Guatemala City, February 2 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, two former military officers are on trial for crimes of sexual and domestic slavery and forced disappearance perpetrated against indigenous Mayan women in 1982 during the U.S.-backed dirty wars. ... More
Kabul, February 2 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, a Taliban suicide attack near a police complex in Kabul has killed at least 20 police officers and wounded dozens more. It’s the latest in a growing string of Taliban attacks in the capital. ... More
Riyadh, February 2 (RHC)-- A Saudi military spokesman has acknowledged Saudi Arabia bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen in October. ... More
Paris, February 2 (RHC)-- UNICEF is asking for $9 million for its programs in the Americas to curb the spread of Zika virus and lessen its impact on babies and their families across the region. ... More
Madrid, February 2 (RHC)-- Officials say laboratory tests have confirmed a fourth case Zika virus in Spain. The southeastern regional government of Murcia said Tuesday that tests carried out by the National Microbiology Center confirmed the case of a man treated two weeks ago at a regional hospital after visiting an unspecified country affected by the virus. ... More
New York, February 2 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has published a scathing report criticizing the United States for violating human rights in a variety of areas. According to the report, U.S. laws and practices violate internationally recognized human rights in incarceration, racial disparities, criminal justice, police killing of African-Americans and foreign policy -- to name a few. ... More
Addis Ababa, February 2 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has welcomed France’s ultimatum to Tel Aviv that Paris will recognize Palestine as an independent state should a new push to revive Israel-Palestinian talks fail. ... More
Oslo, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. whistle-blower and former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is among the top candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. ... More
Addis Ababa, February 2 (RHC)-- The Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) has called for more global effort in the fight against the epidemic. ... More
Des Moines, February 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. presidential race, the Iowa caucuses saw an upset victory for Republican Senator Ted Cruz over front-runner Donald Trump and a virtual tie between Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders. ... More
San Salvador, February 1 (RHC-Euronews) -- El Salvador’s former President Francisco Flores died Saturday after suffering a stroke while awaiting trial on corruption charges. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- In the run up to the 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro authorities have announced plans to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. ... More
Port-au-Prince, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Thousands of people filled the streets of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince once again Sunday protesting the arrival of the Organization of American States (OAS), who demonstrators say should not interfere with the country’s already contentious elections. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The legal team of jailed Argentine Indigenous leader and lawmaker Milagro Sala made a new request for her release on Saturday, one day after she was forced to remain in prison on new charges. ... More
New York, February 1 (RHC)-- On Monday, Venezuela assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, in a difficult international scenario marked by wars and terrorist attacks.... More
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