Protesters call for protection for Haitian refugees.  Photo: AP

Washington, May 18 (RHC)-- Newly-revealed documents show that the Donald Trump administration sought negative information about Haitian immigrants ahead of its decision to end temporary protected status for nearly 60,000 Haitians... More


Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North speaks at the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum during the NRA Annual Meeting & Exhibits at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Cente

Washington, May 18 (RHC)-- The newly-elected president of the National Rifle Association (NRA) has branded gun control activists who are critical of the agency’s role in continued gun violence across the United States as civil terrorists. ... More


The en masse resignation takes pace after three days of Vatican meetings over sex-abuse scandal. File Photo.

Vatican City, May 18 (RHC)-- Thirty-four Chilean bishops have offered their resignation to Pope Francis over allegations that they covered up clergy sex abuse scandals.... More


During the largest demonstration,  on Monday May 15 2018, 60 people were killed, included childen. (AFP Photo)

Geneva, May 18 (RHC)-- The UN Human Rights Council is holding a special session to consider a draft resolution calling for an urgent dispatch of “an independent, international commission of inquiry” to look into all violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law by the Israeli forces on Palestinian mass protests that have been taking place since March 30th.... More


Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega speaks to supporters during May Day celebrations in Managua, Nicaragua.  Photo: Reuters

Managua, May 17 (RHC)-- Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has kicked off the dialogue for peace in an attempt to bring an end to the recent unrest and clashes between security forces and demonstrators that have left dead and injured in the Central American country. ... More


European Council President Donald Tusk at news conference in Bulgaria.  Photo: AP

Sofia, May 17 (RHC)-- European Council President Donald Tusk has lashed out at U.S. President Donald Trump for his recent "capricious" decisions, including on the Iran nuclear deal, saying with friends like Washington, Europe does not need enemies.     ... More


Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales with his wife Hilda Patricia Marroquin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at the dedication cere

Jerusalem, May 17 (RHC)-- Following in the footsteps of the United States, Guatemala opened its embassy in Jerusalem Wednesday.  The move has infuriated Palestinians and drawn widespread international condemnation.... More


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.  Photo: AFP

Moscow, May 17 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has criticized Israel for its propaganda against the people of the Gaza Strip who have been protesting against Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech on her administration’s budget policy at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on May 16, 2018.  Ph

Berlin, May 17 (RHC)-- Germany has joined its European allies in reaffirming support for the Iran nuclear deal in defiance of the U.S. that pulled out of the landmark agreement last week.  ... More


 An emblem of Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  Photo: Google image

Ramallah, May 17 (RHC)-- Palestine has recalled its ambassadors to four European countries to protest their participation in an event celebrating the opening of the new U.S. embassy in occupied Jerusalem. ... More


Benicio del Toro, who played Ernesto Guevera on Soderbergh's 2008 film on the Argentinian revolutionary, joined Palestinians in a minute of silence for the Gaza

Cannes, May 17 (RHC)-- The acclaimed Puerto Rican actor Benicio del Toro joined Palestinians at the Cannes Film Festival in a protest against the Israeli army’s killing of Palestinians on the Gaza border.  ... More


 U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- The New York Times is reporting that a special team within the U.S. Education Department tasked with investigating fraud at for-profit colleges... More


US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley.  Photo: AP

United Nations, May 16 (RHC)-- At the United Nations, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has blocked a call for an international investigation into Israel’s massacre of at least 61 unarmed Palestinians.... More


Rupert Colville, the spokesman for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.  Photo: Reuters

Geneva, May 16 (RHC)-- The United Nations human rights body has called for an independent investigation into the recent Israeli massacre of Palestinian protesters in Gaza Strip after the U.S. blocked the same bid at the Security Council. ... More


 Bolivian President Evo Morales reacts during a speech.  Photo: Reuters

La Paz, May 16 (RHC)-- As Palestinians mark the 70th anniversary of Nakba Day or "Catastrophe Day" after a bloody protest which claimed the lives of over 60 Palestinian protesters against the U.S. relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem... More


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