London, December 22 (RHC)-- Britain has sent military personnel to Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. Local sources in Afghanistan said the British forces were sent following reports that some parts of the province were on the verge of falling to Taliban forces. ... More
Asunción, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez defended the sovereignty of her country against the interventionist statements of Mauricio Macri, the right-wing president of Argentina, who demanded the release of so-called “political prisoners” in Venezuela during the Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (or MERCOSUR) on Monday.... More
Islamabad, December 22 (RHC)-- At least three people have been killed and several others wounded, including a senior army officer, after two separate bomb explosions hit a volatile tribal region in Pakistan. ... More
Madrid, December 22 (RHC)-- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his party, which lost its parliamentary majority in recent elections, will engage in dialog with rival parties to try to put together a new government. ... More
Miami, December 22 (RHC)-- A judge in the U.S. city of Miami has ordered force-feeding of immigration detainees who have been on a hunger strike since early December in protest against their conditions. ... More
United Nations, December 22 (RHC)-- Speaking before the UN Security Council on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said people who reject Syrian refugees are the "best allies" of extremists like the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
Stockholm, December 22 (RHC)-- Sweden's state-owned railway operator SJ has said it would halt its passenger services to and from Denmark because it is unable to carry out the identity checks demanded by the government to stem an influx of refugees. ... More
Brussels, December 22 (RHC)-- Major European banks are poised for massive job cuts as part of their plans to find more savings in 2016. At least 10 European banks have already announced 130,000 job cuts since June. However, investors and analysts believe the banking industry needs to slash more jobs to raise profits. ... More
New York, December 22 (RHC)-- Muslim leaders in the United States are unveiling initiatives in an effort to tackle Islamophobia, which has particularly peaked in the country due to anti-Islam statements by GOP candidate Donald trump. ... More
Richmond, December 22 (RHC)-- In Richmond, California, police have arrested a white man accused of building homemade explosive devices in order to bomb local Muslims. ... More
Asunción, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of Paraguayan workers protested on Monday to demand higher wages and better conditions.... More
Asunción, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales has called on member countries of MERSOCUR to join together to ward off the destabilizing effects of the world financial crisis.... More
Brasilia, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian authorities said Monday they had discovered a small submarine packed full of cocaine.... More
Caracas, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan authorities have launched a media campaign aim to mitigate the effects of El Niño, which is the cause of severe problems throughout South America including drought and water scarcity in northern Venezuela.... More
Buenos Aires, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina will restart talks in January with holdout creditors commonly referred to as the vulture funds, a negotiator said Monday.... More
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