Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- Pentagon officials have finally admitted that a March airstrike in northern Syria did in fact hit a mosque, killing dozens of people.... More


Buenos Aires, May 5 (RHC)-- Human rights organizations slammed the Mauricio Macri administration for what they call a "concealed pardon" for human rights abusers.... More


Mosul, May 5 (RHC)-- In Mosul, Iraq, a handful of civilians used small wooden boats to cross the Tigris River, as heavy floods made bridges between the two halves of the war-torn city impassible. ... More


San Juan, May 5 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico has filed for a form of bankruptcy protection, seeking to restructure $123 billion in debt and pension obligations, in a move that’s likely to slash money for health care, pensions and infrastructure on the island territory. ... More


London, May 5 (RHC)-- Just one day before the United Nations was set to assess the state of human rights in Brazil, Amnesty International sent a report Thursday to the body, slamming the country’s exorbitantly high rate of police killings... More


Caracas, May 4 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has presented the official decree to the National Electoral Council in Caracas to call for a constituent assembly... More


Ramallah, May 4 (RHC)-- Dozens of Palestinian prisoners from various political factions are joining a hunger strike in solidarity with hundreds of Palestinians who have stopped eating their food portions in Israeli jails... More


Kabul, May 4 (RHC)-- An explosion shook an area near the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan on Wednesday. ... More


Mexico City, May 4 (RHC)-- A caravan of 200 refugees, fleeing violence and gangs in Central America, has embarked on a journey to the United States – by way of Mexico – in hopes of being granted asylum. ... More


Washington, May 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S. capital of Washington, D.C., three members of the activist group CodePink were convicted Wednesday over their role in a January 10 protest against a Senate confirmation hearing for Jeff Sessions as attorney general. ... More


Mexico City, May 4 (RHC)-- Mexico's central bank, Banxico, reported that Mexicans received $2.5 billion in remittances during the month of March, compared to $2.2 billion a year earlier.... More


San Salvador, May 3 (RHC)-- Foreign ministers from the region held a special session of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, on Tuesday. ... More


Stockholm, May 3 (RHC)-- Julian Assange’s attorney filed a new request on Wednesday in Stockholm for Sweden to drop the arrest warrant against the WikiLeaks founder... More


Caracas, May 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan opposition leaders have called on their supporters to block all roads in their neighborhoods as a way of rejecting President Nicolas Maduro's call for a national constituent assembly... More


Tel Aviv, May 3 (RHC)-- Israel has unveiled its F-35 stealth warplanes recently obtained from the United States... More


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