Christchurch, April 5 (RHC)-- In New Zealand, police say the man accused of opening fire with an assault rifle at two mosques in Christchurch on March 15 will face 50 murder charges and 39 counts of attempted murder when he appears in court on Friday. ... More
United Nations, April 5 (RHC)-- At the four year anniversary of the Saudi war on Yemen as many as 56,000 Yemeni, mainly civilians, have been killed in the conflict fueled by arms from the United Kingdom, United States and France. ... More
Beirut, April 4 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s foreign minister has embarked on a Middle East tour taking him through Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria, amid U.S. measures to prop up the Latin American country’s opposition figure and self-proclaimed “interim president” Juan Guaido against President Nicolas Maduro.... More
Brasilia, April 4 (RHC)-- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has auctioned off contracts to operate 12 airports, a measure which raised about $921 million in private investments. The auction was carried out at the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and concession contracts will be valid for 30 years, according to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac).... More
Kabul, April 4 (RHC)-- According to a former Pentagon official, a lack of accountability breeds corruption in Afghanistan but money is still funneled into the country, as a fall of its government would become a geopolitical disaster for the United States. ... More
Kinshasa, April 4 (RHC)-- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the U.N. is warning the ongoing Ebola outbreak is spreading at its fastest rate since it was first detected. With over 1,000 cases identified and an estimated death toll of 680 people, it’s now the second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history. ... More
U.S. report drops references to ‘occupation’ of Palestine, calling it "Israeli-controlled"
Washington, April 4 (RHC)-- In the latest annual global human rights report, the United States has stopped using the term “occupied” when talking about areas of Palestine controlled by Israel, including the Golan Heights, the West Bank and Gaza. ... More
New York, April 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S., a new study finds that Latino and Black communities suffer the most from the effects of pollution, despite white Americans disproportionately creating more emissions. ... More
Caracas, April 3 (RHC)-- Venezuela's National Constituent Assembly has supported a Supreme Court request to strip Juan Guaidó of his immunity, paving the way for possible legal proceedings against the U.S.-backed opposition leader calling for regime change.... More
Quito, April 3 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno is now saying that WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange has, in his words, “repeatedly violated” the terms of his asylum in the country’s London embassy and that he will "make a decision in the short term."... More
Washington, April 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump is apparently walking back his threat to shut down the U.S.-Mexico border. Last week, he announced a border closure could come as soon as this week, unless Mexico intervened to stop several Central American caravans traveling toward the border. ... More
Santiago de Chile, April 3 (RHC)-- Indigenous Mapuche communities of Ercilla, Chile, have called for a solidarity demonstration in Temuco. A march for Peace-Demilitarization and Mapuche Self-Determination was held on Wednesday in Santiago, the Chilean capital.... More
United Nations, April 3 (RHC)-- A new report on famine around the world makes for grim reading, showing starvation ravaging 53 countries, mostly due to conflict and climate shocks. In some places, like Yemen, the crisis is almost entirely man-made.... More
Moscow, April 2 (RHC)-- A Senior Russian official has reacted to threats by the United States for imposing sanctions on Moscow over its cooperation with the Venezuelan government, saying those threats show Washington has failed in its plan to carry out a “speedy coup” in the South American country.... More
London, April 2 (RHC)-- British lawmakers have rejected four motions presenting different Brexit alternatives, further complicating the country's bid to leave the European Union. The voting, which took place on Monday, attempted to drive the country out of deadlock after parliament rejected against Prime Minister Theresa May's 585-page EU divorce deal last Friday, marking the deal's third failure in parliament. ... More
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