Brazilian president-elect adds 5th military man to cabinet.  Photo: Press TV

Brasilia, November 28 (RHC)-- Brazil’s right-wing president-elect Jair Bolsonaro has picked retired General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz as his minister in charge of political relations with Congress, adding a fifth military man to his cabinet.... More


United States Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a Democratic gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist campaign event on November 4, 2018 in Montpelier, Vermon

Montpelier, November 28 (RHC)-- United States Senator Bernie Sanders has announced his willingness to run for office in 2020 if he is considered the "best candidate" to beat current U.S. President Donald Trump.... More


 U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller.  Photo: Google

Washington, November 28 (RHC)-- In a U.S. court filing, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller said that former Donald Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort repeatedly lied to investigators, invalidating his plea deal. ... More


Nooses found outside Mississippi capitol.  Photo: WLBT-TV

Jackson, November 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Mississippi, nooses were found hanging outside the state Capitol ahead of Tuesday’s Senate runoff between Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy.  ... More


Russian asylum-seeker in U.S. dies after 86-day hunger strike.  Photo: Democracy Now

Seattle, November 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Washington, a Russian asylum seeker held at the Northwest Detention Center has died.  ... More


Colombian government needs to carry out peace accords.  Photo: teleSUR

Bogota, November 27 (RHC)-- The leader of the Alternative Revolutionary Forces of the Common (FARC), Rodrigo Londoño, or Timochenko, has denounced the government for its failure to protect former rebels... More


 Maria Meza, a 39-year-old Honduran woman, runs with her two daughters as tear gas spreads.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, November 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has called for Mexico to deport Central American asylum-seekers, a day after U.S. border patrol officers fired tear gas on a group of migrants in Tijuana as they attempted to cross the heavily militarized border near San Diego. ... More


Venezuelans in Bogota airport await to check in to their flight back to Caracas via government's Return to the Homeland Plan.   Photo: Twitter / @EmbaVene_Col

Caracas, November 27 (RHC)-- A total of 9,900 Venezuelans have returned to their home country so far with the “Vuelta a la Patria” (Return to the Homeland Plan) sponsored by the Nicolas Maduro administration. ... More


Protest against Brexit outside the EU Headquarters in Brussels on November 25, 2018, in Brussels, during a meeting of the European Council to endorse the Brexit

London, November 27 (RHC)-- In London, a major study suggests a controversial deal on withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, negotiated and championed by Prime Minister Theresa May, would rob the country of a significant portion of its wealth over the next decade.... More


 Argentinean unions protest police execution of two members.  Photo: teleSUR

Buenos Aires, November 27 (RHC)-- Argentinean unions hit the streets of Buenos Aires to protest against the suspected state killings of two of their members, Rodolfo Orellana and Marcos Soria, both murdered since November 22nd in Buenos Aires and Cordoba. ... More


 U.S. Border Patrol officer acquitted of manslaughter charge.  Photo: Democracy Now

Tucson, November 27 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arizona, a jury has found Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz not guilty of involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing 16-year-old José Elena Rodríguez through the U.S.-Mexico border fence in 2012. ... More


UN study finds that home is most dangerous place for women.  Photo: Press TV

United Nations, November 27 (RHC)-- According to a United Nations study, the home is the most dangerous place for a woman.  The study found the number of women killed by a partner or relative is rising globally.... More


FAO says world needs better food and income distribution to end hunger.  Photo: Google

Rome, November 27 (RHC)-- Food production must become more sustainable and grow 40 percent, and income and food distribution must become more equitable in order to end hunger by 2050, concluded a study from the United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... More


 Migrant families tear gassed on U.S. border with Mexico.  Photo: Reuters

Tijuana, November 26 (RHC)-- In Tijuana, Mexico, U.S. border patrol officers fired tear gas Sunday into a crowd of desperate Central American asylum seekers as they tried to push their way through the heavily militarized border with the United States. ... More


 At least 20 Palestinians are wounded by live Israeli ammunition during a demonstration along Gaza’s territorial waters.  Photo: Press TV

Gaza City, November 26 (RHC)-- Israeli troops have wounded dozens of Palestinian demonstrators who were holding a protest rally along the northern coast of the besieged Gaza Strip in a bid to break the nearly 12-year long Israeli-imposed blockade on the impoverished sliver.... More


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