Ankara, September 17 (RHC)-- The leaders of Turkey, Iran and Russia met on Monday for a tripartite summit in Ankara.  At the conclusion of the meeting, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said that the illegal presence of the United States in Syria poses a major threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Arab country.  He called for the rapid withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Syria.... More


Hernando Ivan Posso: Right hand to "El Minor" and Chief of Finances for Boca del Grita region.   (Photo: @wilcan91)

Bogota, September 16 (RHC)-- The Colombian rights group,  Fundacion Progresar, came out Monday saying that paramilitaries from the Colombian narco-paramilitary group, 'Los Rastrojos' attempted to murder one of their own members, Hernando Ivan Posso, or 'Nandito', after photos of Nandito appeared last week posing with self-declared interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaido.... More


US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper   (Photo: AFP) 

Washington, September 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. military is preparing a response to the recent Yemeni drone attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said.... More


Member of Iranian parliament Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh.  (Photo: Press TV)

Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- A senior member of the Iranian parliament has called for a decisive response to Canada's sale of Iranian properties in Ottawa and Toronto, saying Canadian shipments crossing the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf should be confiscated in response to the move.... More


Since 2006 and until August 2019, more than 3,000 clandestine graves found in Mexico.  (Photo: Reuters)

Mexico City, September 17 (RHC)-- A hole with 119 bags containing the remains of at least 44 people has been discovered in the municipality of Zapopan, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. The findings sharpen the insecurity crisis within a country that accounts for more than 3,000 clandestine graves discovered since 2006.... More


New York, September 16 (RHC)-- Seventy-six protesters with the Close the Camps campaign were arrested in New York City during a sit-in at a Microsoft store.  The immigrant rights activists are demanding Microsoft stop allowing ICE to use their technology. ... More


Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- Iran's minister of industry says imports of manufacturing goods, including machinery and equipment used in major production lines, would be down by $10 billion in 2021.... More


Containers at the Qingdao Port Foreign Trade Container Terminal, in Qingdao. (Photo: AFP)

Washington, September 16 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the persisting tariff war between the United States and China can lower the level of global Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 0.8 percent next year and trigger additional losses in future years.... More


Caracas, September 16 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government and several opposition parties announced multiple agreements and the beginning of a new round of dialogue that deals with issues relating to future elections, the release of prisoners and rejection of U.S. blockade against the country. ... More


 Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 sails past Liberian container ship Spica.  (Photo: Press TV)

Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 250,000 liters of diesel fuel to the United Arab Emirates, Iran's semi-official Students News agency ISNA reported on Monday.... More


 Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion; took over 460 grocery stores.  (Photo: Reuters)

New York, September 16 (RHC)-- The Amazon-owned supermarket chain Whole Foods has announced that it will cut medical benefits for almost 2,000 part-time workers starting in January 2020.... More


 Rally for the disappeared students. (Photo: Flickr)

Mexico City, September 16 (RHC)-- In Mexico, the public prosecutors office in Ayotzinapa has announced that they are launching an investigation into public officials who they believe to have been negligent in handling the Ayotzinapa investigation. The investigation into the case of the 43 disappeared students has been criticized from the beginning by the victims' families.... More


This satellite image obtained from NOAA/RAMMB, shows Humberto on September 15. (Photo: AFP)

Miami, September 16 (RHC)-- Hurricane Humberto, which gained hurricane strength late Sunday, is expected to drop another 2 inches of rain on the storm-ravaged northwestern Bahamas as it crawls away from the U.S. coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Monday morning.... More


Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets for the #NoMoreTrump campaign.  (Photo: Venezuelan Ministry of Communications)

Caracas, September 16 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government wrapped up the international #NoMoreTrump campaign Sunday as thousands gathered in plazas, communities and neighborhoods of the country to sign the petition calling on the United States to lift its unilateral blockade.... More


Brasilia, September 16 (RHC)-- In his first exclusive interview since he was imprisoned 526 days ago, former Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva talks about prison, Latin America’s future and Lava Jato Operation.... More


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