Mexico City, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexican actress Kate del Castillo will be called to testify next week on her meeting with drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who was captured January 8, six months after his escape from prison. ... More


Washington, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The United States deported 133 Hondurans Monday, bringing the total number of Honduran deportees in this year to nearly 1,000.... More


Islamabad, January 19 (RHC)-- At least six paramilitary soldiers were killed and one was wounded when a powerful explosion targeted an army patrol in the Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta. ... More


Ramallah, January 19 (RHC)-- A young Palestinian has lost his life after an Israeli settler in a car ran over him in the West Bank amid relentless tensions in the occupied Palestinian territories.... More


Kabul, January 19 (RHC)-- Security officials in Afghanistan say at least nine police officers have been killed by assailants in police uniforms in the country’s central province of Uruzgan. ... More


Abuja, January 19 (RHC)-- Fifty-five Nigerians, including former ministers, governors, business leaders and public officials, have stolen nine billion dollars in public funds in seven years, according to the country's information minister. ... More


Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- A German minister has called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to close the country’s borders to incoming refugees from conflict zones. ... More


Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- German police have arrested a male refugee over alleged sex assaults against women in the Western city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Prosecutors said on Monday that police arrested the first suspect directly linked to the string of assaults that have shocked Germany. ... More


London, January 19 (RHC)-- Indian steel giant Tata Steel and Asda, the British supermarket arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart, have announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain. ... More


Havana, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, has proposed the release of various prisoners including social leaders and rebels suffering from serious health issues as part of the ongoing peace process.... More


Brasilia, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Brazilian Health ministry announced it has developed new testing kits to quickly identify the presence of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, which are all carried by the same species of mosquito. ... More


La Paz, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Bolivian National Assembly has approved the decision to probe former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada over “prejudicial contracts to the State, anti-economic behavior and unfulfillment of duty,” the Congress presidency said in a report sent to AFP. ... More


Caracas, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Venezuela's rate of extreme poverty has continued to decline despite what the government has described as an “economic war,” according to new figures released Sunday. ... More


Bogota, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has called on the country's army to investigate the whereabouts of the remains of political dissident, Father Camilo Torres. The move is intended to be a trust-building measure between the government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group just before formal peace talks begin. ... More


Bomb Attacks Kill 15 in Iraq

Baghdad, January 18 (RHC)-- At least 15 Iraqis have lost their lives and nine others sustained injuries after two separate road bombs went off near Ramadi and Baghdad. ... More


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