A top-ranking university in the United States has suspended an academic course on Palestinian history midway through the semester, following accusations that it propagated anti-Semitic viewpoints and indoctrinated students against Israel. ... More


Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa warned about the existence of a new Operation Condor, as the repressive action of Latin America’s military dictatorships in the 1970s and ’80s was called, this time against the “progressive governments” of the region.... More


The 17th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is taking place Saturday and Sunday on Margarita island, presided over by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has assumed the bloc's rotating presidency from his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani. ... More


Whistleblower Edward Snowden has shut down the U.S. House intelligence committee’s damning report against his plea for a presidential pardon, calling out factual errors and tweeting that “the American people deserve better.”... More


Relatives of the 43 Ayotzinapa students who disappeared are cutting off all dialogue with the Mexican government after the lead investigator resigned for allegedly tampering with evidence -- and was then awarded with a promotion.... More


In anticipation of its transition to a legal political group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are set to dissolve its military high command during the 10th National Guerrilla Conference, sources close to the rebel group told Proceso magazine. ... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has defended himself against allegations of involvement in money-laundering and corruption.... More


UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his support for the Tel Aviv regime's expropriation of Palestinian territories and expansion of illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank. ... More


Israeli military forces have fatally shot a Palestinian man in close proximity to the illegal Kiryat Arba settlement in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. ... More


A U.S. congressional intelligence committee has released a report condemning intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden for leaking information that "caused tremendous damage" to U.S. national security... More


Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets across France Thursday and were met by riot police as the tarde unions organized one last protest against the government’s controversial labor law passed through decree, and without a parliamentary vote in July... More


U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton are tied among likely voters in a four-way race for the White House. A new survey, the CBS News/New York Times poll, released on Thursday, shows both Trump and Clinton have support of 42 percent. ... More


WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange offered to turn himself over to the United States and serve a prison sentence if President Barack Obama pardons Chelsea Manning... More


The U.S. House of Representatives in Congress has passed a bill that would block the transfer of any detainees from the notorious Guantanamo Bay military prison during President Barack Obama’s remaining tenure. ... More


A flotilla bound for Gaza has set sail from the Spanish port city of Barcelona in efforts to break the ongoing Israeli blockade.... More


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