Guatemala City during the eruption of Fuego Volcano on June 3, 2018. AP photo

Guatemala City. June 4 (RHC)--– At least 38 people have died, many more injured and 1.7 million have been affected by the eruption of the Fuego volcano, the most violent in recent years, according to Guatemalan authorities.... More


 "Today, a group of leaders and activists who committed crimes of political action between 2014 and 2018 have been released at my request," Maduro sai

Caracas, June 2 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has begun releasing a number of opposition activists and politicians, who were facing trial due to their participation in or inciting a series of violent actions that left nearly 200 people dead between 2014 and 2017.... More


 A refugee rests on the deck of the MV Aquarius as it sails into the Sicilian port of Messina.  Photo: AFP

Tripoli, June 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations refugee agency, the UNHCR, says people smugglers shot dead more than 12 refugees who were attempting to flee a camp in Libya last week.... More


 CIA tortured prisoners in Lithuania and Romania.  Photo: Reuters

Brussels, June 2 (RHC)-- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Lithuania and Romania violated the rights of two accused terrorists by allowing the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to torture them in secret prisons. ... More


 Migrant children are being separated from their parents.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In the United States, California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein is set to introduce a bill that would end the Donald Trump administration’s practice of separating immigrant children from their parents.... More


 Trump family businesses making big money.   Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the watchdog group Common Cause is calling for a congressional probe into whether President Donald Trump is abusing his office to enrich his family... More


 Trade union demonstration in U.S. capital.  Photo: AP

Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., the nation’s largest union of federal employees has filed suit against an executive order that severely limits the amount of time government workers can spend on union activity.... More


 Photo shows two women wearing burqa outside the parliament in Denmark's capital city of Copenhagen.  Photo: AFP

Copenhagen, June 2 (RHC)-- The Danish parliament has approved legislation that prohibits women from covering their faces with burqa and similar accessories in public places. ... More


 Marixa Lemus "La Patrona" after being re-captured by Salvadoran police. San Salvador, El Salvador.   Photo: EFE

Guatemala City, June 2 (RHC)-- A Guatemalan court has found Benjamin Estrada guilty of aiding Salvadoran citizen Marixa Ethelinda Lemus Perez alias “La Patrona”... More


Mariano Rajoy takes his seat at Parliament before the vote on a no confidence motion in Madrid, Spain.  Photo: Reuters

Madrid, June 1 (RHC)-- In Spain, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament Friday, as a major corruption scandal toppled his administration.... More


US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council emergency session on Israel-Gaza conflict at United Nations headquarter on M

United Nations, June 1 (RHC)-- U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said Washington will "unquestionably veto" a UN draft resolution calling for the protection of Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.... More


An Israeli army tank patrols along the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2018.  Photo: AFP

Geneva, June 1 (RHC)-- The besieged Gaza Strip is facing an "epic" crisis after Israeli forces killed and injured hundreds of Palestinians during recent protests... More


European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom holds a news conference in Brussels, Belgium.   Photo: Reuters

Brussels, June 1 (RHC)-- The European Union says it intends to launch a case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a U.S. move to impose new import tariffs on the bloc’s steel and aluminum... More


  Guatemalan women killed on U.S. border.  Photo: Democracy Now

Guatemala City, June 1 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, family members are demanding justice for Claudia Gómez González, the 19-year-old indigenous woman whom a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot in the head and killed last week in Texas near the U.S. border. ... More


This file photo shows a view of an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.  Photo: File

Tel Aviv, June 1 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has approved plans for the construction of about 2,000 settlement units in the occupied West Bank. ... More


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