STOCKHOLM - Sweden's government said Monday that the country would spend seven billion kronor ($730 million) to buy US-made HIMARS rocket artillery for it military.
NEPAL - Nepal's catastrophic flood disaster from August 26 has claimed 1,357 lives, with 5,326 people still missing, according to the country's disaster authority.
PARIS - The Eiffel Tower reopened Tuesday, an AFP reporter said, after staff walked out over the removal of women colleagues during a visit by a Hindu religious group that later apologized.
PARAMARIBO – Youth counselors recently made it clear that they are not surprised by the recent reports that indicate that Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs )and HIV are rising...
PARA - Six months after the villagers from Grankreek protested against the illegal sand diggings in their traditional territory, they still have not received answers to their questions.
PARAMARIBO - People who used to receive the purchasing power boost of SRD 1,800 every month are puzzled...
US - Iceland's foreign ministry said Tuesday it had summoned the US ambassador after President Donald Trump posted a map that seemingly showed the island as part of the...
CANADA - Canada's retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, with no sign of a trade deal on the horizon.
ABU DHABI - Gulf nations cannot rely solely on the United States and other international alliances for their security and need to be more self-sufficient, Qatar's foreign ministry...
MIAMI - Officials are investigating what caused an Amazon cargo plane to overshoot the runway after landing at Miami International Airport in a deadly incident on Sunday.
INDONESIA - Some 270,000 passengers have been left stranded across Indonesia after a volcanic eruption grounded more than 2,000 flights and forced airports to suspend...
PARAMARIBO - “The fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) among the nation’s youths requires a bigger apporoach,” said Health, Welfare and Labor Minister André Misiekaba...
PARAMARIBO – NV Grassalco is reportedly providing potable water to the communities that can no longer use the water from the Moeroe Creek and the Saramacca River due to the fact that it is contaminated and unsafe for consumption.
the Duisburglaan State Penitentiary (PID) recently made big progress in the step towards making a successful...
INDONESIA - A fire in Indonesia's easternmost Papua region razed a market on Monday and killed eleven people, including six children, police said.
IRAN - Iran's top negotiator, parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, threatened Sunday a more forceful response to any further US attacks after Tehran targeted American warships.
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina has announced it will investigate and penalize oil companies operating near the Falkland Islands without authorization.
BOGOTA - A guerilla drone attack on a Colombian military garrison killed three soldiers, the defense ministry said Saturday.
IRAN - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday that they had attacked a US naval drone that was trying to...
INDONESIA - More than 150,000 passengers have been left stranded after a volcanic eruption forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily suspend operations at eight...
UKRAINE - Two US envoys are hoping for "equally productive meetings" in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending...
EGYPT - Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges.
CAPE VERDE - At least 25 people, mostly children and teenagers, were killed in a bus crash on Cape Verde's Fogo Island, public radio network RCV said on Sunday.
BOLIVIA - At least 14 soldiers remain missing after two explosions tore through a Bolivian military base on Friday, killing two young men and injuring more...
PARAMARIBO – Healthcare workers will have to wait even longer before receiving the agreed-upon pay increase. Minister André Misiekaba of Health, Welfare and Labour says the government and the unions have reached an agreement on a new salary package, but the administrative implementation has not yet been completed.
IRAN – The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday it had "permanently disabled" a tanker near Kharg Island and another near the Strait of Hormuz, and "completely destroyed" a third in the Gulf of Oman.
VIRGINIA – United States investigators have subjected about 50 members of the US military’s Joint Staff to lie detector tests following a series of unauthorised media leaks, according to a report by The New York Times (NYT).
QATAR – Fitch Ratings has removed Qatar from “Rating Watch Negative” while maintaining its sovereign rating at AA amid the US-Israel war on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
BOLIVIA – At least two people have been killed after an explosion at a military barracks in Bolivia - but authorities fear the toll could be higher. Bolivian Defence Minister Ernesto Justiniano said at least 81 people had been injured when "pyrotechnic material" detonated at the barracks, where an artillery regiment was stationed, about 14:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Friday. Seven others remain missing.
MOSCOW – Two of US President Donald Trump's top envoys have arrived in Moscow ahead of a weekend of talks aimed at accelerating efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will hold talks in the Russian capital before travelling to Kyiv on Sunday for discussions with Ukraine.
NEPAL – Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese hydropower worker and a Nepali woman alive from the wreckage left by catastrophic flooding, as search teams continue combing the region for thousands of people still missing.
PARAMARIBO – The problems surrounding the MV Canawaima have exposed a much larger issue: the ferry connection between Suriname and Guyana will eventually need to be renewed.
BRAZIL - Brazil on Thursday voiced "deep concern" over the EU's decision to suspend meat imports from the South American country,...
NEW ZEALAND - Two psychiatrists in New Zealand won approval Friday to prescribe pharmaceutical-grade MDMA to sufferers of severe post-traumatic...
WASHINGTON - The White House has launched a website featuring arcade-style video games with a pro-Trump ("MAGA") theme, including games where...
PARAMARIBO – The reappearance of the floating gold mining installations which are commonly referred to as skalians on the Marowijne River...
PARAMARIBO – Nieuwe Oranjetuin, the historical cemetery which is located in the Dr. J.F. Nassylaan in Paramaribo was on fire last Wednesday.
PARAMARIBO – On September 1st the price of cooking gas went up in accordance with the plans of the...
DUBAI - Clashes between Yemen's Houthi rebels and government forces have killed 81 combatants since...
SEOUL - South Korea said Friday it was weighing "contributions" to US security efforts in the Strait of Hormuz provided its own military readiness was not...
GENEVA - The El Nino weather phenomenon is set to become "very strong" in the months ahead and is nearly certain to persist through to February,...
