Caracas, February 8 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Friday that while he rejects the final declaration of the EU-backed International Contact Group, he would be open to a delegation sent by the group in order to promote peace talks between the government and the right-wing opposition. ... More
Tegucigalpa, February 7 (RHC)-- Honduran prosecutors have formally presented evidence against the CEO of Energy Development SA (DESA) for allegedly masterminding the murder of Indigenous environmental activist Berta Caceres in 2016. ... More
Washington, February 7 (RHC)-- A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a lawsuit against Steven Salaita, the American Studies Association (ASA) and other defendants who were sued after endorsing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions -- or BDS -- movement. ... More
Washington, February 7 (RHC)-- A new report by CNN finds that Saudi Arabia gave U.S.-made weapons to al-Qaeda-linked fighters and other militant factions in Yemen, in violation of a U.S.-Saudi arms deal. ... More
Brasilia, February 7 (RHC)-- The government of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is preparing to end the More Doctors program, according to information by coordinator of the initiative, Mayra Pinheiro, reports Brasil de Fato portal. According to the website, steps had already been taken to dismantle the program since Michel Temer's coup in 2016. ... More
London, February 7 (RHC)-- Britain's opposition Labour Party's foreign affairs policy chief Emily Thornberry announced that her party is against the move by EU states to recognize Venezuela opposition lawmaker Juan Guaido as the “interim president” of Venezuela saying that diplomacy and dialogue should be the way forward instead of taking sides.... More
Bogota, February 7 (RHC)-- The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies will not violate governmental mandates to send humanitarian aid to Venezuela, the international group said in a statement.... More
Caracas, February 6 (RHC)-- Members of the Network of Intellectuals, Artists and Social Movements in Defense of Humanity (REDH), participants in the International Day for Democracy and Peace and in Solidarity with the Bolivarian Revolution held in Caracas,support the constitutional President Nicolás Maduro Moros and the Venezuelan people in the face of the ongoing coup d'état and the threat of a military intervention by the U.S. government.... More
Damascus, February 6 (RHC)-- The Syrian government has accused U.S. military forces and their allied Kurdish militants from the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of blocking deliveries of critical humanitarian supplies to internally displaced people in the country’s embattled eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. ... More
Panama City, February 6 (RHC)-- Former Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli was denied bail again after being held for 18 months on charges that he spied on opposition groups and journalists. Panama's justice department denied the bail request while an investigation of the ex-head of state for espionage continues.... More
London, February 6 (RHC)-- A panel including three British members of Parliament has concluded that the “highest levels of Saudi authority” are responsible for the “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment of women activists and may be in violation of international law. ... More
Montevideo, February 6 (RHC)-- Both Bolivia and Mexico will be present at the international conference being held on Thursday in Montevideo, Uruguay. Members of the European Union and various Latin American representatives will attend the meeting with world leaders in an effort to educate on the state of Venezuela and encourage a peaceful resolution, without international interference.... More
Ramallah, February 5 (RHC)-- Several extremist Jewish settlers have desecrated a mosque in the central part of the occupied West Bank, spraying racist slogans and Hebrew graffiti messages on the walls of the mosque.... More
New York, February 5 (RHC)-- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his stance on the Venezuelan issue and says he hopes no foreign forces will enter the South American nation, stressing that the days of foreign intervention in Latin America are "long ago gone."... More
New York, February 5 (RHC)-- The human rights group Amnesty International says U.S. President Donald Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy -- aimed at deterring asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border -- is illegal and a human rights violation.... More
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