Bogotá, December 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced on Wednesday the creation of a special commission to investigate ongoing corruption allegations involving the country’s National Police.... More
Caracas, December 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Opposition mayor from the city of Baruta called on lawmakers from the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) to dismantle the nation’s state-owned electricity and water companies, Wednesday.... More
Buenos Aires, December 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina's incoming government is ready to resume talks in a long-running debt dispute with holdout creditors as soon as it takes office, court-appointed mediator Daniel Pollack confirmed on Wednesday.... More
Caracas, December 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The new Venezuelan National Assembly might not meet until January, but another kind of parliament met in Caracas on Wednesday. Gathered around an old cattle truck decked out as a stage with booming speakers, people handed around a microphone, shouting out ideas on how to move forward, to scream and applause. Hundreds of grassroots supporters of the socialist revolution attended the Street Assembly to debate, exchange ideas, and strengthen the movement.... More
Brasilia, December 9 (RHC-agencies)-- Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luiz Edson Fachin has suspended the work of the special committee created by the Chamber of Deputies to investigate whether or not impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff should move forward.... More
Kandahar, December 9 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, Taliban militants have attacked the Kandahar airport, killing dozens of people. At least 46 people reportedly died in the attack, including civilians, security personnel and Taliban fighters, after suicide bombers penetrated a security gate. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 9 (PL-RHC)-- Marches and demonstrations to say goodbye to President Cristina Fernández mark the handover of presidential power in Argentina tomorrow, Thursday.... More
Baghdad, December 9 (RHC)-- In a major blow to Takfiris, Iraqi officials say the country's forces have managed to retake large parts of the key city of Ramadi from the Daesh militants. ... More
Istanbul, December 9 (RHC)-- A "possible security threat" has forced U.S. authorities to temporarily shut the American consulate in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby made the statement Tuesday, saying the consulate in the western Turkish city of Istanbul would be operating with only a skeleton crew on Wednesday. ... More
London, December 9 (RHC)-- British military veterans have discarded their service medals at the Prime Minister's street in London in protest at the government's decision to extend its so-called war on terror to Syria. ... More
Geneva, December 9 (RHC)-- The UN refugee agency has warned that campaign rhetoric in the United States against refugees and Muslims is harming the country’s resettlement program for Syrian and other refugees. ... More
London, December 9 (RHC)-- Over 85,000 Britons have signed a petition calling for banning the U-S Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump from entering the UK after he suggested all Muslims should be barred from entering America. ... More
Washington, December 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama's call for American Muslims to help "root out" extremism in their communities has drawn criticism from Islamic centers and mosques. Earlier this week, Obama called on Muslim community to help confront extremism in their midst following the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, which killed 14 people. ... More
Paris, December 9 (RHC)-- Greenpeace has revealed that two prominent climate skeptics made themselves available for hire by the hour to write reports that cast doubt on man-made climate change and the impacts of global warming. ... More
Ottawa, December 9 (RHC)-- In Canada, three activists have been arrested after they forced pipeline giant Enbridge to shut down one of its major oil pipelines by locking themselves to equipment at a valve site. ... More
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