Image caption Syrian state TV broadcast footage it said showed the downing of Israeli missiles near Damascus.  Photo: AFP

Damascus, May 9 (RHC)-- Israel is reported to have carried out a missile strike on a military outpost south of the Syrian capital, Damascus.... More


 Oliver North speaks at NRA convention last week.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, May 9 (RHC)-- The National Rifle Association, the NRA, has announced that retired U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North will be the next president of the NRA.  ... More


 Protesters call for protection under DACA program.  Photo: AFP

Austin, May 9 (RHC)-- Texas and six other U.S. states have sued the Donald Trump administration to try to force the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program... More


Congolese children displaced by fighting in North Kivu play at the child friendly space (CFS) within Mugunga III camp for the internally displaced people near G

United Nations, May 9 (RHC)-- More than two million children suffer from severe malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The United Nations warns that the children are at risk of dying if they do not get the needed assistance. ... More


UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

New York, May 9 (RHC)--The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres says he is deeply concerned by the United States announcement that it is withdrawing from the international nuclear pact with Iran.... More


U.S. Vice President Pence sits between OAS Secretary General Almagro and President Gonzalez Diazas he waits to address the body in Washington.    Photo: Reuters

Caracas, May 8 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian government of Venezuela reaffirmed Tuesday its decision to renounce its membership at the Organization of American States... More


Terrorists attack village in central Nigeria.   Photo: Democracy Now

Abuya, May 8 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, at least 45 people have been killed and a dozen more wounded on an attack on a village in the northwestern state of Kaduna.   ... More


 The Black Cube is Israeli private intel agency.  Photo: File

London, May 8 (RHC)-- The Observer newspaper of London has revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump’s aides hired an Israeli private intelligence agency... More


U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on border.   Photo:  AFP

Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- In the United Sates, the Trump administration has announced plans to dramatically increase criminal prosecution against migrants who are apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.... More


 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge open for business.  Photo: AP

Washington, May 8 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has moved to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas drilling. ... More


U.S. city of Detroit could shut off water to thousands.  Photo: Twitter photo

Detroit, May 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Detroit, municipal officials are set to begin shutting off the water supply to as many as 17,000 homes... More


A man holds up a placard reading "For Peace and Dialogue, Everyone with Daniel" during May Day celebrations in Managua, Nicaragua April 30,2018.  Phot

Managua, May 7 (RHC)-- The National Assembly of Nicaragua has appointed, ratified and sworn in members of the Commission for Truth, Justice and Peace... More


A worker hangs a road sign directing to the U.S. embassy, in the area of the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, May 7, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Jerusalem, May 7 (RHC)-- U.S. Embassy road signs went up in Jerusalem Monday ahead of next week's opening of the mission in accordance with President Donald Trump's recognition of the city as Israel's capital.... More


This file picture shows an Israeli F-16 fighter jet taking off from an airbase in the occupied territories.  Photo: File

Gaza City, May 7 (RHC)-- An Israeli fighter jet has targeted a position of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip... More


A woman sits with her sons while they are treated at a cholera treatment center in Sanaa, Yemen, on October 8, 2017.  Photo: Reuters

Sanaa, May 7 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a wide-scale vaccination campaign against cholera in Yemen, as the epidemic is expected to further spread due to the rainy season and deteriorating health and sanitation systems in the war-torn country.  ... More


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