Washington, Feb 17 (RHC)-- The rise in global sea levels has accelerated since the 1990s amid rising temperatures, with a thaw of Greenland’s ice sheet pouring ever more water into the oceans.... More


Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela February 15, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Caracas, Feb 16 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that his country will seek other buyers for its oil if the United States approves an oil embargo on Venezuela.... More


A Palestinian boy walks back from the Gaza Strip's sole electricity plant on February 15, 2018.  Photo by AFP

Gaza City, Feb 16 (RHC)-- The sole electricity plant in the Gaza Strip has stopped working because of a lack of fuel as concerns grow over worsening humanitarian conditions in the besieged Palestinian enclave. ... More


Racist violence by white supremacist groups on the rise.  Photo: AFP

Atlanta, Feb 16 (RHC)-- White supremacists in the self-styled “alt-right” movement are responsible for racist violence that’s left more than 100 people dead or wounded. That’s according to the Southern Poverty Law Center in a new investigation titled “The Alt-Right Is Killing People.” ... More


DuPont has long been responsible for toxic chemical spills that endanger the environment.  Photo: AP

Colombus, Feb 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Ohio, the attorney general has filed suit against chemical giant DuPont... More


U.S. airstrikes hit Yemeni cities.  Photo: AFP

Amman, Feb 16 (RHC)-- The UN children's agency (UNICEF) says at least 83 children were killed in Middle East war zones in January. Geert Cappelaere, UNICEF's regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, announced the figure in a statement in the Jordanian capital Amman. ... More


 ICE agents arrest an undocumented immigrant.  Photo: AP

Washington, Feb 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Trump’s anti-immigrant policies led to a 30 percent jump in the number of arrests carried out by ICE last year, according to a new review of ICE data by the Pew Research Center. ... More


Children are deported from U.S. to violence-ridden countries.   Photo: Democracy Now

Washington, Feb 16 (RHC)-- A U.S. appeals court has ruled that children who migrate to the United States with their parents without permission do not have the right to a government-appointed lawyer in U.S. immigration courts. ... More


U.S. bombing campaign virtually destroys Iraq.  Photo: AFP

Washington, Feb 15 (RHC)-- The United States is refusing to commit any direct money for reconstruction in Iraq... More


Police arrest 19-year-old suspect in school shooting.  Photo: AP

Miami, Feb 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, 17 people were killed and 15 others wounded Wednesday in one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. ... More


 New York court temporarily blocks president from cancelling DACA.   Photo: Reuters

New York, Feb 15 (RHC)-- In the United States, a second federal judge has temporarily blocked the Donald Trump administration from canceling DACA... More


 Israeli Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked.  Photo: AFP

Tel Aviv, Feb 15 (RHC)-- In Israel, the justice minister has sparked outrage by saying that maintaining a Jewish majority in Israel justifies committing human rights violations. ... More


Iranian spokesman Alireza Miryousefi.  Photo: Google images

United Nations, Feb 15 (RHC)-- The United States has played a key role in the expansion of Daesh and other terrorist groups across the Middle East... More


FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies on Capitol Hill.  Photo: AFP

Washington, Feb 15 (RHC)-- The White House is embroiled in even more controversy over former Staff Secretary Rob Porter... More


ICE official steals immigrants identities for credit card fraud.  Photo: AP

Seattle, Feb 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Seattle, the chief counsel for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, known as ICE, has been charged with stealing the identities of seven immigrants in order to defraud credit card companies. ... More


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