Buenos Aires, March 25 (RHC)-- The Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo launched a massive march on Sunday, March 24th -- the 43rd anniversary of the 1976 U.S.-backed military coup. Known as the Dirty War, about 30,000 persons were arrested and disappeared during the period of the dictatorship, which lasted until 1983.... More
Washington, March 25 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed “complete and total exoneration” after the Justice Department announced Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation found no evidence of collusion between Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election.... More
Cairo, March 23 (RHC)-- The Arab League, Russia, Iran and Turkey have strongly warned the U.S. after President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will recognize Syria's Golan Heights as Israeli territory.... More
Washington, March 23 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed new sanctions against Venezuela, now targeting the country’s national development bank and its subsidiaries -- part of U.S.-led efforts to oust the democratically-elected government of President Nicolas Maduro.... More
Santago de Chile, March 23 (RHC)-- Chilean social and political organizations held demonstrations Friday against the Forum for the Latin American Progress and Development (Prosur), a meeting convened by right-wing Latin American governments which are coordinating actions to dissolve the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and consolidate the U.S. interventionist agenda against Venezuela.... More
New York, March 23 (RHC)-- The New York Times reports Boeing airplanes that recently crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia both lacked optional safety features that could have saved the lives of 346 people. ... More
Gaza City, March 23 (RHC)-- Israeli forces opened fire on the Palestinians protesting along the fence that separates the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories, killing two and injuring 55 others.... More
United Nations, March 23 (RHC)-- The United Nations has convened a new round of talks between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Western Saharan liberation movement known as the Polisario Front, aimed at resolving the 43-year-old conflict. ... More
Guatemala City, March 23 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, a judge has ordered the arrest of former attorney general and presidential candidate Thelma Aldana. The 63-year-old -- who is currently out of the country -- has denied charges of embezzlement, lying and tax fraud, suggesting the case is politically motivated. ... More
Gaza City, March 25 (RHC)-- At least one young Palestinian has been murdered by Israeli forces at the Gaza Strip, according to Hamas Health Ministry. Early Sunday morning, 24-year-old Habeeb al-Masri died from wounds he received from an Israel Defense Force (IDF) on Saturday night as hundreds of Palestinians once again took part in the weekly Great March of the Return at the Strip demanding the removal of the blockade on Gaza, the disoccupation of Palestinian lands, and the return of Palestinian refugees.... More
Caracas, March 22 (RHC)-- Venezuela’s interior minister has confirmed the arrest of self-proclaimed ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido’s chief of staff. Minister Nestor Reverol stated that intelligence services have dismantled a terrorist cell that planned to attack and destabilize Venezuela. ... More
Brasilia, March 22 (RHC)-- In Brazil, a task force for the Lavo Jato corruption case has arrested Michel Temer, the former president of Brazil. Agents also have a warrant out for former Minister of Energy and Mining Moreira Franco.... More
Washington, March 22 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says it was time to back what he described as the Israeli regime's "sovereignty" over the Golan Heights, a Syrian territory under Israeli occupation since 1967.... More
Brussels, March 22 (RHC)-- European Union leaders have given Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks' reprieve, until April 12, before Britain could exit out of the EU if she fails to persuade lawmakers to back the withdrawal treaty she concluded with Brussels.... More
Harari, March 22 (RHC)-- Mozambique has declared three days of national mourning as it struggles to recover from what the World Meteorological Organization is calling the Southern Hemisphere’s worst tropical cyclone on record. ... More
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