Americas

Venezuelan army on ‘alert’ for alleged false-flag attack by neighbour Guyana

 CARACAS, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela’s army said it was in a “state of alert” after the government warned of…

Haiti jazz festival is rare respite for violence-racked capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of Haiti’s gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with…

Aid cuts threaten battle against maternal mortality: UN

 GENEVA, April 7 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Maternal mortality rates have dropped dramatically in the past quarter of a century, but the…

Mexico: Two dead in music festival accident

MEXICO CITY, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people have died after a decorative structure at a Mexico City music festival…

US storms, ‘severe’ flooding death toll climbs to 16

WASHINGTON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Violent storms battering the central-eastern United States have killed at least 16 people, officials said,…

Protests staged in U.S. cities against Trump administration’s policies

NEW YORK, April 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — Protests erupted in dozens of cities across the United States on Saturday over the…

Cambodia hails opening of naval base renovated by China

REAM (Cambodia), April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Cambodia’s leader Hun Manet said there was “nothing to hide” as he inaugurated a naval…

Iran says wants dialogue ‘on equal footing’ with US

TEHRAN, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was willing to engage in dialogue with the…

Myanmar quake death toll passes 3,300: state media

YANGON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The death toll from a major earthquake in Myanmar has risen above 3,300, state media said,…

US to revoke all visas for South Sudanese: Sec of State Rubio

WASHINGTON, April 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Washington is revoking all visas for South Sudanese passport holders and blocking new arrivals, Secretary…