Pres Trump leans toward declaring state of emergency on US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — President Donald Trump gave his strongest indication yet that he will soon declare a state of…
US says to withdraw from arms control treaty in six months
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced it will withdraw from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia…
Icy blast begins to ease in US Midwest, Northeast
NEW YORK, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Frigid weather that paralysed a large swath of the United States this week and caused…
Singapore: Man jailed, fined S$34 million in record contraband cigarette case
SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (NNN-CNA) — A middleman involved in the largest case of smuggling contraband cigarettes in Singapore has been…
Trans-Gambia bridge a boon for trade
FARAFFENI/BARRA (Gambia), Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A gleaming new bridge across the Gambia River in West Africa is transforming transport…
Nigerian opposition candidate to consider amnesty for corruption suspects
ABUJA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar said he would consider an amnesty for corruption suspects…
US Imposes Visa Restrictions On Ghana Over Deportee Row
The US accuses 7,000 Ghanaians of abusing the terms of their visas ACCRA, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has…
US Stops All Aid To Palestinians In West Bank And Gaza
WASHINGTON/RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US has confirmed it stopped all aid to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank…
France Puts Up Food And Drink Prices Under New Law
PARIS, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nutella, Président Camembert, Ricard Pastis and Carte Noire coffee are among the brands set to…
Singapore: S$32m In Outstanding Fines Chalked Up By Foreign Motorists
SINGAPORE, Feb 2 (NNN-TODAY) —Motorists of foreign vehicles have chalked up S$32 million in unpaid fines, five government agencies said on Friday (Feb 1)…