London, January 6 (RHC)-- British Prime Minster David Cameron has postponed a trip to Saudi Arabia, amid global outrage and rising tensions sparked by Riyadh's recent mass execution of people, including a top Shia cleric. ... More


London, January 6 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump may be banned from entering the UK following a public petition signed against his anti-Muslim comments.... More


Quito, January 6 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean Deputy Foreign Minister Xavier Lasso said in Quito that his country has “nearly everything ready” to host the 4th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, CELAC, later this month. ... More


Washington, January 6 (RHC)-- Some of the first Central American families set for deportation under the Barack Obama administration’s latest round of raids have won a key victory after a top immigration appeals court halted their deportations. ... More


Mexico City, January 6 (RHC)-- As a cold wave continues to grip northern Mexico and southern U.S. states, there are reports that an estimated 35,000 dairy cows have been found dead after a rare blizzard hit West Texas and eastern New Mexico late last month. ... More


Quito, January 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador has cut its housing shortage in half, President Rafael Correa said Tuesday in an announcement that came during the unveiling of a project to house 240 families vulnerable to flooding. ... More


Caracas, January 5 (RHC)-- As Venezuela's new, opposition-controlled Parliament was sworn in Tuesday, socialist lawmakers vowed to defend the Venezuelan people's gains over the past 15 years of the Bolivarian Revolution. ... More


Guatemala City, January 5 (RHC)-- Guatemalan workers have filed a lawsuit against the minimum wage regulation the government signed late last week.... More


Caracas, January 5 (RHC)-- Grassroots organizations and social movements in Venezuela have mobilized in the face of threats by right-wing politicians to roll back social programs.... More


Kabul, January 5 (RHC)-- A car bomb attack has hit an area near the airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul, just hours after a bomber detonated his explosives in the city. Afghan police officials said the explosion, which appeared to target a compound for foreign contractors, took place close to the Kabul International Airport on Monday evening. ... More


Berlin, January 5 (RHC)-- Germany's Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has warned Saudi Arabia that Berlin will review its sales of military equipment to Riyadh following the internationally-condemned mass execution of 47 people by the kingdom. ... More


Washington, January 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. government says it had previously warned Saudi Arabia about damaging consequences that would follow the execution of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. ... More


Israeli Forces Injure Palestinian

Ramallah, January 5 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have wounded a Palestinian whom they accused of carrying out a stabbing attack in northern Jerusalem. The attacker reportedly tried to stab police officers but failed and then attempted to flee. Police shot him in the legs and arrested him, Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said in a statement on Monday.... More


United Nations, January 5 (RHC)-- The United Nations expert on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has resigned, complaining that the Tel Aviv regime continues to deny him access to the areas he is tasked with monitoring. In a Monday statement, the UN said Makarim Wibisono submitted his resignation to President of the Human Rights Council Joachim Rucker earlier in the day.... More


Stockholm, January 5 (RHC)-- Denmark has imposed controls at its border with Germany to limit the flow of refugees entering the country, Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen says. ... More


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