Brazil's Vice President Hamilton Mourao is an admirer of dictatorship era and believes torture is justified.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, February 5 (RHC)-- Brazil’s Vice President Hamilton Mourao, in an interview released in Brasilia, spoke about a number of issues including the coup in Venezuela and his admiration for the dictatorship era in Brazil.... More


 Canada's Prime Minister Trudeau.   Photo: Reuters

Ottawa, February 5 (RHC)-- The Canadian government denied media outlets, like teleSUR, whose mission it is to provide news from the Global South, from covering the latest self-styled Lima Group meeting that took place in Ottawa, Canada’s capital. ... More


  Rescue workers search for victims of a collapsed tailings dam owned by Brazilian mining company Vale SA, in Brumadinho, Brazil Feb. 2, 2019.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, February 5 (RHC)-- With 121 people confirmed dead and another 226 still missing, according to the latest tally, the Brumadinho dam burst could be Brazil's deadliest mine disaster.  ... More


Venezuela to review ties with EU states over support for coup.  Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, February 5 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has lashed out at some member states of the European Union (EU) over their move to recognize opposition leader Juan Guaido as the leader of the Latin American country. ... More


The Venezuelan president denounced the Lima Group’s behavior as “disgusting and laughable” and attacking not only Venezuela, but all the left powers in the regi

Caracas, February 5 (RHC)-- Venezuela will not allow foreign soldiers to invade, President Nicolas Maduro said, calling for dialogue with opposition forces during a televised speech Monday. ... More


U.S. Food and Drug Administration fails to protect young people from vaping risks.  Photo: AP

New York, February 4 (RHC)-- In health news, the American Lung Association says in a new report the government is failing to protect minors from the dangers of e-cigarettes and tobacco.  ... More


Italian government rejects self-proclaimed president of Venezuela, recognizes Maduro.  Photo: EFE

Rome, February 4 (RHC)-- the Italian government has withdrawn from the position assumed by the European Parliament and informed that it does not recognize Juan Guaido as "president in charge" of Venezuela. ... More


Supporters of far-right political party VOX attend a rally at the Palacio Vistalegre pavilion in Madrid, Spain, Oct. 7, 2018.   Photo: Reuters

Madrid, February 4 (RHC)-- Spain’s far-right Vox party witnessed a surge in the polls for the 2020 elections while the Socialists still lead, according to a voting intention poll released in Madrid.... More


 This June 11, 2017 file photo shows a huge projection carried out by rights campaigners on the Saudi embassy in London to demand a stop the kingdom's devastati

London, February 4 (RHC)-- A highly critical report has found extensive flaws in the British government’s arms sales strategy, urging a reduction in weapons exports to Saudi Arabia and other states involved in human rights abuses.... More


  Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party gestures before delivering a speech days after he called a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May's gov

London, February 4 (RHC)-- U.K.’s Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn said that intervention in Venezuela and calling for sanctions against the government of Nicolas Maduro were “wrong” and that only Venezuelans have the right to decide their own destiny.... More


 File photo shows Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  Photo: Reuters

Tehran, February 4 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the United States' decision to suspend its compliance with the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty with Russia sends the message that any deal with the U.S. government is not worth the ink, even treaties ratified by the U.S. Congress. ... More


Nayib Bukele elected president of El Salvador.  Photo: AP

San Salvador, February 4 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, Nayib Bukele was elected president on Sunday, defeating his opponents from the two main parties that have dominated the country’s political scene for over 25 years.  ... More


Members of the Unitary Workers’ Front (FUT), the largest union in Ecuador, protesting against the austerity measures imposed by Lenin Moreno's government in Qui

Quito, February 1 (RHC)-- Thousands of workers, led by the largest unions in Ecuador, marched through the streets of Quito and other cities to demand the government backtrack from the latest austerity measures and privatizations the government hopes to implement.... More


Justin Trudeau government decided to follow the footsteps of the United States on calling for a coup and intervention in Venezuela.  Photo: Reuters

As the Canadian government joins efforts by the Venezuelan right-wing opposition, the United States, and right-wing governments in Latin America to oust democratically elected President Nicolas Maduro, Canada’s Labour Congress issued a statement calling on the Justin Trudeau government to promote dialogue instead of intervention and a military coup.... More


U.S. Defense Department says several thousand troops to U.S.-Mexico border.  Photo: Press TV

Washington, February 1 (RHC)-- Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan says the Pentagon will be sending “several thousand” more American troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, where about 2,350 active-duty troops were deployed last year. ... More


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