Ramallah, November 17 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian citizen and arrested two others during fresh clashes in the occupied West Bank.... More


Caracas, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The president of the Venezuela's National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, strongly criticized the actions of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that arrested two Venezuelan nationals in Haiti, classifying it as a kidnapping.... More


Damascus, November 17 (RHC)-- An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces has recaptured a large area in northeast Syria from the Takfiri terrorist group Daesh. A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that “between October 30 and November 13, an area of 1,362 square kilometers (545 square miles) was cleansed of IS (Daesh).” ... More


United Nations, November 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured Israel for using excessive force and carrying out summary executions against Palestinians as the regime continues its acts of aggression in the occupied territories. ... More


Antalya, November 17 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says financing for the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group comes from dozens of countries, including some G-20 member states. Speaking at a press briefing after the G-20 summit of world leaders in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Monday, Putin said that the Daesh terrorists have been receiving funds from 40 countries. ... More


Paris, November 17 (RHC)-- France is sending its nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to “totally eliminate” the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, says French President Francois Hollande. The carrier will leave for the Middle East on Thursday and such a move will “triple our military power,” said Hollande during a parliament emergency meeting in Versailles on Monday. He added: “I am not talking about deterring the Daesh but about eliminating it totally." ... More


Washington, November 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S. states of Alabama and Michigan, authorities have said they will refuse to resettle any Syrian refugees in the wake of the attacks on Paris. ... More


Baghdad, November 17 (RHC)-- In Iraq, two mass graves containing scores of bodies have been found in the area of Sinjar, after Iraqi Kurdish forces said they had reclaimed the area from the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More


Munich, November 17 (RHC)-- A former German secret service agent accused of treason has admitted to spying for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), telling a court he had done so out of dissatisfaction with his job. ... More


Washington, November 17 (RHC)-- The United States will sell smart bombs worth of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia as the monarchy continues relentless raids against its impoverished neighbor. ... More


London, November 17 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled London’s plans to hire some 1,900 more spies in a bid to counter terror threats against the country. "Our security and intelligence services have stopped something like seven attacks in the last six months albeit attacks planned on a smaller scale. That's one of the reasons we are strengthening the security and intelligence services," Cameron said on Monday. ... More


Guatemala City, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Women leaders and members from more than 100 different indigenous groups convened in Guatemala on Monday for the first day of the annual Continental Meeting of Indigenous Women of the Americas.... More


Bogotá, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two Colombian soldiers who had been taken prisoner by the National Liberation Army were released Monday into the hands of representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Catholic Church, as well as state officials.... More


Panama City, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Access to basic rights such as health, education and employment is increasingly difficult for women in Panama, a country with a growing gender inequality, the United Nations Development Program said on Monday.... More


Caracas, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The audit on the Venezuela’s high-tech electoral platform began this Monday ahead of the Dec. 6 parliamentary elections, the National Electoral Council announced.... More


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