A family struggles through a dusty environment in Afghanistan. UNAMA / Fraidoon Poya

Kabul, Feb 25 (RHC)--The United Nations latest report on the impact of the armed conflict on civilians in Afghanistan affirms that more than 10,000 people lost their lives or suffered injuries during 2017 in that country.... More


Relatives of massacre victims

Washington, Feb 26 (RHC)--Several US companies, including Delta and United Airlines Are joining a list of US companies cutting ties with the National Rifle Association (NRA) after the February 14 massacre in a high school in Parkland, Florida.... More


US President Donald Trump.   Photo: AFP

Washington, Feb 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has announced what he called America’s “largest ever” tranche of sanctions against North Korea... More


Opposition leader Salvador Nasralla addresses supporters during a protest against Honduran President Hernandez in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Feb. 16, 2018.  Photo: R

Tegucigalpa, Feb 24 (RHC)-- Salvador Nasralla, the former Honduran presidential candidate for the Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship... More


Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Friday, February 23, 2018, in Oxon Hill, Maryland.  Photo by AFP

Washington, Feb 24 (RHC)-- In a gathering of prominent U.S. Conservatives, President Donald Trump has said an armed officer who did not stop the gunman that killed 17 people last week in a Florida high school massacre was either a "coward" or "didn't react properly under pressure." ... More


File photo shows al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem.  Photo: AFP

Washington, Feb 24 (RHC)-- The United States is reportedly planning to open its embassy in Jerusalem in May, U.S. officials say. ... More


Carlos Velandia, former ELN member and current peace negotiator, says both sides are analyzing a ceasefire that would continue after the elections.  Photo: EFE

Bogota, Feb 24 (RHC)-- The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army, or ELN, are negotiating the possibility of a ceasefire that would remain in place until after the August 7 general elections, local media are reporting. ... More


 Palestinians protest against Trump's policies.  Photo: AP

Gaza City, Feb 24 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinians have held a fresh rally in the besieged Gaza Strip to express their protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. ... More


UNICEF deputy director Justin Forsyth resigns.  Photo: Google

United Nations, Feb 24 (RHC)-- UNICEF’s Deputy Director, Justin Forsyth, has resigned after accusations of his inappropriate behavior ... More


Brazilian troops mobilized in Rio de Janeiro.  Photo: AFP

Brasilia, Feb 23 (RHC)-- Despite widespread rejection by many Brazilians, President Michel Temer’s is enacting his decree ordering the military to take control of security in Rio de Janeiro.... More


French president wants tougher immigration and asylum laws.  Photo: AFP

Paris, Feb 23 (RHC)-- In France, President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a bill that would toughen France’s immigration and asylum laws. ... More


Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.  Photo: EFE/Archive

Santiago de Chile, Feb 23 (RHC)-- At least 500 children were illegally adopted by foreigners during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet according to an investigation released by Judge Mario Carroza. ... More


Picture taken on April 14, 2016 shows a partial view of the Israeli settlement of Givat Zeev near the West Bank city of Ramallah.  Photo: AFP

United Nations, Feb 23 (RHC)-- The UN's Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov has slammed the expansion of Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories.... More


Teachers hit the bricks in labor action in West Virginia.  Photo: Democracy Now

Charleston, Feb 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of West Virginia, schools are closed after some 15,000 public school teachers launched a two-day strike in order to protest for better healthcare and pay. ... More


The parents of Melania Trump, the wife of U.S. president.  Photo: AP

Washington, Feb 23 (RHC)-- In the United States, The Washington Post reports the parents of first lady Melania Trump have become legal permanent residents ... More


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