Baghdad, December 9 (RHC)-- In a major blow to Takfiris, Iraqi officials say the country's forces have managed to retake large parts of the key city of Ramadi from the Daesh militants. ... More
Istanbul, December 9 (RHC)-- A "possible security threat" has forced U.S. authorities to temporarily shut the American consulate in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul. U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby made the statement Tuesday, saying the consulate in the western Turkish city of Istanbul would be operating with only a skeleton crew on Wednesday. ... More
London, December 9 (RHC)-- British military veterans have discarded their service medals at the Prime Minister's street in London in protest at the government's decision to extend its so-called war on terror to Syria. ... More
Geneva, December 9 (RHC)-- The UN refugee agency has warned that campaign rhetoric in the United States against refugees and Muslims is harming the country’s resettlement program for Syrian and other refugees. ... More
London, December 9 (RHC)-- Over 85,000 Britons have signed a petition calling for banning the U-S Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump from entering the UK after he suggested all Muslims should be barred from entering America. ... More
Washington, December 9 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama's call for American Muslims to help "root out" extremism in their communities has drawn criticism from Islamic centers and mosques. Earlier this week, Obama called on Muslim community to help confront extremism in their midst following the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, which killed 14 people. ... More
Paris, December 9 (RHC)-- Greenpeace has revealed that two prominent climate skeptics made themselves available for hire by the hour to write reports that cast doubt on man-made climate change and the impacts of global warming. ... More
Ottawa, December 9 (RHC)-- In Canada, three activists have been arrested after they forced pipeline giant Enbridge to shut down one of its major oil pipelines by locking themselves to equipment at a valve site. ... More
New York, December 9 (RHC)-- Two of the world’s largest chemical companies, Dow Chemical and DuPont, are considering merging into what could become the second-largest chemical company in the world. Combined, Dow Chemical and DuPont are worth $120 billion. ... More
Ottawa, December 9 (RHC)-- The Canadian government is preparing for the arrival of thousands of Syrian refugees. One hundred fifty Syrians are expected to arrive in Toronto on Thursday. ... More
Los Angeles, December 9 (RHC)-- U.S. indigenous activist, poet and actor John Trudell has died in California at the age of 69. Trudell was the spokesman of the American Indian Movement during the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay, where he set up a radio broadcast called Radio Free Alcatraz. ... More
Caracas, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Nicolas Maduro called for the rebirth of the Bolivarian revolution “in the spirit of April 13th,” the date that his predecessor Hugo Chavez was restored to power after a short-lived coup d’etat.... More
Caracas, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Administrative control over Venezuela’s state-owned media channel ANTV will be transferred to the hands of the workers, President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello announced on Tuesday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) will officially confirm on Wednesday the names of individuals included on an extradition request from the United States Justice Department. ... More
Quito, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa stated Tuesday that a pair of bills aimed at redistributing wealth in the country would come before the National Assembly in the coming months. ... More
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