Americas

Iran Says Mideast Safer Without U.S.

TEHRAN, Iran, Oct 15 (NNN-IRNA) – A senior Iranian security official, said on Monday that, the Middle East would be…

Update1: Ecuador’s Moreno agrees to replace fuel subsidy cuts with new law

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Ecuador’s President Lenin Moreno said he struck a deal with indigenous leaders who have mobilised…

FIFPro calls for halt to women’s football tournament in Quito amid Ecuador unrest

Protests began on Oct 3 after the government cut fuel subsidies QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Global footballers’ union FIFPro called…

US: One dead, 18 injured after Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapses in New Orleans

Damage is seen after a portion of a Hard Rock Hotel under construction collapsed in New Orleans, Louisiana NEW ORLEANS,…

Singing and dancing, artists-led Haitians flock to streets in anti-government protest

Protesters march during a demonstration called by artists PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of Haitians packed the streets in…

Death toll climbs to 7 in anti-government protests in Ecuador: Ombudsman office

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — Seven people have been killed in a wave of anti-government protests in Ecuador, especially the…

Fuel truck crash burns down 10 houses in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Oct 14 (NNN-Xinhua) — A tanker truck carrying fuel crashed into a residential area and exploded, setting fire to…

US says up to 1,000 troops to withdraw from northern Syria

WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Pentagon said PresidentDonald Trump had ordered the withdrawal of up to 1,000 troops from…

Update: Ecuador president, protest leaders open talks to end deadly violence

QUITO, Oct 14 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Indigenous leaders and Ecuador’s president began face-to-face talks after nearly two weeks of violent streetprotests…

African migrants in Mexico brave odds to reach the States

MEXICO CITY, Oct 14 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — A migrant caravan made of mainly African migrants took off in Southern Mexico Saturday,…