Cairo, June 18 (RHC)-- Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit has warned that any attempt to settle the Israel-Palestine conflict without considering the establishment of a Palestinian state on all territories occupied by the regime in the 1967 Middle East war will be in vain.... More


El Paso, June 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Texas, authorities have recovered the bodies of seven migrants from waterways near the U.S.-Mexico border within the last week. All seven appear to have drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande, which is swollen from spring snowmelt and heavy rains.... More


Providence, June 18 (RHC)-- A new study by Brown University finds the U.S. military emits more greenhouse gases each year than many countries, including Sweden and Portugal. The study found that if the Pentagon were a country, its emissions would make it the world’s 55th largest contributor.... More


Brasilia, June 17 (RHC)-- Brazilian military police were out in force over the weekend to crackdown on the thousands of protesters at massive national strike actions against government social security reforms.... More


United Nations, June 17 (RHC)-- A record number of almost seven million people are facing severe hunger in South Sudan, despite a peace agreement which has largely stopped fighting after more than five years of war, UN agencies have warned.... More


El Paso, June 17 (RHC)-- The administration of President Donald Trump is facing growing complaints from migrants about severe overcrowding, too little food and other hardships at detention facilities on the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a rights group.... More


Washington, June 17 (RHC)-- Right-wing Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has suggested that the United States should take military action against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro so countries opposing the U.S. are intimidated and surrender to Washington's demands.... More


Zurich, June 17 (RHC)-- Despite being one of world's richest countries, Switzerland maintains discriminatory and violent practices against women.... More


New York, June 17 (RHC)-- According to an exclusive report published by The New York Times, the U.S. government has planted malware in Russia's electrical grid system in an act of revenge for "Russian interference," according to former and current government officials.... More


Tel Aviv, June 17 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu, appeared Sunday in court to admit criminal offense over the use of public funds to pay for expensive meals.... More


Tel Aviv, June 17 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled Sunday Ramat Trump (Trump Heights), the new Golan Heights settlement named after the U.S. president, Donald Trump.... More


United Nations, June 17 (RHC)-- A statement released by the United Nations says that the incessant slaughter of ex-combatants of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is a threat to the nation's peace process.... More


Moscow, June 15 (RHC)-- Russia has warned against jumping to conclusions about a Thursday incident involving two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman, which the United States has claimed were attacks carried out by Iran. “We consider it necessary to refrain from hasty conclusions,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.... More


United Nations, June 15 (RHC)-- United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet has announced that she will visit Venezuela from June 19th to the 21st and hold separate talks with both President Nicolas Maduro and the United States-backed, self-declared interim president, Juan Guaido.... More


London, June 15 (RHC)-- In London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared before a magistrates’ court on Friday, saying his life was “effectively at stake” if the U.K. honors a U.S. request for his extradition. ... More


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