Washington, December 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. is to send special groups known as "foreign fighter surge teams" overseas in an attempt to prevent terrorists from traveling. According to a statement released by the White House: “The Departments of Homeland Security and State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and US intelligence community elements will deploy Foreign Fighter Surge Teams to work with countries to counter terrorist travel.” ... More
Bangui, December 1 (RHC)-- Pope Francis says Muslims and Christians are 'brothers and sisters' during a visit to the only remaining Muslim neighborhood in Central African Republic's capital, Bangui. ... More
Washington, December 1 (RHC)-- The BDS campaign against Israel began in July 2005 by 171 Palestinian organizations, calling for "various forms of boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations under international law.” ... More
London, December 1 (RHC)-- The world's 48 least developed countries need nearly $1 trillion in the next decade to achieve their plans to tackle climate change, a British think-tank says. According to the calculations made by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), these poorest nations require $53.8 billion annually to curb emissions and $39.9 billion to cope with more extreme weather and rising sea levels from 2020 to 2030. ... More
London, December 1 (RHC)-- British junior doctors have gone out on strike in protest at controversial contracts that will lead to pay cuts and longer working conditions. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 1 (RHC)-- A Buenos Aires criminal court has sentenced former Argentinian President Carlos Menem to four years and six months in prison for illegal “bonus payments” while in office. ... More
Castries, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is considering health care reform and the governments of the bloc are reportedly studying a regional health care insurance program.... More
Buenos Aires, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinean group Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo announced it has found the son of a woman who was held captive by the military junta of the 1970s and 1980s.... More
Tegucigalpa, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United States and Mexico have deported at least 62,882 Hondurans in 2015 alone, effectively sending thousands of people back to one of the most dangerous countries on earth. The Central American nation has the highest homicide rate —90 per 100,000 inhabitants— in the world. ... More
Guatemala City, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Alberto Rotondo, the former head of security for a Canadian mining project in Guatemala, has allegedly escaped police custody, local outlet Prensa Comunitaria reported Monday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Lenca indigenous group mobilizing against the Agua Zarca hydroelectric project in the eastern department of Santa Barbara accused local authorities and the Honduran corporation in charge of the project of systematic violence and repression, Monday.... More
Caracas, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With houses slanting down the hill and peeling paint exposing concrete, the neighborhood of La Vega might look haphazard, but its residents are highly organized.... More
Paris, November 30 (RHC)-- The COP 21 Paris climate change talks got underway today in the French capital with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon delivering the inaugural speech. ... More
Paris, November 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales has again blamed capitalism for environmental destruction, during his speech at the opening plenary of the COP 21 Climate Change Conference in Paris, France. ... More
Paris, November 30 (RHC)-- More than half a million people took part in rallies around the world ahead of today’s opening of the 21st United Nations Climate Change Summit. ... More
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