Update: 14 test positive among US plane evacuees from Japan cruise ship
The Diamond Princess was placed in a 14-day quarantine in early February WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Fourteen people who…
Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro celebrates crime index falls to its lowest level in more than a decade
BRASILIA, Feb 17 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro celebrated after a crime index showed homicides fell to their lowest…
Costa Rica seizes five tons of cocaine bound for Holland in largest ever drug bust
A police officer is seen in front of packages containing cocaine seized during an operation in the Caribbean SAN JOSE,…
US: Mississippi braces for floods as Pearl River hits 37-year highwater mark
Mississippi on the brink of near-record flooding as Pearl River swells with days of rain JACKSON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…
US Sec of State Pompeo wraps up visit to Senegal; next Angola
DAKAR, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wrapped up a visit to Senegal on Sunday, where…
Covid-19: Americans from quarantined cruise ship flown home from Japan
WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two planes carrying Americans from the quarantined cruise ship Diamond Princess have left Japan. The aircraft chartered…
US Pres Trump calls for Russia to stop backing Syrian ‘atrocities’
WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump has called for Russia to end its support for the Syrian…
Palestine Accuses U.S.-Israeli Mapping Committee Of Imposing Illegal Annexation Plan
RAMALLAH, Palestine, Feb 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine criticised a U.S.-Israeli committee, tasked with mapping out the areas in the West…
US: Snake orgy prompts partial closure of Florida city park
MIAMI, Feb 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A city in Florida closed off part of a park after residents spotted dozens of…
Oman, U.S. Start Joint Air Force Drill
MUSCAT, Feb 17 (NNN-ONA) – An Omani-U.S. joint air force drill, code-named, Precision Testing, began on Sunday (yesterday). The Royal…