Kabul, December 3 (RHC)-- New Afghan government documents show that an elite CIA-trained Afghan force has killed at least six civilians during recent home raids in Khost province. ... More


Washington, December 3 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has wasted millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money on luxurious private villas for government staff in Afghanistan, a congressional watchdog reveals. ... More


Caracas, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Nicolas Maduro opened Venezuela's first Yutong bus plant ahead of the national assembly elections this weekend.... More


Brasilia, December 3 (RHC)-- In Brazil, the Congress has opened impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff amid a growing corruption scandal that has rocked the government.... More


Castries, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Officials of Saint Lucia's only water company WASCO along with representatives of the government and the Caribbean Development Bank, have broken ground on two projects they say will provide a reliable and climate-resilient water supply to over 100,000 nationals.... More


Mexico City, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leaders from Tlahuitoltepec’s indigenous Mixe community in Mexico vowed Wednesday that they will continue to challenge a French designer for appropriating and trademarking their ancestral embroidery.... More


Mexico City, December 3 (PL-RHC)-- Mexico was unanimously elected to chair the 20 Conference of States Parties to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons which is based in The Hague, Netherlands.... More


Caracas, December 3 (PL-RHC)-- Venezuelan Minister of the Interior, Justice and Peace, Gustavo Gonzales, presented on Wednesday conclusive evidence on the case of the murder of Luis Diaz, leader of the opposition party Democratic Action (AD).... More


Caracas, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A line has formed in front of the Mercal state supermarket in San Martin, Caracas. Ester Vergara has come prepared, reading a newspaper as she queues. She has been there for four hours having arrived at six in the morning, waiting for her turn to enter.... More


Brasilia, December 3 (PL-RHC)-- The leader of the Brazilian Deputy Chamber, Eduardo Cunha, accepted Wednesday to open a political trial against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, as a result from an accusation to the Brazilian President because of possible irregularities in the public accounts, occurred last year.... More


Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the United States is "prepared to expand" the role of Special Operations Forces in Syria. Carter spoke before the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. ... More


Caracas, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has rejected a letter written by President Mariano Rajoy of Spain, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and the secretary-general of the European Council and others for “double standards” and “gross interference” in Venezuelan affairs.... More


Brussels, December 2 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has decided to keep some 12,000 troops in Afghanistan for 2016, abandoning plans to cut its troop levels by the end of the current year. ... More


United Nations, December 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured the bombardment of a water treatment plant in northwestern Syria. The Syrian state news agency SANA reported that the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes against purported positions of the Daesh Takfiri terrorists in Syria had bombed the water plant. ... More


Washington, December 2 (RHC)-- The White House has reportedly rejected the Pentagon's proposed plan to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo and build a replacement in the United States. ... More


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