Caracas, September 16 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government and several opposition parties announced multiple agreements and the beginning of a new round of dialogue that deals with issues relating to future elections, the release of prisoners and rejection of U.S. blockade against the country. ... More
Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- Iran's Revolutionary Guards have seized a vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 250,000 liters of diesel fuel to the United Arab Emirates, Iran's semi-official Students News agency ISNA reported on Monday.... More
New York, September 16 (RHC)-- The Amazon-owned supermarket chain Whole Foods has announced that it will cut medical benefits for almost 2,000 part-time workers starting in January 2020.... More
Mexico City, September 16 (RHC)-- In Mexico, the public prosecutors office in Ayotzinapa has announced that they are launching an investigation into public officials who they believe to have been negligent in handling the Ayotzinapa investigation. The investigation into the case of the 43 disappeared students has been criticized from the beginning by the victims' families.... More
Miami, September 16 (RHC)-- Hurricane Humberto, which gained hurricane strength late Sunday, is expected to drop another 2 inches of rain on the storm-ravaged northwestern Bahamas as it crawls away from the U.S. coast, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said early Monday morning.... More
Caracas, September 16 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan government wrapped up the international #NoMoreTrump campaign Sunday as thousands gathered in plazas, communities and neighborhoods of the country to sign the petition calling on the United States to lift its unilateral blockade.... More
Brasilia, September 16 (RHC)-- In his first exclusive interview since he was imprisoned 526 days ago, former Brazilian president Inacio Lula da Silva talks about prison, Latin America’s future and Lava Jato Operation.... More
Havana, September 16 (RHC)-- The governments of Cuba, Uruguay and Nicaragua have strongly rejected the TIAR treaty activation against Venezuela, which could authorize the use of military force against Caracas government if the countries that are part of the treaty deemed it a threat to security or peace in the region.... More
Tehran, September 16 (RHC)-- Iran says the sale of its properties in Canada as per a court ruling to compensate a group of so-called ‘terror victims’ is an unlawful move that will have consequences for the Ottawa government if not revoked.... More
Tel Aviv, September 16 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled for far-right voter support two days before an election, convening his cabinet in the occupied West Bank and having it approve legal status for an unauthorised outpost.... More
Washington, September 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says he has authorized the release of the U.S.' "strategic petroleum reserve" in a bid to control the global oil prices, which are already rising after 10 Yemeni drones attacked Saudi Aramco facilities.... More
Brasilia, September 15 (RHC)-- "The Amazon is open to business" will be the most likely effect of an agreement aimed at encouraging private activities. Over the weekend, Brazil’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ernesto Araujo announced that the United States-Brazil Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which is currently being negotiated with President Donald Trump's administration, will become “the Holy Grail” for his country's private sector.... More
Rome, September 15 (RHC)-- Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio confirmed over the weekend that 82 African migrants who remain on board the Ocean Viking vessel will be allowed to disembark in the Lampedusa port, for they will be relocated in several European Union (EU) countries.... More
Detroit, September 15 (RHC)-- The United Auto Workers union called a nationwide strike against General Motors Sunday, with some 46,000 members walking off the job beginning at midnight amid an impasse in contract talks.... More
Lima, September 15 (RHC)-- Peru’s public prosecutor's office has released figures showing over $61 million worth of bribes were given by Odebrecht to Peruvian politicians in exchange for 19 public infrastructure projects. The figures are significantly higher than initially predicted. ... More
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