Americas

M’sian Maritime Enforcement Agency-US Navy Seacat Exercise Strengthens Diplomatic Ties

IPOH (Perak, Malaysia), Aug 23 (NNN-Bernama) — The training exercise between the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) of Perak and…

Kabul airport gunfight leaves Afghan guard dead: Germany

 BERLIN, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German and US forces joined in a gun battle Monday at Kabul airport after Afghan…

Update: Rare tropical storm lashes northeastern United States

  NEW YORK, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Henri slammed into Rhode Island on the US east coast, knocking…

S. Korea, U.S. Nuke Envoys Discuss Humanitarian Aid To DPRK

SEOUL, Aug 23 (NNN-YONHAP) – Nuclear envoys of South Korea and the United States, met here today on humanitarian aid…

Haiti quake: Death toll rises to 2,207 as challenges remain in delivery of aids

LES CAYES (Haiti), Aug 23 (NNN-Xinhua) — The number of people killed by the 7.2-magnitude earthquake on Aug 14 in…

Covid-19: Battered airlines owed billions as governments withhold cash

Airlines have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic MONTREAL (Canada), Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Airlines are owed almost US$1 billion…

Update: At least 21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee

  WASHINGTON, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Devastating floods in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21…

G7 to discuss Afghanistan on Tuesday: UK PM Johnson

   LONDON, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — G7 leaders will discuss the crisis in Afghanistan on Tuesday in a virtual summit,…

Tropical Storm Henri bears down on US east coast

  NEW YORK, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tropical Storm Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east…

Bolivian ex-president Anez ‘stable’ after suicide bid in jail

LA PAZ, Aug 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Jailed Bolivian ex-president Jeanine Anez was in “stable” condition after she tried to kill…