Americas

Evacuations as wildfire roars through California wine country

A home is engulfed in flames as wind and embers rip through an area near Geyserville GEYSERVILLE (California, US), Oct…

Brazil says it will no longer require visas from Chinese, Indian citizens

BRASILIA, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said the South American nation will drop its requirement that visiting…

US vaping-related deaths rise to 34, cases of illness to 1,604

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — U.S. health officials reported 1,604 confirmed and probable cases and one new death from a…

UN to probe abuses in Chile as protest death toll hits 18

A demonstrator in Santiago holds a sign reading “Chile has awakened” SANTIAGO, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United Nations said…

Bolivia’s Morales claims victory in disputed election

LA PAZ, Oct 25 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Bolivian President Evo Morales declared victory Thursday in elections whose disputed results have triggered…

Indian Space Agency Launch Vehicles To Carry 14 Foreign Satellites

NEW DELHI, Oct 24 (NNN-PTI) – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), will carry along as many as 14 small foreign…

Venezuela heads NAM commission against US blockade

CARACAS, Oct 24 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuela will lead a commission of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in rejection of the…

US: Red flag warning issued for Southern California due to wildfire threat

LOS ANGELES, Oct 24 (NNN-Xinhua) — A red flag warning was issued for some areas in Southern California due to…

Bolivian president warns of coup amid unrest after general election

Exterior of the Electoral Tribunal building in Santa Cruz, Bolivia which was set alight by demonstrators LA PAZ, Oct 24…

Thousands of Chileans strike as protest death toll hits 18

SANTIAGO, Oct 24 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Chileans flooded the streets of Santiago and other cities in a general strike…