Geneva, October 20 (RHC)-- Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the "complex and dangerous" outbreak still constitutes an international emergency. ... More
Bogota, October 20 (RHC)-- In Colombia, journalist and broadcaster Javier Cordoba Chaguendo was killed by a hitman while on-the-air at a community radio station in Tumaco, Nariño, on the border with Ecuador.... More
Washington, October 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has “secured the oil” in Syria has set Twitter on fire, from speculation he will keep troops there to accusations he was only ever interested in oil rather than fighting terrorism. ... More
Jerusalem, October 20 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Israel has "fundamental rights" and retains "operational freedom" to operate in Syria, adding Washington will closely watch the Iraqi-Syrian border despite withdrawing troops. ... More
Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has announced that the Santiago subway fare increase that went into effect last Monday has been revoked after a week of tense protests by students and subway users against the price hike.... More
Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has announced that he is suspending the controversial subway fare increase after one week of intense protests against the measure.... More
Tegucigalpa, October 19 (RHC)-- Hondurans over the weekend took to the streets to demand the resignation of President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH) after a New York Federal Court found his brother, Tony Hernandez, guilty on charges of drug trafficking, use of weapons and lying to authorities.... More
London, October 19 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom's parliament has backed a proposal designed to force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to request a three-month Brexit extension from the European Union, prompting the British leader to shelve a decisive vote on his recently brokered divorce deal. ... More
New York, October 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Federal Aviation Agency, the FAA, says that Boeing withheld “concerning” messages from 2016 between employees about a flight-control system implicated in two crashes of the 737 Max, deepening the manufacturer’s crisis over the jets that have been grounded worldwide since March.... More
Rome, October 19 (RHC)-- Italy’s authorities have allowed the Ocean Viking to dock 176 African migrants in the port of Taranto. Apparently, this decision could put an end to the former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s “Closed Ports” policy which has been in effect since 2017.... More
Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- Greenpeace activists and residents of communities suffering from industrial pollution created a mock hospital ward outside the Chilean presidential palace to demand that the government commit to shutting down coal-fired power plants by 2030.... More
Amman, October 19 (RHC)-- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has rejected a ruling by an Israeli military court to extend the detention of Jordanian citizen Heba Abdel-Baqi Labadi, who was recently arrested after crossing the kingdom into the occupied West Bank.... More
Mexico City, October 19 (RHC)-- More than 300 Indian nationals, who paid tens of thousands of dollars each trying to get into the United States, arrived in New Delhi Friday after an "unprecedented" mass deportation by Mexico.... More
Brussels, October 19 (RHC)-- The EU's top trade official says the bloc would have no choice but to hit back after Washington imposed tariffs on a record $7.5-billion worth of European Union goods on Friday. "We regret the choice of the U.S. to move ahead with tariffs," European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a statement on Friday after attempts to negotiate a truce went nowhere.... More
Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- The latest price increase for tickets of Chile's Santiago Metro this week triggered a wave of protests in several suburban stations, with hundreds of young people who sneak in without paying, cause damage and then face the police.... More
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