NORWAY - Norway's government said Wednesday it would not join the "Board of Peace" initiated by US President Donald Trump,...
WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's plane was forced to return to an air base late Tuesday due to a "minor electrical issue"...
PARAMARIBO - Health, Labor and Welfare Minister André Misiekaba recently made it clear that the number of labor inspectors in Suriname must be upgraded.
PARAMARIBO – While the crime rate in Suriname has dropped with 23%, there has been an alarming rise in the number of domestic violence cases.
PARIS - Emmanuel Macron has sent a "private message" to Donald Trump offering to organise a G7 summit in Paris on Thursday in which Russia could be...
PARAMARIBO – As his tenure comes to an end, US Ambassador to Suriname Robert Faucher leaves behind a clear message: the relationship between Suriname and the United States is not only strong,...
BEIJING - Beijing confirmed on Tuesday that China had been invited to join US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace".
GREENLAND - Donald Trump will not be able to force Greenland to change ownership, a former top adviser to the US president has told the BBC.
CHAGOS - The sovereignty of the Chagos Islands should no longer be subject to debate, the Mauritian attorney general says.
SPAIN - Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 41 people.
CHINA - The UK has approved China's plans for a huge new embassy in central London, despite opponents warning it could be used as a base for spying and pose...
UGANDA - Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine has told the BBC he will not contest the results of Thursday's election in court,...
UKRAINE - An overnight Russian aerial attack left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without...
KABUL - A blast at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others,...
CHINA - The death toll from an explosion at a steel factory in northern China rose to nine, state media said Tuesday,...
PARAMARIBO – Last Saturday morning a traffic accident claimed the lives of 4 people and left 21 people injured. The driver of a car failed to give right of way and rammed a bus which then rolled over several times.
NICKERIE – On January 16th police officers from the Nickerie District caught a taxi driver who had smuggled 6 illegal foreigners into Suriname.
US - US President Donald Trump's government has asked countries to pay $1.0 billion for a permanent spot on his "Board of Peace"...
SEOUL - South Korea and Italy agreed Monday to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence, space and the defence industry,...
GREENLAND - European leaders on Sunday slammed US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland,...
GREENLAND - US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize,...
US - Gold and silver prices hit record highs but share prices fell on Monday as investors reacted to the threat by US President Donald Trump to impose fresh...
JAPAN - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday, paving the way for an early election on 8 February that she hopes will...
GENEVA - The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is set to get much worse in 2026 as food insecurity increases and international aid evaporates,...
CHINA - China's birth rates sunk to a record low in 2025, despite the government rolling out a spate of incentives to boost it,...
SPAIN - A high-speed train derailed and was hit by another in southern Spain killing 39 people and injuring more than 120,...
SOUTH AFRICA - Thirteen school pupils have died in South Africa after the minibus they were travelling in collided with a lorry south of the city of Johannesburg.
PARAMARIBO - The massacre that took place in the Commewijne District and other recent incidents have once again triggered the parliamentary discussion about mental healthcare.
PARAMARIBO - The Ministry of Justice and Police wants to carry out the final phase of the Safe City Project which is aimed at the installation of an...
PARAMARIBO – “A traffic accident that took place this morning at the corner of the Veldhuizenlaan and the Johannes Mungrastraat has claimed the...
PARAMARIBO - The Ministry of Justice and Police wants to carry out the final phase of the Safe City Project which is aimed at the installation of an additional 200 security cameras and the introduction of 1,000 body cameras for police officers.
GUYANA - President of the Guyana Teacher’s Union (GTU) Coretta McDonald said that there is a need for a meeting between the officials of the Ministry of Education and the Guyana...
GUYANA - It has been nearly four years since Shellon Williamson disappeared in the Canje River,...
MINNEAPOLIS - Soldiers are on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defense official has told CBS News, the BBC's US partner.
HARBIN - Driving over 3,000 kilometers from the subtropical warmth of south China's Guangdong Province, Zhu Yongyu, a camping enthusiast,...
HAIKOU - One month into the island-wide special customs operations, Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP) in south China has made initial achievements in trade and logistics efficiency. On Dec. 18 last year,...
WASHINGTON DC – The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its “Board of Peace”...
LONDON – Fourteen people have been arrested and four people taken to hospital after a protest outside the Iranian embassy in London.
MYANMAR – Myanmar’s military-backed political party has extended its lead after the second round of voting, according to official figures from the country’s election body,...
SYRIA – Syria’s army says its forces have taken control of dozens of towns in the eastern Aleppo governorate after the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) withdrew from the areas.
