Caracas, July 8 (RHC)-- A Venezuelan delegation arrived in Barbados on Monday to continue the peace process through a dialogue with the opposition, which has been supported by the Government of Norway since May.... More


Washington, July 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has accused Iran of doing “a lot of bad things,” without making any specific allegations. Trump made the remarks as Iran moved to increase uranium enrichment beyond the purity threshold reached in the 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and six major powers -- the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia. Washington pulled out of the deal last year.... More


Santiago de Chile, July 8 (RHC)-- Striking Chilean teachers met in Santiago with the directors of the school of teachers and the ministry of education Monday.... More


Buenos Aires, July 8 (RHC)-- The number of people living in the streets of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, has increased by 23 percent over the past two years -- reaching more than 7,000 that face homelessness, according to a preliminary report for a second census of the homeless.... More


Newark, July 8 (RHC)-- In the United States, a New Jersey family court judge is under fire after he denied a motion to try a 16-year-old for rape as an adult. He had justified the decision by saying the perpetrator came from a good family, was an Eagle Scout, attended an “excellent school” and “is clearly a candidate for not just college but probably for a good college.”... More


New York, July 8 (RHC)-- Billionaire developer Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested in New York on charges of sex trafficking minors. Epstein, a personal friend of U.S. President Donald Trump, is already a convicted sex offender, having molested dozens of underage girls in Florida before signing a 2008 secret plea agreement that allowed him to avoid prison time.... More


Tehran, July 8 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that U.S. sanctions on his country represent a form of terrorism, while calling on Europe to act to save a nuclear deal with Iran that has suffered as a result of Washington’s withdrawal.... More


Buenos Aires, July 8 (RHC)-- Argentina's transportation sector has announced a major strike and mobilization for this coming Friday, July 12th, in order to demand a pay rise and better work conditions.... More


United Nations, July 8 (RHC)-- Inequality and austerity are exacerbating mental health crisis around the world said a report delivered to the United Nations by Dainius Purasa, a Lithuanian psychiatrist and the U.N.'s special rapporteur on health.... More


Washington, July 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has surged to the highest level of his presidency, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.... More


Athens, July 7 (RHC)-- Greece's opposition conservatives were on track to return to power by a landslide Sunday, exit polls suggest. Two exit polls gave conservative New Democracy a commanding lead of between 38 and 42 percent of the vote, suggesting an outright majority in Greece's parliament.... More


Jakarta, July 7 (RHC)-- A 7.1 magnitude quake struck off the northeastern coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island late on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a tsunami warning.... More


Quito, July 7 (RHC)-- Hondored as one of the greatest painters of the 20th century, the memory of Ecuador’s Oswaldo Guayasamin was celebrated Saturday on the 100th anniversary of his birth.... More


United Nations, July 6 (RHC)-- International human rights law expert and former consultant to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Alfred de Zayas, says Michelle Bachelet's report on Venezuela released earlier this week is, "unfortunately, unbalanced and does not draw conclusions that can help the Venezuelan people." He said the real and most urgent remedy for Venezuela is for the United States to immediately lift sanctions on the nation.... More


Caracas, July 6 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by top generals, addressed a military parade in Caracas Friday in commemoration of the country's declaration of Independence, where revolutionary forces led by Simon Bolivar expelled the Spanish empire 208 years ago.... More


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