Caracas, December 12 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met Saturday with the Presidential Councils of People's Power to develop a methodological and strategic framework and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the Bolivarian Revolution. ... More


Quito, December 12 (RHC)-- Ecuador and Sweden have signed an agreement on legal assistance, which will provide for authorities in Stockholm to interrogate Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London.... More


Asuncion, December 12 (RHC-Agencies) -- The presidents of Mercosur member-countries have all confirmed their attendance at the group's upcoming summit, set for December 21st in Paraguay.... More


Ramallah, December 12 (RHC)-- Israeli military forces have killed three more Palestinians amid growing tensions in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. ... More


Moscow, December 12 (RHC)-- The United States has deployed nearly 200 nuclear bombs across Europe, Russia says, warning that the increased military operations of NATO, led by the U.S., is deteriorating the military-political situation in the world.... More


Damascus, December 12 (RHC)-- Syrian Air Force operations have destroyed 1,375 militant targets across the country within a period of two weeks starting in late November. ... More


Berlin, December 12 (RHC)-- The German vice-chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has raised the possibility of Berlin’s direct involvement in the so-called fight against Daesh in Syria, saying such action would take place if current political and military efforts against the Takfiri group fail. ... More


Rome, December 12 (RHC)-- Hundreds of students in Italy have held an anti-war protest rally to condemn international arms trade and military spending. The demonstration was staged on Friday outside the Turkish embassy and the headquarters of the country’s biggest bank, UniCredit, both in the center of the northern Italian city of Milan.... More


London, December 12 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia used British-made cruise missiles during an attack on a civilian Yemeni factory, say Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. ... More


New York, December 12 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters have marched in front of Donald Trump's hotel in New York City to condemn the U.S. Republican presidential hopeful’s call to prohibit Muslims from entering the United States. Activists chanted “Dump Trump” and “refugees welcome.” ... More


Oklahoma City, December 12 (RHC)-- A jury in the United States has found a former Oklahoma City police officer guilty of rape and sexual battery. Twenty-nine year old Daniel Holtzclaw was charged with sexually assaulting and raping 13 African-American women, according to court records. ... More


Paris, December 11 (RHC)-- Talks at the United Nations climate summit in Paris have been extended into the weekend as representatives from nearly 200 nations work to finalize a global accord. ... More


Madrid, December 11 (PL-RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva stated that a political trial against President Dilma Rousseff does not have legal grounds, according to El Pais newspaper.... More


Kabul, December 11 (RHC)-- Taliban militants in Afghanistan have attacked the Spanish embassy in Kabul's diplomatic district, causing several casualties. It is the latest in a series of raids by Taliban fighters on high-profile targets in Afghanistan. ... More


Baghdad, December 11 (RHC)-- The Iraqi government says it’s made gains despite suffering new casualties in its campaign to retake Ramadi from the Islamic State. ... More


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