Washington, December 16 (RHC)-- Heads of U.S. top technology companies, including Apple, Facebook and Amazon, have held meetings with President-elect Donald Trump. ... More
Washington, December 16 (RHC)-- The United States has reportedly halted the sale of some weapons to Saudi Arabia amid mounting concerns about the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen. ... More
Brasilia, December 16 (RHC)-- A key aide and lifelong friend to embattled Brazilian President Michel Temer has resigned in the wake of testimony that he had accepted a $1.2 million dollar bribe on behalf of Temer. ... More
Washington, December 16 (RHC)-- Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has declined to sign a bill continuing sanctions against Iran, but the bill will still become law without his signature, extending sanctions for another 10 years. ... More
New York, December 16 (RHC)-- Yahoo has admitted as many as one billion accounts were hacked in 2013. ... More
Manila, December 16 (RHC)-- Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has boasted that he personally carried out extrajudicial killings while he was the mayor of Davao. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 15 (RHC)-- A special meeting of foreign ministers from the South American economic bloc MERCOSUR was abruptly suspended Wednesday in Buenos Aires as the Venezuelan top diplomat Delcy Rodriguez tried to attend the gathering and was attacked by an Argentinean police officer. ... More
Brasilia, December 15 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have poured into the streets of least 15 cities across Brazil to protest the Senate’s approval of a controversial austerity plan being pushed by unelected President Michel Temer to limit public spending and institutionalize neo-liberalism for the next two decades. ... More
Athens, December 15 (RHC)-- Greek and British authorities say they have broken up an international criminal network suspected of supplying hundreds of illegal refugees striving to reach the UK and northern European countries with forged travel documents. ... More
Oslo, December 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger says Donald Trump has a personality that has "no precedent in modern American history,” but warned critics not to judge the president-elect based on his campaign rhetoric. ... More
Moscow, December 15 (RHC)-- Former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden says he is not worried about his fate and future under US President-elect Donald Trump, who assumes office in January. ... More
Paris, December 15 (RHC)-- Greenpeace activists blocked access to the Paris headquarters of French power utility EDF on Wednesday in a protest against the company's nuclear activities. ... More
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Brasilia, December 14 (RHC)-- Amid massive protests, Brazil's Senate approved Tuesday a controversial constitutional amendment that will freeze public spending for 20 years with major impacts on basic services including education, health care and housing. ... More
Washington, December 14 (RHC)-- The administration of Barack Obama has released a CIA report on Operation Condor, the 1970s covert efforts to rid U.S.-backed dictatorships of progressive opponents or to topple progressive governments outright in South America. ... More
Bogota, December 14 (RHC)-- Colombia's Constitution Court passed Tuesday a much-anticipated "fast track" rule that will allow Congress to carry out a special legislative procedure that will accelerate the implementation of the landmark peace deal between the government and FARC rebels. ... More
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