti-government protesters in Santiago, Chile, in November. A UN team has…

Brazil: Amazon deforestation climbs more than 100% in November over same month last year: Government agency

An aerial view of a tract of Amazon jungle burning as it is cleared by farmers in Itaituba, Para, Brazil…

Chile starts identifying remains of plane crash victims

PUNTA ARENAS (Chile), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —  Remains of people killed in a military plane crash that claimed 38 lives…

‘There’ll be war’ if Bolivia cuts coca growing, farmers warn

Harvesting coca leaves in Cruz Loma, a warm and humid area of the Andes COROICO (Bolivia), Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

US, China says ‘phase one’ trade deal reached

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Dec 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States and China announced a major thaw in their trade war on Friday, including…

Turkish Foreign Ministry Summons U.S. Ambassador Over Senate Resolution

ANKARA, Dec 14 (NNN-ANADOLU) – Turkish Foreign Ministry, summoned U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, David Satterfield, a day after U.S. Senate…

Moscow concerned with US test of previously banned missile, says Russian official

Russia raised alarm on Dec. 13 over the U.S. testing of a missile which would have been banned under the Intermediate-Range…

US Democrat-led House to vote impeachment articles against Trump next week

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee passed all the two articles…

U.S. Attempts To Incite Lebanese Anger Against Hezbollah: Nasrallah

BEIRUT, Dec 14 (NNN-NNA) – Hezbollah leader, Sayeed Hassan Nasrallah, slammed the U.S. for attempting to incite anger among the…