UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein

Geneva, October 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on Spanish authorities to launch a thorough and impartial investigation into the violence perpetrated during Catalonia's independence referendum. ... More


Caracas, October 3 (RHC)-- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has attacked Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for the violent crackdown on the banned Independence referendum in Catalonia. ... More


Las Vegas, October 3 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Las Vegas, the toll in Sunday night’s mass shooting rose overnight to 59 dead and 527 wounded... More


Washington, October 3 (RHC)-- On Capitol Hill, U.S. Republican leaders called the Las Vegas massacre a moment for national mourning and prayer, even as lawmakers advanced a pair of bills that would liberalize gun laws. ... More


San Juan, October 2 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, a humanitarian catastrophe continues to unfold 12 days after Hurricane Maria struck the island. ... More


Barcelona, October 2 (RHC)-- In Spain, more than 800 people were injured Sunday after Spanish police stormed polling stations across the country’s Catalonia region ... More


Brazilian President Michel Temer

Brasilia, October 2 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Michel Temer’s popularity has plummeted down to just three percent, according to a new poll. ... More


Las Vegas, October 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada, a gunman opened fire with an automatic rifle from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel Sunday night... More


Buenos Aires, October 2 (RHC)-- In Argentina, tens of thousands marched through the capital Buenos Aires on Sunday, demanding justice and answers in the case of a young activist who went missing two months ago. ... More


U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Washington, October 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday publicly undermined an effort by the U.S. to open direct talks with North Korea over the country’s nuclear weapons program. ... More


U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price

Washington, October 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price has resigned... More


Damascus, October 2 (RHC)-- At least 12 civilians have been killed in the latest U.S. airstrikes on Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr. ... More


Bogotá, September 30 (RHC-telesur)-- In Colombia, the National Liberation Army has announced a temporary and bilateral cease-fire with the government of President Juan Manuel Santos.... More


Madrid, September 30 (RHC-Telesur)-- The Spanish central government is continuing to try to stop Sunday’s independence referendum vote in Catalonia. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 30 (RHC-Telesur)-- In Argentina, since President Mauricio Macri took office in 2015, some 66,000 jobs in the industrial sector have been lost, according to data from the Labor Ministry.... More


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