Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega says planned U.S. sanctions will being poverty.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, October 3 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has criticized the draft sanctions that the United States Congress is discussing against his government saying such actions would bring poverty and economic troubles to his country.... More


U.S. president to send alert to all cell phones.  Photo: AP

Washington, October 3 (RHC)-- In the United States, cellphone users across the country will receive a text message from the president later today as part of a test for an alert system managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission.... More


 Nicaraguan foreign minister at United Nations.  Photo: El Nuevo Diario

United Nations, October 2 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Denis Ronaldo Moncada addressed the 73rd United Nations General Assembly Monday where he expressed his solidarity with Cuba and Venezuela and condemned the financial blockades and threats of military intervention by the United States.... More


Over 50 injured as Israeli forces use live fire to disperse Gaza protesters.  Photo: Reuters

Gaza City, October 2 (RHC)-- More than 50 PalestinianS have been injured by Israeli gunfire and tear gas at the border of the besieged Gaza Strip with the occupied territories, as a fresh round of protest rallies drew several thousand Palestinian demonstrators to the flash-point frontier. ... More


Costa Rica strike enters fourth week.  Photo: EFE

San Jose, October 2 (RHC)-- In Costa Rica, a nearly one month-long strike against a proposed fiscal reform, namely the Law on Strengthening Public Finance, entered its fourth week after a failed meeting between union leaders and representatives of the government. ... More


Okinawa elects governor opposed to U.S. military bases.  Photo: Democracy Now

Tokyo, October 2 (RHC)-- In Japan, voters in Okinawa have elected a new governor who has promised to oppose the long-running U.S. military presence on the Japanese island. ... More


Protesters clash with police in Barcelona on Catalan referendum anniversary.  Photo: EFE

Barcelona, October 2 (RHC)-- In Barcelona, Spain, baton-wielding police broke up demonstrations and sit-in protests by Catalan independence activists Monday, as an estimated 180,000 people marched on the first anniversary of a referendum on independence that was banned by Spanish authorities. ... More


U.S. transferring hundreds of detained migrant children to tent city in Texas.  Photo: AP

Dallas, October 2 (RHC)-- In immigration news in the U.S., The New York Times is reporting that the Donald Trump administration has begun transferring detained migrant children from shelters across the country to a barren tent city in West Texas. ... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales at the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest court for disputes between states.  Photo: Reuters

The Hague, October 1 (RHC)-- The International Court of Justice at The Hague has ruled that Bolivia cannot force Chile to negotiate over granting it “sovereign access” to the Pacific Ocean.  ... More


 Tens of thousands protest far-Right Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.  Photo: AFP

Brasilia, October 1 (RHC)-- In Brazil, tens of thousands of people took part in women-led rallies in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and other cities over the weekend to protest against the far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro ahead of the October 7 Brazilian election. ... More


Mexico calls student massacre ahead of ’68 Olympics a “state crime.”  Photo: Google

Mexico City, October 1 (RHC)-- In Mexico City, president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador welcomed the head of the International Olympic Committee to a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Olympic games, held in Mexico’s capital city. ... More


FBI reopens probe into U.S. Supreme Court nominee.  Photo: AP

Washington, October 1 (RHC)-- The FBI is continuing its reopened investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. ... More


 Indonesian earthquake and Tsunami death toll tops 1,200.  Photo: Reuters

Jakarta, October 1 (RHC)-- In Indonesia, the confirmed death toll from last Friday’s earthquake and tsunami has reached over 1,200 and is expected to rise even more as rescuers are just beginning to reach some of the more affected areas on the island of Sulawesi. ... More


U.S. and Canada reach tentative trade agreement.  Photo: White House

Washington, October 1 (RHC)-- The United States and Canada have reached a tentative deal to save NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement.... More


Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro

Rio de Janeiro, September 29 (RHC) – Tens of thousands of Brazilian women are taking to the streets this Saturday, to protest against misogynist and divisive comments and policies of right-wing presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro.... More


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