Richmond, December 15 (RHC)-- Gun control activists in the U.S. held a protest and vigil to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting on Monday by gathering outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters in Virginia and demanding more control over firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists. ... More
Brasilia, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Brazilian police raided on Tuesday the home of the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, who is accused of taking close to $5 million in bribes to secure contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.... More
Buenos Aires, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of Argentinians protested on Monday against President Mauricio Macri's plans to dump regulations aim to promote media diversity.... More
Caracas, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As part of the efforts by Venezuelan socialists and revolutionaries to implement strategies in response to the electoral defeat suffered in recent parliamentary elections, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered military officers working in public administrative posts to return to their barracks.... More
La Paz, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales’ campaign to convince Bolivians to vote “Yes” to new constitutional reforms —what would see changes to terms limits allowed for the president and vice president— will continue on Tuesday as the Movement Toward Socialism intensifies the campaign across the country, local news outlets reported Monday. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinean government of President Mauricio Macri will roll out changes to export taxes and import rules before the end of the year to open up the South American country to foreign companies, local media reported on Monday.... More
Guatemala City, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Guatemala will put two former military officers on trial in February for committing crimes against humanity during the 1980s armed conflict.... More
Caracas, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC) -- What a coincidence that after the December 6th victory of the right-wing opposition, basic products are beginning to re-appear in stores throughout the South American nation -- which suggests the right-wing opposition, backed by the U.S., carried out an old strategy to overthrow a progressive government.... More
Moscow, December 14 (RHC)-- Russia says one of its warships was forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish boat in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that the incident took place earlier in the day off Greece’s Lemnos Island, adding that Turkey's military attaché in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over the incident. ... More
La Paz, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the opposition on Sunday of carrying out a “dirty war” against him, about two months ahead of the constitutional referendum, due on February 21st. ... More
Gaza City, December 14 (RHC)-- Israeli war jets have carried out a number of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the besieged coastal territory. The airborne assaults, which were launched in the early hours of Monday morning, reportedly hit several targets including military posts in the northern and central parts of the Palestinian blockaded enclave. ... More
Paris, December 14 (RHC)-- Nearly 200 nations reached an accord in Paris over the weekend to rein in rising greenhouse gas emissions that are warming the planet. The deal includes voluntary commitments by countries to cut carbon emissions as well as billions more dollars to help poor nations implement renewable energy and cope with climate change. ... More
Paris, December 14 (RHC)-- The far-right, anti-immigrant National Front in France has failed to win a single region in the second round of local elections. ... More
Sanna, December 14 (RHC)-- Yemeni forces have managed to kill over 80 Saudi-led troops, including 42 Blackwater mercenaries, in a ballistic missile attack in the western Bab-el-Mandeb area. ... More
Rome, December 14 (RHC)-- An international meeting calling for an immediate ceasefire across Libya has been held in Italy to urge Libyan political groups to sign a peace deal brokered by the United Nations. ... More
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