Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier and several warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a major escalation of the conflict between the United States and North Korea. ... More


New York, April 10 (RHC)-- Stocks of the military contractor Raytheon have surged following the U.S. missile attack on Syria last week, which used 59 of the company’s Tomahawk missiles, estimated to cost $1.4 million apiece. ... More


Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has announced that it is discontinuing its funding for the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA). ... More


London, April 10 (RHC)-- The UK government’s economic policies have put the strain on disabled people with progressively worsening diseases by cutting their benefits. ... More


Devis Leonel Rivera

Tegucigalpa, April 10 (RHC)-- Jailed Honduran drug lord Devis Leonel Rivera shipped 20 tons of cocaine to the U.S. before his January 2015 arrest, AFP reports, citing recently-released court documents. ... More


United Nations, April 9 (RHC)-- Strongly criticizing Washington's aggression against Syria, Bolivian Ambassador to the United Nations Sacha Llorenti compared the basis for the unilateral move to former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's infamous 2003 presentation to the body, when fraudulent evidence of an alleged Iraqi weapons program was presented to justify the U.S. war on Iraq. ... More


Washington, April 7 (RHC)-- U.S. warships fired a barrage of missiles into Syria Thursday evening, in the first direct U.S. assault on the Syrian government since the start of the civil war six years ago.... More


Damascus, April 7 (RHC)-- Syrian President Bashar Assad's office has strongly condemned the U.S. missile attack against a military airfield in the country’s central province of Homs, describing it as “reckless and irresponsible behavior.”... More


Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova

Moscow, April 7 (RHC)-- Russia’s Foreign Ministry quickly condemned the U.S. assault on Syria’s government, saying it threatened international security.... More


Buenos Aires, April 7 (RHC)-- Riot police violently clashed with demonstrators Thursday during a national strike that brought Buenos Aires to a standstill as the region's political and economic elites kick off the Latin American edition of the World Economic Forum in the Argentine capital.... More


Caracas, April 7 (RHC)-- In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, Diosdado Cabello presented evidence of a coup attempt planned by the opposition with terrorist acts and looting. ... More


New York, April 7 (RHC)-- Several more companies, including BMW and Allstate, have pulled their advertising from Fox News' "The O’Reilly Factor" television program days after the New York Times reported Fox and star host Bill O’Reilly paid five women to settle claims he sexually harassed them.... More


Buenos Aires, April 6 (RHC)-- Dozens of Argentinean labor unions and grassroots organizations are on strike Thursday in protest of President Mauricio Macri and his neo-liberal economic policies. ... More


Bogota, April 6 (RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, has presented a list of 6,804 members who are ready to demobilize, as part of the agreements reached under the peace deal.... More


Washington, April 6 (RHC)-- As the Organization of American States continues to threaten Venezuela in the wake of an unusual session used issue a resolution criticizing President Nicolas Maduro's government... More


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