Sao Paulo, November 9 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva has begun to address tens of thousands gathered at the headquarters of the metallurgical trade union in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo. This is Lula's first major speech since his release from prison yesterday afternoon.... More
La Paz, November 9 (RHC)-- Bolivia's President Evo Morales has asked people to remain calm amid racist and violent acts prompted by opposition groups that do not recognize the results of the October 20th presidential elections.... More
Santiago de Chile, November 9 (RHC)-- As Chile begins the third week of demonstrations against the government of President Sebastian Pinera, hundreds of thousands gathered in the Plaza Italia amid fierce police repression.... More
Washington, November 9 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has announced that American forces will keep control of the oilfields in northeastern Syria to fund the Kurdish militia. Last week, the Pentagon raised international concern when it threatened to use “military force” against any party seeking to gain control of Syrian oilfields.... More
United Nations, November 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations in Bolivia has condemned the murder of the young man, Limbert Guzman Vasquez, as well as the violence and inhuman treatment suffered by the Mayor of Vinto municipality Patricia Arce during the demonstrations that took place in the central city of Cochabamba.... More
San Francisco, November 9 (RHC)-- Undocumented students across the United States walked out of their classes in solidarity with immigrants who have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an Obama-era program that grants work permits and deportation relief to nearly on million undocumented people who were brought to the country as children. ... More
Brasilia, November 8 (RHC)-- Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was released on Friday, one day after Brazil's Supreme Court decided to end the mandatory imprisonment of convicts after they lose their first appeal. ... More
Ramallah, November 8 (RHC)-- At least 69 Palestinians have been injured after Israeli forces attacked anti-occupation protesters in the besieged Gaza Strip. Ashraf al-Qedra, a spokesman for the Gazan Health Ministry, said 29 of the wounded people sustained gunshot wounds during the Friday protests in the east of the coastal enclave.... More
Santiago de Chile, November 8 (RHC)-- Chile's President Sebastian Piñera on Thursday announced a package of bills whose purpose would be to halt protests through further criminalization of citizens who barricade streets and hide their faces during demonstrations.... More
Washington, November 8 (RHC)-- An anonymous White House official slams Donald Trump in a new book that will hit the stands on November 19th. ... More
Curitiba, November 8 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Lula Inacio Lula da Silva has been freed from detention after 580 days in prison. The leader of the Brazilian Worker's Party walked out of prison in Curitiba Friday afternoon to a crowd of thousands of supporters who were awaiting his release. ... More
Brasilia, November 8 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the judge that sits on the case of former President Lula Inacio Lula da Silva has authorized his release Friday after his defense attorneys made the request before the Federal Justice of Curitiba.... More
Tehran, November 8 (RHC)-- The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening plans to hold an international conference on resistance of the Palestinian nation early next year. The three-day International Conference of Palestinian Resistance will open on January 29, 2020 with the purpose of promoting the discourse of resistance.... More
Moscow, November 8 (RHC)-- Russian lawmakers say a series of new measures will make sure the Internet does not collapse in Russia even if hostile countries decide to completely cut it off from the worldwide web.... More
London, November 8 (RHC)-- The super-rich will leave Britain “immediately” if Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime Minister, The Guardian reports. The jet-setting international elite are fearful they will lose “billions” if the Labour Party leader stays true to his word of “going after” the super wealthy with “new taxes,” “capital controls” and a clampdown on private schools.... More
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