Americas

Praise, cheering crowds for US Pres Trump in India love fest

AHMEDABAD (India), Feb 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Emerging in a stadium to the appropriate strains of the Village People’s “Macho Man”…

US President Donald Trump starts India trip

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes US President Donald Trump with colour and music. Photo courtesy of AP. AHMEDABAD, Feb…

Update: 2 dead after protesting Haiti police exchange fire with troops

MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Haitian police demanding better pay and working conditions exchanged fire with armed soldiers in…

Disgruntled Haitian police attack army HQ

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Haitian police demanding better working conditions shot up the army headquarters Sunday, the head of…

Passenger on Air Canada flight tests positive for COVID-19

OTTAWA, Feb 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Air Canada said that a passenger aboard one of its flights from Montreal to Vancouver…

Chilean government braced for March protests, says president

SANTIAGO, Feb 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said his government is ready to maintain “law and order” during…

Israel’s Longest-Serving PM Struggles For Political Future

JERUSALEM, Feb 24 (NNN-XINHUA) – Israel’s longest-serving Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is facing the battle of his life, with crucial…

US Pres Trump says he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump said he would sign a peace deal with the Taliban if…

Argentina manages a US$ 1.02bn trade surplus in January

BUENOS AIRES, Feb 23 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Argentina’s economic activity expanded in December as retail sales and manufacturing advanced, while the…

Pres Bolsonaro wants electric carmaker Telsa to open a factory in Brazil

Bolsonaro, who will visit Miami and Dallas on March 9 and 10, said on Twitter that “our extensive agenda will…