Tokyo, September 10 (RHC)-- Japan has ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate their homes after torrential rains caused flash floods across the country. ... More
Mexico City, September 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican government expressed “profound disappointment” due to the no-charge ruling against the police officers that killed Mexican farm worker Antonio Zambrano in Franklin, Washington, February 11th, saying that the court decision increases the perception of impunity in cases of police brutality against minorities in the United States.... More
Guatemala City, September 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Wednesday accused the United States of being involved in steps that led to what he described to be a “soft coup” against him, and which landed him in jail due to allegations that he is the head of the corruption scandal known as “La Linea” or the The Line.... More
Guatemala, September 10 (Prensa Latina)-- The magistrate from the Guatemalan Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE, in Spanish), Julio Solórzano discarded fraud in Sunday's general elections, while tentatively on Saturday the final results will be known after several days of violence.... More
Caracas, September 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro delivered a speech on Wednesday in which he announced various measures to guarantee the safety and stability along the Venezuelan-Colombian border.... More
Lima, September 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Public health care workers have launched a 24-hour strike on Wednesday to pressure Peru’s government into implementing agreements reached in 2014.... More
Santiago de Chile, September 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The world’s largest copper producer Codelco was forced to shut down operations at its Chuquicamata mine after contract workers launched protests demanding better salaries and improved working conditions.... More
Havana, September 9 (RHC)-- Cuba will host the 7th National Congress on Sexual Orientation, Education and Health, set for September 14th through the 18th, aimed at designing policies and services to strengthen sexual education and health. ... More
United Nations, September 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations is now estimating at least 850,000 people are expected to cross the Mediterranean this year and next, seeking refuge in Europe to escape violence and unrest in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, sub-Saharan Africa and other regions. At least 366,000 refugees have arrived in Europe so far this year. ... More
Santiago de Chile, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mapuche Indigenous leaders criticized the Chilean government’s handling of an incident that took place on Monday in which Chilean military troops stormed the offices of the National Corporation of Indigenous Development (Conadi).... More
Strasbourg, September 9 (RHC)-- The European Commission president has announced plans to deal with Europe's worst refugee crisis since World War II, urging the European Union member states to take "bold" action to tackle the problem. ... More
Istanbul, September 9 (RHC)-- In Turkey, a wave of nationalist violence swept the country overnight as protesters attacked the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish HDP party and a Kurdish newspaper office. ... More
London, September 9 (RHC)-- UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says London would not hesitate to carry out more secret drone attacks on British militants in Syria. His statements come one day after UK Prime Minister David Cameron revealed that British forces have killed three Daesh terrorists, including two young Britons, in the northern Syrian city of Raqqah in a drone airstrike. ... More
Damascus, September 9 (RHC)-- A Hungarian camera operator has been filmed kicking and tripping up refugee children, fleeing the police at the country's southern border with Serbia. In the footage released on social media on Tuesday, the N1TV channel camerawoman, identified as Petra Laszlo, can be seen tripping up an asylum seeker carrying a child and kicking a running child in a separate incident. ... More
Damascus, September 9 (RHC)-- A massive sandstorm has struck the western parts of the Middle East, killing at least eight people and causing respiratory problems for hundreds more. The huge and dense sandstorm hit vast areas of Syria on Monday and shrouded larger regions of the Middle East on Tuesday as it spread to Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Cyprus, Iraq, and Turkey. ... More
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