Athens, October 12 (RHC)-- Public health workers have taken to the streets of Athens to protest against legislation that would introduce new civil service evaluation procedures.... More


San Francisco, October 12 (RHC)-- In California, the death toll from the massive wildfires has risen to 23, with hundreds more hospitalized, as the uncontrollable blazes continue to burn. ... More


San Juan, October 12 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, officials are warning the island’s health system is in dire condition as the island still has severely limited electricity and running water, nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm.... More


U.S. President Donald Trump

Washington, October 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump suggested again on Thursday that Puerto Rico bore some of the blame for its current crisis following devastating storms that hit the island... More


Washington, October 12 (RHC)-- In news from the United States, officials say President Donald Trump has called for a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S.’s nuclear weapons arsenal. ... More


Washington, October 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to retaliate against NBC, following NBC’s report that Trump is seeking a tenfold increase in the United States’ nuclear weapons arsenal.... More


Paris, October 12 (RHC-Agencies)-- The U.S. State Department has confirmed the country is officially withdrawing from UNESCO, the UN's cultural body it helped found back in 1945. The move is to take effect on December 31st.... More


Cairo, October 12 (RHC)-- The Movement of Palestine Islamic Resistance (Hamas) and the Palestine Movement of National Reconciliation (Fatah) signed a reconciliation agreement in Cairo on Thursday.... More


Barcelona, October 11 (RHC)-- Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has declared independence, but then suspended it in order to open up a dialogue with the Spanish government... More


Paris, October 11 (RHC)-- French public sector workers went on strike on Tuesday against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to cull jobs and toughen pay conditions... More


Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosello

San Juan, October 11 (RHC)-- Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosello has urged the U.S. Congress to release more funds to immediately assist the hurricane torn territory with relief efforts. ... More


Erik Prince

Washington, October 11 (RHC)-- Erik Prince, founder of the now-defunct private mercenary firm Blackwater, is preparing a challenge against Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso... More


New York, October 11 (RHC)-- More than 50 U.S. cities -- including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Austin, Texas -- celebrated Indigenous Peoples’ Day, in place of the federal holiday honoring Christopher Columbus... More


Pennsylvania Republican Congressmember Tim Murphy

Washington, October 11 (RHC)-- In the U.S., Pennsylvania Republican Congressmember Tim Murphy has resigned, after revelations that the vehemently anti-abortion lawmaker had pressured a woman he was having an affair with to have an abortion. ... More


Geneva, October 11 (RHC)-- The International Labor Organization (ILO) says that 218 million children between 5 and 17 years are in employment worldwide, and that among them 152 million are victims of child labor.... More


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