Americas

US to withdraw troops from Chad, Niger

WASHINGTON, April 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States will withdraw most of its troops stationed…

US: New York returns 30 pillaged relics to Cambodia, Indonesia

The 30 antiquities were looted, sold or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers NEW YORK, April 28…

Peru, world’s leading exporter of blueberries and quinoa grains

LIMA, April 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru is the top exporter of blueberries and quinoa grains in the world, the second-largest…

Three U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drones, Worth About $30 Million Each, Have Crashed In Or Near Yemen Since Nov

YEMEN, Apr 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 drone crashed in Yemen, early Friday, according to a U.S.…

Brazil: Violence against journalists on the rise in Amazon region

BRASILIA, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIA BRASIL) — Brazil’s National Federation of Journalists (Fenaj) found that there have been 230 cases of…

Colombian Army kills 15 rebels after failing peace talks

BOGOTA, April 27 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) — Colombia’s Army this week gunned down 15 rebels from the EMC guerrillas, a dissident group…

Kenyan Government confirms willingness to send troops to Haiti

NAIROBI, April 27 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — The Kenyan Government has reportedly confirmed its willingness to send troops to Haiti following…

Ecuador: 8 killed in helicopter crash

QUITO, April 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — Five soldiers and three civilians were killed in an Ecuadorian army helicopter crash on Friday,…

Update: Scores of tornadoes lash central US plains states

WASHINGTON, April 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dozens of tornadoes struck the central United States on Friday, razing homes, knocking down power…

Brazil: At least 10 killed in hotel fire in southern Porto Alegre

BRASILIA, April 27 (NNN-XINHUA) — At least 10 people were killed and several others injured or missing after a fire…