The UN flag is raised at the opening ceremony for the new United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH). UN Photo

New York, October 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations has established a new mission in Haiti. The UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH) follows the closure of its predecessor peacekeeping mission.... More


US, South Korea begin 5-day naval drills off Korean Peninsula. / South Korean Navy / Reuters

Seoul, October 17 (RHC-Agencies)-- U.S. and South Korean ships began joint naval exercises in the eastern and western waters off the Korean Peninsula.... More


San Juan, October 16 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, the official death toll from Hurricane Maria rose to 48 over the weekend, but authorities warned the true toll could be far higher, since power outages across the island have forced medical officials to rely on handwritten records rather than electronic data. ... More


San Francisco, October 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the death toll from unprecedented wildfires has risen to at least 40, with hundreds more missing, as firefighters continue to battle 15 major blazes across the state. ... More


Dublin, October 16 (RHC)-- In Ireland, the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia made landfall Monday as a post-tropical cyclone, bringing gusts of more than 100 miles per hour and knocking out power to tens of thousands of people. ... More


Hollywood, October 16 (RHC)-- In Hollywood, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted over the weekend to expel Harvey Weinstein, following investigations by The New Yorker and The New York Times which revealed a slew of rape and sexual assault allegations against the movie mogul. ... More


Washington, October 16 (RHC)-- A lawyer for a former contestant on Donald Trump’s reality television show “The Apprentice” has subpoenaed Trump’s presidential campaign for all documents relating to her and any other women who have accused Trump of unwanted sexual contact. ... More


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Mogadishu, October 16 (RHC-Agencies)-- The death toll in the bombing that hit the center of Mogadishu on Saturday continues to rise, with more than 300 people now believed to have been killed and hundreds more seriously wounded.... More


PSUV voters celebrate victory in the state of Miranda

Caracas, October 16 (RHC)-- In a resounding victory, the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) won 17 of the 23 gubernatorial races in the regional elections held Sunday in the South American nation.... More


Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza

Caracas, October 14 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has denounced the European Union and the U.S. President Donald Trump's government for ignoring the transparency of the South American nation's regional elections on Sunday.... More


Iranian President Hassan Rouhani

Tehran, October 14 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has slammed the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, with Tehran as “delusional”.... More


La Paz, October 14 (RHC)-- Operation Miracle, the free Cuban-Venezuelan eye-surgery program launched in 2004, has either returned or improved the eye-sight of some 688,000 Bolivians.... More


Mexico City, October 14 (RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto spoke on the phone with his Cuban counterpart Raúl Castro, whom he thanked for the Caribbean state's support and assistance in the wake of the September 19 earthquake.... More


Vienna, October 14 (RHC)-- In response to the U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, JCPOA, with Tehran, the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has confirmed that Iran adhered to the nuclear deal.... More


Bogota, October 14 (RHC)-- Colombia's National Liberation Army, ELN, and the government have announced the start of four rounds of negotiations on October 23. ... More


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