Americas

Journalist’s killing fuels ire of Haiti protesters

People run during a protest to demand the resignation of Haitian president Jovenel Moise PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The…

Tens of thousands evacuated as California wildfires rage

LOS ANGELES, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Wind-driven wildfires forced theevacuation of about 100,000 people in southern California Friday anddestroyed dozens…

Frustrated US acting secretary of homeland security steps down

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — US Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan stepped down Friday, according to U.S. President Donald…

Ecuador’s Amazon tribes join anti-austerity protests

QUITO, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Thousands of indigenous representatives from the Amazon region joined anti-austerity protests here on Friday, amid…

Russia: Pres Putin warns of threats from US military buildup

Pres Vladimir Putin  MOSCOW, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the leaders of the Commonwealth of Independent…

US federal court rules against Trump administration’s rule on vulnerable immigrants

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — A federal court in the United States on Friday issued a temporary injunction against the…

China, US achieve substantial progress in new round of trade talks in Washington

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-Xinhua) — China and the United States achieved substantial progress in multiple areas after holding a new…

US troops in Syria came under fire from Turkish incursion: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US troops near the northern Syrian border came under artillery fire from Turkish positions on…

Ecuador protests: Police officers released after being taken hostage

The captive police officers were paraded in front of a crowd of thousands in Quito QUITO, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

South Africa’s Gupta brothers sanctioned by US over ‘corruption’

 WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) —The US Treasury has imposed sanctions against the Gupta family and an associate over alleged corruption in…