Antalya, November 16 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow's official investigation into a crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt is in its final stage. Putin made the remarks on Monday during a joint conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in the Turkish province of Antalya. ... More


Buenos Aires, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina's two presidential hopefuls -- progressive Daniel Scioli and neo-liberal Mauricio Macri –- squared off Sunday night in a key debate ahead of next week's runoff elections.... More


Managua, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With high rates of violence still soaring in Central America, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez met on Saturday in Nicaragua’s capital city Managua to tackle the issues of drug-trafficking and organized crime and to work towards further integration in the region.... More


Brasilia, November 16 (PL-RHC)-- Despite the economic difficulties, extreme poverty in Brazil fell from 7.6 percent in 2004 to 2.8 percent in 2014, which shows the positive results of social programs.... More


Castries, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Prime Minister Kenny Anthony added his voice to others expressing growing concern about an increase in reported rapes in Saint Lucia.... More


Manila, November 16 (XINHUA-RHC)-- The Philippines and Chile signed on Monday two agreements on disaster risk management and trade.... More


Kingston, November 16 (AGENCIES-RHC)-- The Ministry of Health says it is conducting preparedness activities for the possible introduction of the zika virus to Jamaica.... More


Caracas, Nov. 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Ahead of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 national legislative elections, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) announced that it will send an electoral observer mission in order to monitor polling stations throughout the country.... More


Paris, November 14 (RHC)-- At least 160 people have been killed and over 200 others injured in the French capital Paris in the deadliest attacks to hit the country since the Second World War.... More


Brasilia, Nov. 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Social movements and political parties mobilized in Brazil Friday to defend democracy, reject the privatization of state oil company Petrobras and demand the resignation of the president of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, for corruption and discriminatory policies.... More


Geneva, Nov. 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Severe drought in Central America is expected to severely affect at least 2.3 million people, particularly small farmers, who depend on local crops for money and nutrition.... More


Ramallah, November 14 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have killed two more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as dozens more are injured in violent clashes in another Day of Rage.... More


London, November 14 (RHC)-- Amnesty International is calling for a probe of the killing of a Palestinian man by undercover Israeli agents during a raid on a hospital in Hebron Thursday, saying the killing may amount to an extrajudicial execution. ... More


Washington, November 14 (RHC)-- The United States says it supports a decision made by the European Union to label goods from the illegal Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian land. The U.S. State Department says it doesn't consider the new EU rule banning "Made in Settlements" tags on goods produced in the occupied West Bank as a boycott of the Zionist regime.... More


Nairobi, November 14 (RHC)-- Kenyan officials have said some 10,000 police officers will be deployed to boost security during Pope Francis' upcoming visit to Kenya.... More


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