Climate change affecting rising sea levels.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 8 (RHC)--Scientists have been stunned by the unprecedented warm temperatures in the North Pole, which has surged above freezing temperatures in the middle of the winter. ... More


Since the first attempt to impeach PPK, his popularity has dramatically dropped.  Photo: Reuters

Lima, March 8 (RHC)-- In Peru, a spokesperson for the Broad Front legislative bench, Wilbert Rozas, announced a multiparty coalition will present a motion for impeachment against Peru’s President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK).  ... More


 The European flag hangs at the European Council headquarters in Brussels on February 23, 2018. Photo: AFP

The European Union says it's ready to retaliate against the US over President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on steel and aluminum — with counter-measures against iconic U.S. products like Harley Davidson motorcycles, Levi's jeans and bourbon. ... More


 Police in Washington, DC arrested students protesting gun violence.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 8 (RHC)-- Student protests against gun violence continued on Wednesday after a school shooting that left 17 dead in Florida several weeks ago. ... More


Protesters demonstrate against Trans-Pacific Trade deal.  Photo: Reuters

Santiago de Chile, March 8 (RHC)-- Eleven foreign ministers have signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to slash tariffs among member nations by 2019.  ... More


Immigrants detained in the U.S.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department is suing California over the state’s so-called sanctuary laws, which limit local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agents.  ... More


Pope Francis (File Photo)

Vatican City, March 8 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has announced that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero had been put on the path to sainthood.  The Pope stated that Romero should be canonized or declared a saint following a theological and medical commission's approval of a miracle attributed to the late archbishop. The head of the Catholic church made the announcement at a meeting of cardinals. ... More


Women march on International Women's Day.  Photo: Democracy Now

Madrid, March 8 (RHC)-- Women across the world are taking to the streets on Thursday, March 8th, International Women’s Day.  ... More


 Trump shakes hands with economic adviser Gary Cohn.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, has announced he will resign, amid a dispute about Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum. ... More


Former US President George W. Bush arrives at The Billy Graham Library on February 26, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Photo: AFP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President George W. Bush has said that President Donald Trump makes him "look pretty good," according to a Republican source.  The source close to the Trump administration made the comments in an interview with National Journal.... More


Environmental Protection Agency building in Washington.  Photo: AP

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Dow Chemical lawyer Peter Wright to head up an Environmental Protection Agency unit tasked with overseeing the disposal of hazardous waste and chemical spills at toxic Superfund sites. ... More


 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Iran is responsible for "darkness descending" on the Middle East, hailing the US administration's threat to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.... More


Embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer.  Photo: EFE

Brasilia, March 7 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Court has ruled that a block be removed allowing the access to the banking transactions statements of the account of President Michel Temer.... More


41 men are still imprisoned in the facility, with only 28 never charged with a crime.  Photo: Reuters

Washington, March 7 (RHC)-- A top U.S. official says that the Guantanamo Bay detention center could easily accommodate "a couple dozen" more inmates should the Trump administration decide to send new prisoners to the much-maligned facility. ... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is greeted by a member of the Rural Landless Movement.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, March 7 (RHC)-- Brazil's 4th Region State Public Prosecutor has requested that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio 'Lula' da Silva immediately start serving his 12-year and one-month sentence ordered by the Fourth Regional Federal Court, or TRF-4. ... More


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