Americas

Zee Seeks 90-Million-USD Termination Fee From Sony For Calling Off Merger

NEW DELHI, May 25 (NNN-PTI) – Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEEL), an Indian media and entertainment company, demanded a termination…

Chile: Firefighter accused in February blaze that killed 137

SANTIAGO, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A firefighter was arrested Friday in Chile on suspicion of starting a blaze in February…

Cuban government appoints new Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment

HAVANA, May 25 (NNN-ACN) — The Cuban government appointed Oscar Perez-Oliva as new Foreign Trade and Investment, replacing Ricardo Cabrizas,…

Cuba and Russia to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector

HAVANA, May 25 (NNN-ACN) — Tamara Valido Benitez, chairwoman of the Committee on Services of the Cuban Parliament, and Sangadzhi…

Haiti: American Missionaries murdered by gangs included daughter of Missouri State Representative

Davy and Natalie Lloyd PORT-AU-PRINCE/WASHINGTON, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Married American missionaries who were serving full-time in Haiti were killed on May 23, family…

Colombia declares ‘protected archeological area’ around treasure-laden shipwreck

BOGOTA, May 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombia has declared a “protected archeological area” around the spot where a Spanish galleon sank…

Egypt To Work With Palestine To Resume Sending Aid To Gaza

CAIRO, May 25 (NNN-MENA) – Egypt will work out a mechanism with the Palestinian Authority (PA), to resume sending humanitarian…

European Countries’ Recognition Of Palestinian State Deepens U.S. Isolation

RAMALLAH, May 25 (NNN-XINHUA) – The widely-applauded decisions by Norway, Ireland and Spain, to recognise Palestine as a state, show…

37 million children aged 13-15 use tobacco because industry ‘actively targets’ teens : WHO report

GENEVA, May 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The tobacco industry “actively targets” teens with new tactics, and an estimated 37 million children…

Venezuela: 4 people killed in southeast Bolivar mine collapse

CARACAS, May 24 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least four people were killed after a mine collapsed in southeast Venezuela’s Bolivar state,…