Damacus, November 27 (RHC)-- A terrorist rocket attack has claimed the lives of six civilians in the northwestern Syrian province of Aleppo. Terrorists fired three rockets at the Kurdish-majority town of Tell Aran in Aleppo Province, killing six civilians, including four children, the official SANA news agency reported on Thursday. The attack, which took place as students were leaving school, also seriously injured seven others. ... More


Niamey, November 27 (RHC)-- Takfiri Boko Haram militants have attacked a village in southeast Niger, killing 18 people and burning nearly 100 homes, local authorities say. ... More


Athens, November 27 (RHC)-- Greek demonstrators have set ablaze U.S. and Turkish flags in the capital, Athens, to express their strong condemnation of the recent downing of a Russian jet in Syria. The protesters converged on the central Syntagma Square, and marched toward the Turkish embassy. ... More


Washington, November 27 (RHC)-- In response to a 'fence-jumper' at the White House, the U.S. presidential residence was placed on lockdown on Thursday afternoon, despite the quick capture. ... More


Athens, November 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of Greek pensioners have held rallies across the country to protest against the government’s planned pension cuts demanded by international lenders under the cash-strapped country's third bailout package. ... More


Boston, November 27 (RHC)-- U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump's continued campaign of controversy has drawn more criticism. An advocacy group has offered Trump sensitivity training after the Republican presidential hopeful mocked a New York Times reporter with a disability. ... More


Bogota, November 27 (PL-RHC)-- The foreign ministers of member countries of the Ibero-American Conference will meet on December 12th in Cartagena de Indias, the Colombian Foreign Ministry reported.... More


Buenos Aires, November 27 (PL-RHC)-- The Argentine Congress will create a bicameral committee to investigate corporate responsibility during the last military regime, from 1976 to 1983.... More


Lima, November 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- About 80 women victims of forced sterilizations in Peru during the 1990s marched Thursday to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The protesters marched through the streets of Lima, the Peruvian capital. ... More


Quito, November 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa's surprise announcement that he would not seek a third term in the 2017 elections has provoked a debate within the United Front, the coalition comprised of 14 political organizations that back the government and the political project known as the Citizens' Revolution.... More


La Paz, November 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Transgender people in Bolivia are now able to officially change their name, sex and gender on legal documents, the Justice Minister announced on Thursday in what is being billed as a historic victory for the country’s trans community.... More


Bogotá, November 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian Attorney General opened in October an investigation against General Marco Lino Tamayo for allegedly obstructing the “false positives,” case, informed local media Thursday.... More


Caracas, November 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- It is the first period after break at Base Aerea Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda school in Caracas and the third graders are knuckling down with their mini laptops.... More


Damascus, November 26 (RHC)-- The sole survivor of the downed Russian Su-24M Fencer jet says the Turkish jets did not issue any visual or radio warnings before shooting down the warplane. ... More


Bogotá, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia has agreed to a government proposal to change the format of negotiations during the final leg of peace talks in an effort to speed up negotiations and reach an agreement by the self-imposed deadline of March 23, 2016.... More


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