Washington, September 9 (RHC)-- A second review of e-mails Hillary Clinton received on her private e-mail server as secretary of state has backed an earlier finding the e-mails contained highly classified information when she received them. ... More
Washington, September 9 (RHC)-- Democratic presidential pre-candidate Hillary Clinton will deliver a major address on the Iran nuclear deal, voicing support for the agreement, after helping to lay the groundwork for it as secretary of state. ... More
Tokyo, September 9 (RHC)-- Japanese stocks have posted their largest one-day gain since the 2008 global financial crisis. Nikkei index soared 7.7 as Asian stocks extended a global rally on Wednesday. ... More
Berlin, September 9 (RHC)-- Lufthansa has axed 1,000 flights on the second-day of a two-day strike by the German flag carrier’s pilots staged amid a long-drawn-out labor dispute with the management. ... More
Paris, September 9 (RHC)-- The deputy governor of a prison in northern France has been taken hostage by an inmate, authorities say. Officials in France’s Pas-de-Calais region told AFP on Wednesday that the hostage-taker, identified as Fabrice Boromee, kidnapped Fabrice Bels in the isolation unit of the Vendin-le-Vieil prison. ... More
Baltimore, September 9 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, municipal authorities have reached a tentative $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray, an African-American man who died in April after being arrested and transported without a seat belt in a police van. ... More
Mexico City, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican government will slash public spending by 221 billion Mexican pesos or $13 billion for 2016, in order to “preserve the economic stability of the country,” the Finance Minister Luis Videgaray announced on Tuesday.... More
Caracas, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez Tuesday said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called her in an attempt to normalize relations between the two countries, which became increasingly tense in March after President Barack Obama ordered unilateral sanctions against Venezuela.... More
Montevideo, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguayan President Tabaré Vazquez will withdraw the country from negotiations on an international free-trade deal, after a vote by the ruling Broad Front to do so.... More
Quito, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two hundred years ago, South American independence leader Simon Bolivar wrote the “Jamaica Letter,” a visionary document, which speaks of South American and Caribbean integration and unity in their joint struggle against imperial powers for independence.... More
Santiago de Chile, September 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Chilean government said Tuesday that it is planning to host at least 100 Syrian families, making Chile the latest Latin American country to offer asylum to Syrians who are fleeing violence at home. ... More
Lima, September 9 (EFE-RHC)-- Small and micro enterprises generate the largest amount of jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a report released Tuesday by the International Labor Organization.... More
Tripoli, September 8 (RHC)-- At least 20 refugees are believed to have drowned at sea during their abortive journey from Libya to Italy. According to reports on Monday, the Italian coastguard managed to save around 170 asylum seekers who had been adrift on a dinghy some 30 nautical miles from the Libyan coast. ... More
Bogotá, September 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A novel method by drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine failed when a joint mission between Colombian and Mexican police led to the seizure of two tons of cocaine, camouflaged in a shipments of powder and ink for printers and photocopiers.... More
United Nations, September 8 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged European leaders to take collective action to tackle the worsening refugee crisis, saying Europe should try to “be the voice of those in need of protection and … quickly find a joint approach to share responsibilities equitably." ... More
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