Budapest, September 4 (RHC)-- More than 300 refugees have broken out of confinement in a refugee camp near the Hungarian town of Roszke on the border with Serbia. According to police, the refugees broke through the fence of the Roszke migrant collection point in two groups and ran toward a highway. ... More
Brussels, September 4 (RHC)-- The father of a drowned Syrian toddler whose heartbreaking images of his lifeless body -- in a t-shirt, shorts and shoes -- on a Turkish beach shocked the world, returned to his home in the Syrian border town of Kobani on Friday to bury his three-year-old son, Aylan Kurdi. ... More
United Nations, September 3 (RHC)-- A draft resolution on hoisting the Palestinian flag at the UN headquarters is set to be put to a vote next week, the Palestinian envoy says. ... More
Brussels, September 4 (RHC)-- NATO has opened a new military command center in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius amid growing tensions between the West and Russia over the issue of Ukraine. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the so-called NATO Force Integration Unit (NFIU) in Vilnius on Thursday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described the move as "a big step forward towards greater solidarity, greater strength, and greater readiness." ... More
Paris, September 4 (RHC)-- Seeking major changes from President Francois Hollande on multiple levels, French farmers have taken to the streets in and around Paris from across the country on foot or on board hundreds of slow-moving tractors, Press TV reports. Paris, September 4 (RHC)-- Seeking major changes from President Francois Hollande on multiple levels, French farmers have taken to the streets in and around Paris from across the country on foot or on board hundreds of slow-moving tractors, Press TV reports. ... More
United Nations, September 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called for an end to violence in Nepal following a series of deadly clashes between police and demonstrators protesting against a proposed constitution. ... More
Geneva, September 4 (RHC)-- Liberia has been declared free of the deadly Ebola virus for the second time this year by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO said on Thursday it could now declare the West African country free of Ebola, because 42 days have passed since the last infected person tested clear of the disease. Forty-two days, according to the WHO, represents twice the maximum incubation period. ... More
Guatemala City, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The new Guatemalan President Alejandro Maldonado asked all cabinet members and top government officials to hand in their resignations, and announced he would name all new ministers.... More
Caracas, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez responded Thursday to remarks made by her Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin about the recent standoff over food and fuel smuggling at the border between the two countries.... More
Managua, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Nicaraguan women rights group “Católicas por el Derecho a Decidir” asked Pope Francis on Wednesday not to consider abortion in certain circumstances a sin, a few days after the Pontiff made a declaration on this matter.... More
La Paz, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Potosi Civic Committee (Comcipo), an alliance of unions and social organizations from the Bolivian city of Potosi, announced a new collapse at the Cerro Rico Mountain, which is sinking after more than five centuries of mining for silver and other minerals.... More
Montevideo, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Teachers unions suspended the strike started two weeks earlier on Wednesday afternoon and went back to class without reaching any agreement with the government about their demands for a salary increase.... More
Mexico City, September 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Ministry of Interior informed the Senate on Thursday that between 2007 and the end of 2014, 25,230 people were reported missing in the country, including 28 percent of women. ... More
Kerawa, September 3 (RHC)-- At least 30 people have been killed in northern Cameroon in two successive bomb attacks. Military officials said Thursday the double bombing targeted a gathering of people in the town of Kerawa in Far North region of Cameroon. ... More
Guatemala City, September 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Just a few hours after an arrest warrant was issued for Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina, he announced he would step down from office. Perez Molina signed his resignation on Wednesday, after the Guatemalan Congress withdrew his immunity from prosecution.... More
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