Bamako, November 21 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the "horrific terrorist attack" at a luxury hotel in Mali, warning that the violence is targeting peace efforts in the country. "The secretary general deplores any attempt to derail the implementation of the agreement" signed in June between rival factions in Mali, Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.... More


Paris, November 21 (RHC)-- The number of anti-Muslim incidents, including attacks on women and hateful graffiti, has risen sharply across France since the recent deadly attacks in Paris, two monitoring groups say. ... More


Ramallah, November 21 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have reportedly clashed with Palestinians in several locations of the occupied West Bank, injuring over a dozen of the protesters, one of them in critical condition. ... More


Washington, November 21 (RHC)-- Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard has been released from a North Carolina prison after 30 years behind bars. Pollard is a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer sentenced to life in prison for passing U.S. secrets to Israel. ... More


New York, November 21 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has outlined her foreign policy proposals, which call for "intensifying and accelerating" President Obama's strategy against the Islamic State. ... More


Princeton, November 21 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of New Jersey, Princeton students have ended a 32-hour sit-in at the university president's office after administrators signed a commitment to begin conversations about addressing campus racism. ... More


Montevideo, November 21 (RHC-PL) -- Uruguay convened today the joining of the world drive HeForShe, promoted by the UN organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN Women), aimed at involving men and boys as defenders and agents of change for gender equality.... More


Brasilia, November 21 (RHC-PL) –- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged young members of the Workers Party (PT) to assume a central role within the party and present proposals to improve the country.... More


Lima, November 21 (RHC-PL) -- The plan to eradicate hunger fostered by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was described in a Latin American parliamentary meeting as a priority, said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... More


Caracas, November 21 (RHC-PL) -- Amid the economic war and an over 60-percent fall in the price of oil, the Bolivarian Government continues committed to the Venezuelan working class, said President Nicolas Maduro.... More


Bamako, November 20 (RHC)-- In Bamako, Mali, special forces have stormed the American-owned Radisson Blu Hotel, after gunmen seized control of the hotel early this morning. ... More


Caracas, November 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela has demanded the United States release the names of agents at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, who have engaged in “grave violations of international law.”... More


Ramallah, November 20 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed in occupied Palestinian territories amid escalating tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. An alleged stabbing attack left two Israelis dead and two others wounded in an office building in southern Tel Aviv on Thursday. ... More


Washington, November 20 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives ignored a veto threat by President Barack Obama Thursday and overwhelmingly approved Republican legislation erecting new hurdles for Syrian and Iraqi refugees trying to enter the United States. ... More


Ramallah, November 20 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) says the Israeli regime has extended the detention of 90 Palestinian prisoners, including several minors, who are being kept in Israeli prisons on unknown charges. ... More


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