Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on December 12, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Caracas, December 13 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of hatching a plot to invade the South American country, saying U.S. national security adviser John Bolton was leading the plan.... More


 Two members of Landless Workers’ Movement killed in Brazil.   Photo: Twitter / MST@_Oficial

Brasilia, December 13 (RHC)-- In Brazil, two activists belonging to the Landless Workers’ Movement, known as MST, have been killed in the northeast state of Paraíba.... More


ICE arrests 170 potential sponsors for unaccompanied migrant minors.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, December 13 (RHC)-- Newly released data shows that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested 170 people since July who had offered to sponsor unaccompanied migrant minors who were being held in government custody.  ... More


ADL protesters denounce U.S.-Israel joint police training program.  Photo: Reuters

New York, December 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S., demonstrators gathered in front of the office of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to protest what’s known as the “deadly exchange” between Israeli and U.S. law enforcement agencies. ... More


United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends the United Nations conference on migration on December 10, 2018 in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh.  Ph

Warsaw, December 13 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned about a deadlock at international climate talks.  ... More


US President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen leaves US Federal Court in New York on December 12, 2018 after receiving a 3-year jail sentence.  Phot

New York, December 13 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen... More


Russia rejects U.S. reaction to military cooperation with Venezuela.  Photo: Google

Moscow, December 12 (RHC)-- Russia has rejected U.S. reaction to military cooperation with Venezuela. ... More


More former Chilean intelligence agents sentenced to prison.  Photo: AP

Santiago de Chile, December 12 (RHC)-- The Court of Appeals of Santiago de Chile has sentenced 36 former agents of the National Intelligence Directorate (DINA) for their participation in the forced disappearance of hundreds of opposition leaders during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.... More


Report says Shell Oil helped draft Paris Agreement.  Photo: EFE

Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- The Intercept is reporting that an executive from Shell Oil told participants at a meeting of the Climate Change Congress COP24 in Katowice, Poland, that Shell helped draft a portion of the 2015 Paris climate agreement dealing with emissions mitigation. ... More


“Stansted 15” activists convicted of terrorism for preventing deportations.  Photo: AP

London, December 12 (RHC)-- In Britain, 15 activists who blocked a charter plane from deporting nationals of Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone in March 2017 have been convicted of terrorism and could face life sentences.... More


Religious leaders in California arrested at gathering to support migrants.  Photo: Democracy Now

San Diego, December 12 (RHC)-- In San Diego, California, over 30 faith leaders were arrested at the U.S.-Mexico border as they held a gathering in support of Central American migrants... More


"Sunrise" climate activists flood U.S. congress, demanding “Green New Deal”  Photo: AFP

Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- Over 1,000 climate activists flooded Capitol Hill, demanding that lawmakers and likely incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi support a Green New Deal Committee proposed by Congressmember-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York. ... More


 William Blum, independent journalist and anti-imperialist historian, dies at 85.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- In the U.S., independent journalist and author William Blum has died at the age of 85 at a hospice in Virginia.  ... More


A migrant looks to cross to the U.S. from Tijuana, Mexico on December 7, 2018.  Photo: Reuters FILE

San Francisco, December 11 (RHC)-- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco has denied the Donald Trump Administration's judicial maneuver to delay Judge Jon Tigar's order blocking enforcement of its asylum policy.... More


Palestinian protesters wave national flags as they participate in a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip.

Ramallah, December 11 (RHC)-- At least 24 Palestinians have been injured as hundreds of people staged a demonstration near the Gaza Strip's northern maritime border with the Israeli-occupied territories during a weekly protest against the Tel Aviv regime’s 12-year naval blockade. ... More


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