Damascus, March 19 (RHC) -- The Syrian army on Sunday captured the town of Saqba in the capital Damascus' Eastern Ghouta countryside and civilians started returning immediately to their homes.... More


Image of the ICJ judges in The Hague

The Hague, March 19 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived in The Hague Monday to attend the opening hearings for his country's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), saying he expects a "fair and accurate ruling" in the over-a-century sea access dispute with Chile.... More


Vladimir Putin

Havana, March 19 (RHC)-- As soon as Russian President Vladimir Putin was declared the winner in Sunday's presidential election, messages of praise and congratulations began to pour in from leaders around the world.... More


Vladimir Putin celebrates his reelection victory. March 18, 2018. Tass Photo

Moscow, March 19 (RHC) - Russian President Vladimir Putin won a landslide re-election victory on Sunday,and he will lead the world’s largest country for another six years .... More


Moscow, March 17 (RHC)-- Russia has expelled 23 British diplomats in response to what it described Britain’s “provocative actions and groundless accusations” over ex-double agent Sergei Skripal’s poisoning. The British Council will also be closed.... More


Tehran, March 16 (RHC) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif slammed U.S. arms sales to the Middle East for fueling conflicts, the state TV reported.... More


Seoul, March 16 (RHC) -- South Korea will seek to hold high-level talks with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) later this month to prepare for the agreed inter-Korean summit, scheduled for late April, South Korea sources said Friday.... More


Thousands gather in front the Municipal Theater in downtown Rio de Janeiro, during a protest against the death of Marielle Franco. Photograph: Leo Correa/AP

Rio de Janeiro (RHC-Agencies) --Tens of thousands of people in Rio de Janeiro and other cities across Brazil took to the streets to condemn the murder of politician Marielle Franco in Rio de Janeiro.... More


Mexico, March 15 (RHC)--The Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights said Thursday that it has strong grounds to believe that the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students from a rural Mexican college in 2014 was marred by torture and cover-ups.... More


Asunción, March 15 (RHC)-- In Paraguay, lawmakers have requested a political trial against President Horacio Cartes, just a month before the presidential elections, scheduled for April 22.... More


Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Lima, March 15 (RHC)--Peru’s congress voted by a wide margin on Thursday to reopen impeachment proceedings against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.... More


Moscow, March 15 (RHC) – Moscow has vowed there will be a swift response to the expulsion of 23 of its diplomats by Britain.... More


La Paz, March 15 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales has written to his Peruvian counterpart Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, asking him to "recognize the right of … Venezuela to participate in the VIII Summit of the Americas."... More


Washington, March 15 (RHC)-- In the wake of the most recent massacre at a school in Florida, tens of thousands of students across the United States walked out of their schools Wednesday to protest U.S. Congress failure to directly address gun violence.... More


Cairo, March 14 (RHC) -- The Arab Parliament called on Wednesday on European parliaments to push their governments to recognize Palestine as an independent state.... More


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