Judge Kavanaugh before Senate committee in Washington. Photo: AP

U.S. senators call for postponing Kavanaugh nomination process after second woman speaks out

Washington, September 24 (RHC)-- In the United States, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dianne Feinstein, is calling for the immediate postponement of the nomination proceedings of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after a second woman came forward alleging sexual misconduct by the judge. ... More

A Nazi swastika banner hangs on the facade of the Prefecture Palace in Nice which is being used as part of a movie set during the filming of a WWII film in the

Depth of French police collaboration with Nazis revealed

Paris, September 24 (RHC)-- A new book and documentary have revealed the lengths to which the French wartime Vichy regime went to please the Nazis. ... More

Nearly a third of US households have trouble paying their energy bills, according to a new report. Photo: AP

Report says one-third of U.S. households struggle to pay energy bills

New York, September 24 (RHC)-- Nearly a third of U.S. households have trouble paying their energy bills, and the problem mainly impacts racial minorities, according to a report released by the Energy Information Administration.  ... More

The new Volkswagen Passat GT sedan is presented at the North American International Auto Show, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, in Detroit. Photo: AP

Volkswagen denies U.S. claim it will stop doing business with Iran

Berlin, September 24 (RHC)-- Volkswagen (VW) has rejected U.S. claims that the German car manufacturer has decided to quit Iran amid American sanctions, saying it has not changed its position on the Islamic Republic yet. ... More

Dmitry Peskov. File Photo

Russia to send S-300s to Syria

Moscow, September 24 (RHC)-- Russia supplying Syria with the S-300 missile complex is a measure to protect Russian troops and is not directed against third countries, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Monday.... More

Presidential candidate Fernando Haddad of Workers Party (PT) attends a rally campaign in Sao Paulo. Photo: teleSUR Brazil

Brazilian Worker's Party candidate Fernando Haddad widens support

Brasilia, September 22 (RHC)-- Fernando Haddad, the presidential candidate for the Workers Party (PT) in Brazil has widened his support in the polls by three points since the last surveys were conducted for the presidential elections being held on October 7, according to the latest Ibope poll. ... More

Houses under construction are seen in the occupied West Bank settlement of Amichai, on September 7, 2018. Photo: AFP

Israel announces plan to expand settlement in occupied West Bank

Tel Aviv, September 22 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have announced that they plan to expand a settlement in the southern occupied West Bank as the Tel Aviv regime presses ahead with its land expropriation policies in the occupied territories irrespective of great international outcry. ... More

File photo shows Pope Francis during the weekly Angelus prayer on September 16, 2018 in the Vatican. Photo: AFP

Pope Francis accepts resignation of two more Chilean bishops

Vatican City, September 22 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops as a decades-long sex scandal continues to shake the foundations of the Catholic Church. ... More

Trump urges Spain to "build a wall" across the Sahara to reduce migration. Photo: Google

Trump urges Spain to "build a wall" across the Sahara to reduce migration

Madrid, September 22 (RHC)-- Spain’s foreign minister and former president of European Parliament Joseph Borrell has confirmed United States President Donald Trump suggested Spain build a wall across the Sahara Desert to tackle Mediterranean migration crisis. ... More

Hurricane Maria is shown on satellite over the Caribbean. Photo: Reuters

United Nations pledges assistance to hurricane-hit Caribbean countries

United Nations, September 22 (RHC)-- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced that, one year after hurricanes Irma and Maria, it has helped to mobilize $25 million to assist the Caribbean countries hardest hit by the storms. ... More

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) shakes hands with supporters in a visit to Oaxaca. Photo: Twitter / @lopezobrador

AMLO in Oaxaca pledges assistance to victims of last year's earthquake

Mexico City, September 22 (RHC)-- Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was in the state of Oaxaca, at the one year anniversary of the fatal earthquake that shook Mexico City... More

Colin Kaepernick. Photo: Twitter

Colin Kaepernick to receive Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Cambridge, September 22 (RHC)-- In the United States, Harvard University has announced it will honor former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick ... More

San Juan submarine. EFE

Object resembling Argentina’s missing San Juan submarine found in search zone

Buenos Aires, September 22 (RHC)--US seabed survey company Ocean Infinity has detected an object of the size of Argentina’s San Juan submarine, which went missing last November, Argentine Defense Minister Oscar Aguad said on Friday.... More

Sandinista youth take part in pro-government demonstrations. Photo: Reuters

Thousands of Nicaraguans march in support of government

Managua, September 21 (RHC)-- Thousands of government supporters marched through the streets of Managua to show their support for Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega... More

Field hospital belonging to foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists, which Syrian government forces discovered in Bariqa village, southwestern Syria, on September 19,

Syrian army finds Israeli-made medicines in terrorist field hospital

Damascus, September 21 (RHC)-- Syrian government forces have uncovered a considerable amount of Israeli-made medicine and medical supplies in a field hospital belonging to foreign-sponsored Takfiri terrorists in the country’s strategic southwestern province of Quneitra. ... More

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