Americas

US wildfires: 16 dead as cool weather brings hope

A firefighter puts out a hot spot along a highway in California as wildfires continued to burn FRESNO (California, US),…

Upcoming Peace Negotiation Between Gov’t, Taliban In Doha Raises Hope For Lasting Peace: Afghans

KABUL, Sept 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – The Afghan government’s negotiation team who travelled to Qatar’s capital Doha, yesterday, to hold direct…

Strong earthquake hits Chile’s northern shore

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) — A strong earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Chile’s northern shore area, around 3.36 pm…

Covid-19: North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus – US

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — North Korean authorities have issued shoot-to-kill orders to prevent the coronavirus entering the country from…

New York to mark 9/11 anniversary amid virus gloom

NEW YORK, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — With crime on the rise, shops and apartments increasingly vacant and homeless people on…

US Pres Trump boasted of saving Saudi prince over journalist killing: report

WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump boasted that he saved Saudi Arabia’s crown prince from greater scrutiny…

Death toll rises to 10 in Colombia rioting over police killing

BOGOTA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 10 people were killed andhundreds wounded after rioting broke out in the Colombian…

Covid-19: UN seeks ‘quantum leap’ in funding for virus fight

GENEVA, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN called for animmediate “quantum leap” in funding to fight the new coronavirus as…

UK rejects EU call to back down over Brexit bill

LONDON, Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) –– Britain’s government defied threats from the European Union of legal action over contentious Brexit legislation,…

US unrest: Mayor of Portland bans the use of tear gas by police

PORTLAND (Oregon, US), Sept 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The mayor of the protest-hit US city of Portland, Oregon ordered city police…