Americas

Venezuela concerned about resurgence of conflict in Colombia

CARACAS, Aug 31 (NNN-TELESUR) — Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said that his government is concerned about the imminent resurgence of the…

Venezuelans to march against US blockade

CARACAS, Aug 31 (NNN-Prensa Latina) — Venezuelans will march in defense of national sovereignty and against the blockade imposed by…

Israeli Man Gets Three Years In Cambodian Jail For Child Sexual Abuse

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, Aug 31 (NNN-AKP) – A Cambodian court has sentenced an Israeli man to three years in prison,…

Colombia: Troops kill nine FARC dissidents in raid – Pres Duque

 Military Police of Colombia BOGOTA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Colombian troops killed nine FARC dissidents in a raid on Friday in what…

Brazil: Pres Bolsonaro to stop using France’s Bic pens amid spat over Amazon fires

BRASILIA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro said he will stop using disposable pens made by France’s Bic to…

5,000 bodies found in unmarked graves in Mexico since 2006

Police and forensic personnel stand by an unmarked grave in Guerrero state MEXICO CITY, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 5,000…

Fires not the only threat facing Amazon: Environmental experts

LIMA, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Raging wildfires have drawn the world’s attention to the Amazon but immolation is just one…

US: Man who stole $50 to be freed after 36 years in jail

Alvin Kennard ALABAMA (US), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An Alabama judge has ordered that a man who robbed a bakery…

US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya: Treasury

WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States on Friday sanctioned an Iranian oil tanker previously held for weeks by…

Caribbean: Bahamas battens down for Hurricane Dorian

Hurricane Dorian churning closer to the Bahamas ST. JOHN’S (Antigua and Barbuda), Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents in the Bahamas…