In the aftermath of the U.S. Republican National Convention in Cleveland, it is now being reported that before Indiana Governor Mike Pence formally accepted the nomination to be Trump’s running mate, the position was offered to someone else... who refused.... More


Delegates at the recently-concluded Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio were overwhelmingly white. ... More


U.S. documentary filmaker and author Michael Moore says that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will win the November presidential elections.... More


The Indian military says an air force plane with 29 passengers on board has gone missing over the Bay of Bengal... More


At least 17 teachers' unions in Panama are carrying out a 72-hour strike over the non-payment of salary increases approved by the government of former President Ricardo Martinelli. ... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales

Bolivian President Evo Morales had harsh words for neighboring Chile after his Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca had to wait for more than six hours to get into the Chilean border city of Arica that serves as a free 'port' for Bolivia.... More


Panama has launched a new special commission aimed at uncovering the historical truth behind the 1989 U.S. invasion of the Central American country to overthrow Manuel Noriega, whom the CIA had propped up for years.... More


Another round of negotiations between dissident Mexican teachers and government officials has ended without an agreement after the Ministry of Education refused to call off plans to announce a new education model on Wednesday... More


Syrian activists have called for massive demonstrations worldwide to condemn recent U.S.-led airstrikes in Aleppo, which claimed the lives of at least 140 civilians.... More


U.S. police forces have arrested scores of people in protests that erupted outside the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland, Ohio. ... More


The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has accused the United Nations Security Council of acting in a “selective” manner in dealing with international affairs.... More


In the United States, members of Black Youth Project 100 and Black Lives Matter attempted to shut down offices of the Fraternal Order of Police in Washington, as well as the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association in New York City.... More


Fox chair Roger Ailes

Lawyers for Fox chair Roger Ailes have confirmed that their client is in negotiations to step down from Fox amid more than a half-dozen accusations of sexual harassment.... More


For more than 20 years, El Salvador's amnesty law has shielded perpetrators of grave human rights abuses committed during the U.S.-backed civil war. ... More


An Argentinean social movement has launched a day of protest to demand more government assistance in light of an increase in the number of families turning to community kitchens in order to get by under President Mauricio Macri’s austerity policies... More


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