Tehran, January 13 (RHC)-- Iran has released two U.S. Navy patrol boats carrying 10 crew members hours after detaining them for entering Iranian waters. ... More


Paris, January 13 (RHC)-- French authorities have opened new temporary shelters to house some of the people living in France’s largest refugee camp. ... More


Washington, January 13 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has said it is "possible" Donald Trump could become president, but added that the business mogul has to get "a lot more serious" about how America functions. ... More


Buenos Aires, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina’s former president, Cristina Fernandez, prepares for her return to the political scene, heading a foundation that will debate the new conservative government’s policies, the daily Tiempo Argentino reported on Sunday. ... More


Mexico City, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico’s government has formally begun extradition proceedings against Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman after informing the recaptured drug kingpin that he is wanted in the United States. ... More


La Paz, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- ​Bolivian President Evo Morales has affirmed that the campaign defending the “no” in the referendum on his right to re-election was funded from the United States, in an interview with the private television channel ATB that aired on Sunday night. ... More


Buenos Aires, January 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An Argentinean journalist has been fired for his political opinions. In a series of tweets, Victor Hugo Morales said right-wing political and economic actors are seeking to silence his critical views. ... More


New York, January 11 (RHC)-- In New York City, seven people were arrested over the weekend after they disrupted traffic for more than an hour outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office. ... More


Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will reportedly keep his promise to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay before his presidency ends in 11 months, according to the White House.... More


Sanaa, January 11 (RHC)-- In Yemen, at least five people have been killed and 10 others wounded after a projectile hit a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital. ... More


Tel Aviv, January 11 (RHC)-- In Israel, authorities are investigating a fire at the human rights group B’Tselem for signs of arson. The NGO, which documents human rights abuses in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, has been targeted in a recent Israeli government crackdown over funding sources abroad. ... More


Berlin, January 11 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she supports legal modifications to make it easier to deport refugees who commit crimes in Germany. ... More


Nairobi, January 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations has reported at least 10 new fatalities due to a cholera outbreak among Somali refugees in the world's largest refugee camp in Kenya.... More


London, January 11 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has voiced concern over the imprisonment and abuse of peaceful human rights defenders and activists by the Saudi regime under the pretext of war on terror.... More


Tokyo, January 11 (RHC)-- The Japanese premier has announced plans to revise the country's pacifist constitution after getting a two-thirds majority at an upper house election later this year. ... More


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