Brazil arrests 8 Vale employees over mining dam disaster
SAO PAULO, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at…
US may trim more than 1,000 troops from Afghanistan
KABUL, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Even before any peace push-related drawdowns, the US military is expected to trim troop levels in…
Turkey bans rally for Kurdish MP on hunger strike
DIYARBAKIR (Turkey), Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Turkish police on Friday prevented supporters from rallying outside the home of a pro-Kurdish lawmaker…
US sanctions Venezuela officials close to ‘former President’ Maduro
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US Treasury announced it was imposing sanctions on five intelligence and security officials close…
Yemen FM says seated next to Israeli PM Netanyahu in ‘error’
WARSAW, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Yemen’s Foreign Minister Khaled al-Yamani said a “protocol error” landed him next to Israeli Prime…
Update: Frustrated relatives lose hope of finding trapped Zimbabwean miners alive
HARARE, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Relatives of trapped illegal Zimbabwean gold miners expressed frustration at the slow pace of rescue…
Prince Charles to make first British royal trip to Cuba
LONDON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prince Charles will make the first-ever official British royal visit to Cuba in March, his office…
Venezuela: Pres Maduro blasts US for ‘stealing’ billions and offering ‘crumbs’
CARACAS, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro hit out at the United States for “stealing” billions of dollars…
UK says Brexit defeat in parliament ‘a hiccup’
LONDON, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The British government has dismissed as a “hiccup” its latest parliamentary defeat over Brexit, saying it would press…
Archaeologists discover Incan tomb in Peru
LIMA, Feb 16 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Peruvian archaeologists discovered an Incan tomb in the north of the country where an elite member…