Geneva, October 21 (RHC)-- Amid a wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, adopted a resolution on Wednesday condemning Israeli handling of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque. ... More
Ramallah, October 21 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have killed two more Palestinians near the city of Hebron in southern West Bank as the Palestinian death toll in the ongoing violence in the occupied territories rises. Israeli media claimed on Tuesday that the two Palestinians had been killed following attempted knife attacks. ... More
Moscow, October 21 (RHC)-- The Russian Foreign Ministry has called plans by Estonia to expand an airbase to provide more space for NATO aircraft as "provocative." ... More
Washington, October 21 (RHC)-- The United States has deployed a number of attack aircraft to an airbase in southern Turkey, a US military official says. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Tuesday that 12 A-10 ground-attack planes arrived at Incirlik over the weekend. ... More
Vatican City, October 21 (RHC)-- The Vatican on Wednesday categorically denied a report in an Italian newspaper that Pope Francis has a small, curable brain tumor, saying he is in good health and that his head is "absolutely perfect." ... More
Bratislava, October 21 (RHC)-- Slovenia has called in the army as refugees fleeing violence in their home countries are streaming across Slovenian territory in a bid to reach northern Europe as winter approaches. ... More
Washington, October 21 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he will not pursue a 2016 presidential bid, bringing an end to weeks of speculation over whether or not he would shake up the Democratic primary. ... More
London, October 21 (RHC)-- The UK and China are set to sign a nuclear deal to help fund a new nuclear power station in Britain. Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on an official visit to London, will preside over the signing of the deal based on which China will take a stake in the EDF project in Somerset that is due to start operating by 2025 and is the first European nuclear plant to be built since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011. ... More
Riyadh, October 21 (RHC)-- The official death toll from the recent deadly human crush during the Hajj rituals in Mina, near the holy Saudi city of Mecca, has hit 2,165, according to latest figures given by foreign governments... More
Havana, October 21 (RHC-PL) -- A delegation headed by Abbas Zaki, a member of the Central Council of the Organization for the Liberation of Palestine (PLO) paid tribute to late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat here in Havana. Zaki is also a member of the High Political Committee of Al-Fatah, and is in Cuba on an official visit. ... More
Bogotá, October 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Relatives of victims confirmed on Tuesday the identity of the remains of three people who disappeared during the siege at the Palace of Justice of Colombia in November 1985. ... More
Caracas, October 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government's housing mission has constructed nearly 100,000 new houses since the start of the year, according to figures released on Tuesday.... More
La Paz, October 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Could an OPEC-like organization help stabilize oil and gas prices in Latin America? Economists are saying that might be a solution to help countries that are heavily dependent on oil and gas in their efforts to overcome fluctuating global prices.... More
Caracas, October 21 (PL-RHC)-- The state of constitutional emergency decreed in August by the Venezuelan Government to fight smuggling and paramilitarism in six municipalities in Tachira (western Venezuela) has been extended after its publication in the Official Gazette.... More
Buenos Aires, October 21 (PL-RHC)-- The Criminal Court 1 from the city of La Plata has sentenced to life imprisonment three former chiefs of the Argentina's Army for crimes against humanity committed during the military dictatorship, media reported on Tuesday.... More
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