Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- In France, Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, the National Front, secured 30 percent of the vote in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, marking a major boost for the anti-immigration party. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- At the United Nations climate change summit in Paris, France, negotiators have approved draft text for what they hope will form an accord to curb global carbon emissions by the end of this week. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- New figures show that worldwide, an average of one person is displaced by climate-related weather events every single second. ... More


Brussels, December 7 (RHC)-- Ten thousand people marched in the Belgian city of Ostend on Sunday, calling for an ambitious accord at the UN climate summit. ... More


Helsinki, December 7 (RHC)-- People have taken to the streets in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, to stage a demonstration against policies adopted by the European Union (EU) on refugees. ... More


New Delhi, December 7 (RHC)-- In India, the air force has resumed rescue operations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu as heavy rains and flooding continue. The state is experiencing the worst flooding in a century, which has killed more than 250 people. ... More


United Nations, December 7 (RHC)-- The United Nations has voiced alarm over dire living conditions in South Sudan’s war-zone regions, saying tens of thousands of people there are facing death by starvation. ... More


Roanoke, December 7 (RHC)-- Mayor David Bowers of the U.S. city of Roanoke, Virginia, has sparked outrage after he cited the widespread internment of Japanese Americans during World War II in order to justify suspending the resettlement of Syrian refugees to his city. ... More


Washington, December 7 (RHC)-- More Mexican immigrants have returned to Mexico from the U.S. than have migrated to the country since the end of the Great Recession, according to a new analysis. ... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Cuba has made a noticeable contribution to Venezuela, particularly in the area of health over the past 15 years, said Doctor Luis Estruch, professor at the Havana-based Latin American School of Medicine. ... More


Caracas, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro responded Monday to the outcome of Sunday’s National Assembly election, praising the turnout of nearly 75 percent.... More


Santiago de Chile, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Chilean government launched a campaign on Sunday to help kick off the process of rewriting the South American country’s 1980 constitution with civic education around the reform.... More


Panama City, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Investigations into the United States invasion of Panama in 1989 are biased since they are being conducted by Washington itself, according to the Panamanian non-government organization Association of Families and Friends of the Fallen on December 20, 1989. ... More


Asunción, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Some 1,500 families were evacuated from Paraguay’s capital Asunción on Sunday as the Paraguay River rose to dangerous levels, local officials reported.... More


La Paz, December 7 (PL-RHC)-- The Bolivian Defense Ministry will strengthen control at 20 military checkpoints located on the border with Chile, the newspaper La Razon said today.... More


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