Washington, January 5 (RHC)-- U.S. authorities have taken 121 people into custody as part of efforts to deport Central American families who had immigrated to the United States illegally. ... More


Caracas, January 5 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan right-wing is hoping to privatize state-run oil and telecommunications companies when it assumes power in the National Assembly, President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro warned Monday. ... More


Caracas, January 5 (RHC)-- Henry Ramos Allup, a veteran politician from one of the two traditional parties that ruled Venezuela before the Bolivarian Revolution, has been elected president of the new opposition-controlled National Assembly.... More


Buenos Aires, January 5 (RHC)-- Despite mass protests against plans to change Argentina’s media law aimed at discouraging monopolies, President Mauricio Macri on Monday reformed the measure by emergency decree, removing the cap on the number of media outlets one company can control. ... More


Mexico City, January 4 (RHC)-- In Mexico, the mayor of the city of Temixco has been killed one day after taking office. Gisela Mota was a member of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, or PRD, which has been targeted by political assassinations in the past. ... More


La Paz, January 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales says that his country is set to increase natural gas exports this year. According to reports from La Paz, Bolivia is the largest exporter of natural gas (LNG) in South America and has already taken steps to boost its liquefied natural gas exports in 2016. ... More


Sanaa, January 4 (RHC)-- The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has destroyed a gas station and house in a series of airstrikes on the capital Sanaa. The bombing came as the U.S.-backed coalition announced an end to a ceasefire declared earlier this month. ... More


Washington, January 4 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has begun detaining and deporting Central American families who had immigrated to the U.S. illegally, including women and children, according to immigrant advocates. ... More


Tehran, January 4 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has announced severing of diplomatic relations with Iran following Tehran's objection to the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. ... More


Geneva, January 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has deplored the Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr as a "disturbing development," since he had not committed a crime regarded "as most serious" under international law. ... More


Dallas, January 4 (RHC)-- The practice of “open carry,” where gun owners openly carry firearms while they go about their daily business, has seen an increase in the U.S. in recent years. ... More


Caracas, January 4 (RHC-PL)-- Social movements sympathetic to the Bolivarian Revolution are preparing for demonstrations tomorrow, Tuesday, in support of Leftist parliament deputies elected on December 6th. ... More


Washington, January 4 (RHC)-- The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has begun detaining and deporting Central American families who had immigrated to the U.S. illegally, including women and children, according to immigrant advocates.... More


Gaza City, January 2 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have carried out several airstrikes against the Gaza Strip in another act of aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory. The early Saturday morning raids on unspecified targets in Gaza came hours after Tel Aviv claimed that rockets fired from the coastal enclave had hit southern occupied Palestinian territories. ... More


Kabul, January 2 (RHC)-- A deadly explosion has rocked a French restaurant popular with Afghan officials and foreign diplomats in central part of Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. The Taliban militant group claimed responsibility for the bombing, saying that Westerners were the main target. ... More


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