Afeni Shakur, a former Black Panther, political activist and mother of late hip-hop artist Tupac Shakur, has died at the age of 69.... More


Honduran authorities have arrested four men in connection with the murder of environmentalist Berta Cáceres. She was gunned down in her hometown of La Esperanza last month. ... More


Brazil's top prosecutor asked the Supreme Court on Monday to open an investigation into opposition Senator Aecio Neves as a vast corruption probe involves more politicians.... More


French police have evacuated a makeshift camp in northern Paris that accommodated more than 1,000 refugees, a third attempt by authorities in as many months to clear the area from asylum-seekers.... More


The survivors of a fatal U.S. airstrike on a hospital have called for those responsible to stand trial, dismissing Pentagon's recent probe that the bombardment did not amount to a war crime.... More


The information the U.S. government and the CIA have provided in regard to the September 11 attacks so far have been an "absolute and pure lie" ... More


A new survey in the UK reveals that more than half of Britons support the recent all-out strike by junior doctors across England.... More


Greenpeace has leaked 248 pages of the latest negotiating text of a trade deal between the U.S. and the European Union, known as the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP.... More


U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is headed for a much-anticipated face-off with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House... More


The legendary antiwar priest Father Daniel Berrigan has died just short of his 95th birthday.... More


In a joint communiqué, the delegations of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and the Government of President Juan Manuel Santos have confirmed that the discussions of remaining issues, are being held simultaneously with those about the end of the conflict. ... More


An earthquake of 5.1 degrees on the Richter scale shook today part of Salvador. The tremor was felt at 05.50am local time, with no fatal victims of property damages reported.... More


South Africa readies for one of the greatest events in Africa’s tourism market, the INDABA, to be held from May 7th to 9th in Durban, in the KwaZulu-Natal region.... More


Scores of Palestinians have been injured as Israeli forces attacked a weekly protest against the occupation and the separation wall in Bil'in village... More


President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, has urged his followers on May 1st to help revive the economy of the territories affected by the earthquake. ... More


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