A pedestrian looks at a luxury car in a showroom in central London on August 29, 2018.  Photo: AFP

London, October 19 (RHC)-- A new report by a major Swiss bank has shown that hundreds have joined the list of ultra-rich in the United Kingdom despite evidences suggesting more and more people are slipping into poverty.... More


President Jimmy Morales avoids formal investigation on corruption charges for a third time.   Photo: EFE

Guatemala City, October 19 (RHC)-- Guatemala’s Congress has decided to uphold President Jimmy Morales’ immunity for a third time over corruption accusations by the general attorney’s office and the United Nations-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG).... More


Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary General Saeb Erekat speaks to journalists during a press conference in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Se

Ramallah, October 19 (RHC)-- Palestine Liberation Organization Secretary General Saeb Erekat has strongly condemned a recent decision by the U.S. administration to downgrade its consulate for Palestinians by merging it into its controversial embassy in the Israeli-occupied Jerusalem.... More


Police officials say there are strong implications indicating President Michel Temer may have been receiving bribes and abusing his authority.  Photo: EFE

Brasilia, October 18 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Michel Temer may face crimes of corruption, money laundering and criminal association after federal police recommended the opening of a new case, according to the Associated Press. ... More


Donald Trump threatens to close border with Mexico.  Photo: AP

Washington, October 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to shut the U.S.-Mexico border, claiming without evidence that several Central American countries are allowing what he called “many criminals” to head to the United States. ... More


UN gives Palestine more powers.  Photo: AP

United Nations, October 18 (RHC)-- The 193-member United Nations General Assembly has allowed the Palestinians to act more like a full UN member state during meetings in 2019 when they will chair the group of 77 developing nations.... More


A utility worker helps repair the electrical grid in the wake of Hurricane Michael on October 16, 2018 in Panama City, Florida.  Photo: AFP

Miami, October 18 (RHC)-- More than one thousand people were still missing on Wednesday -- one week after Hurricane Michael flattened communities across the Florida Panhandle, killing at least 31. ... More


The file photo shows US soldiers walking at the site of a Taliban attack in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on August 2, 2017.  Photo: AFP

Kabul, October 18 (RHC)-- A bomber has killed two Afghan civilians and wounded at least three foreign troops in an attack near the largest U.S. military base near the Afghan capital, Kabul.... More


The file photo shows smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike outside the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2018.  Photo: AFP

The Hague, October 18 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda says she is “alarmed” by violence at the border between the besieged Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied territories, threatening to take action. ... More


Guatemala's police officers stand as Honduran migrants, part of a caravan trying to reach the U.S., arrive at the border between Honduras and Guatemala.  Photo:

Guatemala City, October 17 (RHC)-- A group of nearly 3,000  Honduran caravanistas crossed the border into Esquipulas, Guatemala, despite being temporarily held up by Guatemalan officials and armed military.  ... More


This file photo shows the US Treasury building in Washington.  Photo: Google

Washington, October 17 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a number of Iranian banks and financial institutions as well as companies ahead of the start of the next month's new round of U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic.... More


Participants must register before transportation arrangements and re-initiation into the Bolivarian social system can manifest.  Photo: VTV

Caracas, October 17 (RHC)-- Over 9,000 Venezuelan migrants from around Latin America are registered with the Plan Vuelta a la Patria, according to the Ministry of Popular Power for Foreign Affairs.... More


Firefighters help youngsters evacuate in a flooded street during a rescue operation following heavy rains that saw rivers bursting banks on October 15, 2018 in

Paris, October 17 (RHC)-- Residents in the flood-hit region of Aude in southwestern France have expressed anger about what they see as a failure on the part of authorities to warn people as the flood waters were rising on Sunday night.... More


Argentina's President Mauricio Macri speaks during a ceremony at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires.  Photo: AFP

Buenos Aires, October 17 (RHC)-- The ratings for Argentinean President Mauricio Macri have fallen some 20 percentage points since last December, particularly among the middle class, prompting his administration to backtrack on its retroactive gas pay.... More


File photo shows a view to the New Scotland Yard (London police force) office in London.  Photo: Reuters

London, October 17 (RHC)-- UK police infiltrated and spied on left-wing groups for almost 40 years, according to information gathered by the Guardian newspaper. ... More


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