Mexico City, October 18 (RHC)-- Mexican Attorney General Raul Cervantes has resigned, reporting that he has informed President Enrique Peña Nieto of his decision. ... More


Washington, October 18 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of President Donald Trump’s latest version of a travel ban Tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect.... More


Former Guatemalan Dictator Efrain Rios Montt

Guatemala City, October 18 (RHC)-- Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is facing a second trial for genocide, a lawyer for victims said, reviving a case against the man accused of ordering massacres of Maya people during a long civil war. ... More


Los Angeles, October 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California, a fire erupted overnight at a massive Chevron oil refinery near the L.A. International Airport, lighting up the night sky and sending huge columns of smoke into residential neighborhoods. ... More


U.S. Vice President Mike Pence

Washington, October 18 (RHC)-- The White House is denying an explosive article published in The New Yorker that reports President Trump joked that Vice President Mike Pence “wants to hang” gay people. ... More


Dublin, October 18 (RHC)-- In Ireland, at least three people are dead and hundreds of thousands of homes remain without electricity, after the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia swept across the island as a post-tropical storm. Ireland’s prime minister called it the most powerful storm in over half a century. ... More


President Maduro with elected governors of Polo Patriotico

Caracas, October 18 (RHC)-- Venezuela´s National Electoral Council has confirmed that the state of Bolivar gubernatorial race was won by the ruling party´s candidate Justo Noguera, who garnered 49.09 percent of the votes.... More


Opening session of the 19th Chinese Communist Party National Congress

Beijing, October 18 (RHC)-- The 19th Chinese Communist Party National Congress got underway in Beijing Wednesday. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chinese President Xi Jinping laid out his vision for an increasingly prosperous China, calling for the Party to safeguard its sovereignty.... More


Damascus, October 17 (RHC)-- The Syrian army says its air defense has responded to an Israeli aerial violation of the Arab country’s territory in the vicinity of the Lebanese border... More


Tel Aviv, October 17 (RHC)-- Israeli authorities have approved permits for 31 settler units in the West Bank city of Hebron, as the Tel Aviv regime continues to defy the international community by building more settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.... More


Washington, October 17 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump says the total termination of the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran is “a very real possibility.”... More


EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini

Luxembourg, October 17 (RHC)-- European Union foreign ministers have reaffirmed their support for the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, saying the accord is working and is a key part of non-proliferation efforts. ... More


Brasilia, October 17 (RHC)-- Lawyers of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday asked the Federal Supreme Court to admit new evidence toward annulling the political trial against her, which led to her impeachment.... More


u.S. Senator Bob Menendez

Newark, October 17 (RHC)-- A federal judge in the U.S. city of Newark has denied Senator Bob Menendez's attempt to toss out the Justice Department's bribery case against him. ... More


Raul Castro (left) and Nicolas Maduro (right) File Photo

Havana, October 17 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro congratulated his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro, on the occasion of the resounding victory obtained by the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela in the regional elections held Sunday.... More


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