Mogadishu, December 4 (RHC)-- In Somalia, a journalist was killed when a bomb planted under the seat of her car exploded Thursday. Hindia Haji Mohamed was a producer and reporter for the state-run media outlets Radio Mogadishu and Somali National TV. ... More
Athens, December 4 (RHC)-- Greece's biggest workers' unions have staged a 24-hour-long strike against drastic pension cuts planned by the government, bringing public services to a standstill across the country. ... More
Paris, December 4 (RHC)-- Nearly three weeks after the Paris attacks, France has drawn up a draft law to extend state of emergency for up to six months from the current three-month limit. According to reports from Paris, the proposed change to France's constitution says exceptional measures adopted during a state of emergency could be prolonged "for a maximum period of six months" after the expiration of the original state of emergency. ... More
Paris, December 4 (RHC)-- In Paris at the UN Climate Change Summit, a group of mayors from around the world have issued an open letter calling on cities to divest from fossil fuels. ... More
Pineville, December 4 (RHC)-- A shooting has claimed the lives of three people in the small town of Pineville, located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Police say the circumstances of the shooting deaths are still not clear. ... More
San Juan, December 4 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico has made a $355 million debt payment, even as the governor of the U.S. territory warns Puerto Rico is facing impending default. ... More
Jakarta, December 4 (RHC)-- A village in western Indonesia has been hit by a rainfall-triggered landslide, which has buried 18 people. The victims were trapped under earth and rocks, which slid down a hill in Lebong Tandai village on Sumatra Island on Thursday. ... More
Quito, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With a vote of 100 to eight, the National Assembly voted to approve a package of 15 constitutional amendments.... More
San Salvador, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nine Salvadoran women have filed a lawsuit before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after being imprisoned on homicide charges after serious pregnancy complications due to the country's absolute anti-abortion law.... More
Bogotá, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian police have arrested eight people involved in selling arms to paramilitaries and drug trafficking organizations, including five former and current security officials.... More
La Paz, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Thursday that a team of experts from France was in the country to analyze the feasibility of industrializing coca leaves for medical purposes. ... More
Washington, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Winning a majority in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections on Sunday does not guarantee control of the country’s National Assembly, notes a study released Thursday by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.... More
Castries, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Like most small islands, global warming and a rise in sea levels pose some of the greatest threats to Caribbean nations. Storm surges, flooding and soil erosion threaten their survival.... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom has reportedly carried out its first bombing of Daesh (ISIL) positions in Syria after the government won a parliamentary debate on an air campaign against the Takfiri militant group. The move followed a 10-hour debate held on Wednesday, with some 397 MPs voting in favor of the plan while 223 voted against the UK extending its airstrikes on Daesh targets from Iraq into Syria. ... More
Caracas, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is delivering the 900,000th house built under a state-led initiative to provide housing to the most needy Venezuelans on Thursday. ... More
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