Bogotá, September 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of Colombians living in Venezuela have embraced the call to join a bi-national effort to build peace between Venezuela and Colombia, with 58,800 in the border state of Tachira registering with the group over the weekend.... More


Montevideo, September 22 (PL-RHC)-- The Parliament of the Southern Common Market (Parlasur) has just reaffirmed its defense of democracy in Latin America and solidarity with refugees fleeing armed conflicts in the world.... More


Mexico City, September 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The left-leaning Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) decided to seek electoral alliances with the right-wing National Action Party (PAN) during its congress in Mexico City over the past weekend.... More


Berlin, September 22 (PL-RHC)-- The ambassadors of Ecuador and Egypt have held a working meeting in the German capital related to the next South America-Africa Summit.... More


Mexico City, September 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- One of Mexico's most ruthless and infamous female assassins has been detained by federal police in Baja California while attempting to board a flight to Culiacan, Sinaloa, which is the cradle to about 80 percent of Mexican drug traffickers.... More


Quito, September 21 (RHC)-- The Presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, met Monday in Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, to analyze the current crisis in the common border and find joint solutions.... More


Buenos Aires, September 21 (RHC)-- In Argentina, the Front for Victory party won the regional elections in the departments of Chaco and Tucumán. ... More


Mexico City, September 21 (RHC)-- The head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had a contract out for DEA agent Jack Riley's head, the Drug Enforcement Agency official told Yahoo news in an exclusive interview.... More


Jerusalem, September 21 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has rejected Israel's naming of a former settlement director, Dani Dayan, as the Jewish state’s ambassador in Brasilia because of the message that could send.... More


Ankara, September 21 (RHC)-- At least 13 refugees have been killed after a boat on its way to Greece collided with a ferry off the coast of Turkey. The Turkish Dogan News Agency said the incident took place after the inflatable boat carrying 46 refugees collided with a ferry, on Sunday. Four children were reportedly among the dead whose nationalities remain unknown. ... More


Sanaa, September 21 (RHC)-- At least 25 civilians have been killed in Saudi airstrikes against residential areas in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa. A number of people were also wounded after Saudi warplanes targeted the districts of Hasbah, Sawan as well as a sports stadium in the capital on Monday, Yemen's Saba Net news agency reported. ... More


Athens, September 21 (RHC)-- Alexis Tsipras has declared victory for his left-wing Syriza party in Greece's snap elections and vows to swiftly form a coalition government. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this great victory, a clear victory, a victory of the people," said the former Greek prime minister as the Sunday election vote counting was almost complete. ... More


Jerusalem, September 21 (RHC)-- Israeli regime forces have detained nearly 40 Palestinians across the occupied territories following a series of clashes over the recent Israeli violations of of the holy al-Aqsa Mosque compound. ... More


Milan, September 21 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Italian people have staged a protest rally against Israel's presence at an exposition in the city of Milan. Waving Palestinian flags, the demonstrators rallied towards the city center on Saturday and chanted anti-Israeli slogans such as "Netanyahu, terrorist empire" and "Against imperialism and its violence, resistance now and forever." ... More


Tokyo, September 21 (RHC)-- Japanese lawmakers have voted into law new measures to allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since the end of World War II. The vote came after tens of thousands flocked to the streets to defend Japan’s pacifist constitution. ... More


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