Rome, May 21 (RHC)-- Italian unions have refused to load electricity generators onto a Saudi Arabian ship with weapons consignments on board in protest against the Riyadh regime’s aggression on Yemen that has left thousands of innocent people dead or injured over the past four years.... More


Stockholm, May 21 (RHC)-- Swedish prosecutors have filed a request for the detention of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a week after reopening a case on a rape allegation against him.... More


Buenos Aires, May 20 (RHC)-- Former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez announced over the weekend that she will run for vice president in the upcoming October elections. Her running mate will be presidential candidate Alberto Fernandez.... More


Washington, May 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump issued a strong warning to Iran on Sunday, in which he threatened to wipe the Persian Gulf country off the face of the earth.... More


Managua, May 20 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that the blood of Augusto Cesar Sandino runs through the veins of Nicaraguans. ... More


Washington, May 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has asked for files to be prepared on pardoning several U.S. military soldiers accused or convicted of war crimes -- including crimes against humanity.... More


Tegucigalpa, May 20 (RHC)-- Honduran medical professionals and educators continue to defend their rights as the joint strike reaches goes into its second week. Public schools and medical institutions have suspended all activities to demand the state repeal laws appointing various special commissions intended to privatize national healthcare and educational systems.... More


London, May 20 (RHC)-- During an address in London, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki slammed the so-called U.S. ‘Deal of the Century’, stating that it is “the consecration of our century-old ordeal: no independence, no sovereignty, no freedom, no justice,” during an address in London.... More


Paris, May 20 (RHC)-- In Paris, the leaders of France and New Zealand have unveiled an agreement to combat on-line extremism. The so-called “Christchurch Call” is named after the New Zealand city where, a white nationalist gunman killed 51 worshipers at two mosques -- and live-streamed the massacre on Facebook.... More


Ramallah, May 20 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have reduced the permitted fishing zone off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip “until further notice” -- less than one week after lifting a ban on Palestinian fishing boats operating off the coastal enclave.... More


Moscow, May 20 (RHC)-- In climate news, temperatures near the entrance to the Arctic Ocean in northwest Russia reached a record-shattering 84 degrees Fahrenheit in recent days, in an area where high temperatures are normally 30 degrees cooler this time of year.... More


Caracas, May 18 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday that a new process has begun to initiate a dialogue with the country's opposition, aided by mediation efforts from Norwegian representatives.... More


Brasilia, May 18 (RHC)-- In Brazil, hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and researchers rallied in cities across the country to protest government cuts to education.... More


Sanaa, May 18 (RHC)-- In Yemen, rescue workers pulled a bloodied young girl from the rubble of her home in Sanaa after an airstrike by the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led coalition killed both her parents and all four of her siblings. ... More


Washington, May 18 (RHC)-- In Washington, the Donald Trump administration has proposed redefining how the government calculates the poverty line, using a different measure of inflation.... More


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