Americas

2 Migrant Caravans Detained at US-Mexico Border After Crossing

MEXICO CITY, Feb 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — Two groups of migrant caravans who entered the U.S. without documents were arrested by U.S. border patrol at the US-Mexico border. One group of…

SADC Condemns Intervention, Interference in Venezuela

GABORONE (Botswana), Feb 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — The South African Development Community (SADC), a group consisting of 15 African nations, issued…

Brazil Gov’t Sees ‘Leftist Agenda’ in Catholic Church Meeting, Hopes to ‘Neutralize’ It

BRASILIA, Feb 11 (NNN-TELESUR) — Brazil’s far-right government of President Jair Bolsonaro believes that the Catholic Church is a threat, based on…

Muslim Lawmakers’ Criticism of Israel Pressures US Democrats

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The support for a boycott of Israel by the first two Muslim women in the…

Talks Collapse on Border Deal as US Government Shutdown Looms

WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Talks on border security funding collapsed after Democratic and Republican lawmakers clashed over immigrant detention…

Accident involving UN armored vehicle kills four in Haiti

An armoured personnel carrier of the MINUJUSTH (United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti) drives past a burning barricade…

S.Korea, U.S. sign cost-sharing deal for U.S. forces in S.Korea

SEOUL, Feb 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — South Korea and the United States on Sunday signed a deal to share defense costs…

US: Border Arrests of Migrant Families Rose 290% Since October

WASHINGTON, Feb 10 (NNN-TELESUR) — The arrests of immigrant families on the U.S.-Mexico border increased 290% in the period Oct. 2018-Jan.-2019 with respect to…

US Blockade on Venezuela Has Cost US$350 Billion: Report

CARACAS, Feb 10 (NNN-TELESUR) — The Economic Debates Unit of the Latin American Geopolitical Strategic Center (CELAG) released a report…

Bolivia: ‘El Niño’ Phenomenon Kills 18

LA PAZ, Feb 10 (NNN-TELESUR) — At least 18 people have died and 12 are missing due to the “El Niño” phenomenon…