Americas

Icy blast begins to ease in US Midwest, Northeast

NEW YORK, Feb 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Frigid weather that paralysed a large swath of the United States this week and caused…

Peru FA Min to attend Lima Group meeting in Canada

LIMA, Feb 2 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peruvian Foreign Affairs Minister Nestor Popolizio will travel to Canada to participate in a Lima Group’s…

US-North Korea summit details to be announced next week: Trump

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Donald Trump on Thursday said the details of his upcoming summit with North…

More than 20 dead in US polar vortex, frostbite amputations feared

NEW YORK, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Tens of millions of Americans on Thursday braved Arctic-like temperatures as low as -49…

Brazilians little moved by Vale overtures in wake of disaster

BRUMADINHO (Brazil), Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Residents of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais reacted with indifference and in many…

Amnesty condemns ‘disgraceful’ US ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

MEXICO CITY, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Amnesty International said the United States is violating international law by sending asylum seekersback…

President Vizcarra urges Peruvians to work together for greater economic growth previous

LIMA, Feb 1 (NNN-ANDINA) — President Martin Vizcarra on Thursday urged Peruvian citizens to work together with a modern and…

Polar vortex hits Midwest US, bringing below xero freezing weather

US, Chicago: A general view of the city skyline of Chicago amid frigid temperatures caused by the polar vortex, a…

Five arrested over Brazil dam disaster

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 30 (NNN-BERNAMA-XINHUA) — Brazilian authorities on Tuesday detained five people in connection with the iron-ore waste dam collapse…

Death Toll Rises To 117 In Mexico’s Pipeline Explosion

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Jan 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The number of people killed in a fuel pipeline explosion on Jan 18,…