Paris, August 26 (RHC)-- Three people, including a baby, have been killed and four others seriously injured in a shootout at a Roma camp in northern France. The shooting occurred on Tuesday at around 16:30 p.m. local time in Roye Commune, Roye, about 110 kilometers north of Paris, in the Somme Department. ... More
Damascus, August 26 (RHC)-- Takfiri terrorists’ media arm in the central Syrian province of Homs released on Tuesday some images depicting the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Baal Shamin temple in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra. The series of photos shows Daesh group members placing barrels and small containers of explosive in and around the temple. ... More
Brussels, August 26 (RHC)-- U.S. Air Force officials say the United States will soon deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe, a move that military analysts see as a signal to Russia amid growing tensions between the two countries. The F-22 fighter jet is considered the most sophisticated plane in the world. ... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says the United States and Turkey have finalized details of a plan to include Turkey in the U.S.-led coalition battling the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States held protests in at least 14 cities Tuesday to draw attention to what organizers are calling the national crisis of violence against trans-gender women. ... More
United Nations, August 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned of the increasing number of children killed in the Yemeni conflict, saying those who survive will form “a lost generation” as a result of the traumatic experiences of the crisis. ... More
London, August 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations special rapporteur on privacy has slammed Britain’s surveillance situation, saying it is even worse than what author George Orwell imagined in his novel 1984.... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department has sharply rebuked Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey and his lawyers for seeking to have federal corruption charges against the Democrat dismissed. ... More
Quito, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has inaugurated three new health centers in the province of Cotopaxi, which are destined to serve more than 55,000 people.... More
Montevideo, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez led the celebrations of the 190th anniversary of National Independence on Tuesday, while the education sector has called for strikes all week.... More
Guatemala City, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Guatemalan Supreme Court has approved a request by the country's attorney general to impeach President Otto Perez Molina over his suspected involvement in a corruption scandal known as La Linea.... More
Bogotá, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos spoke on Tuesday to the Advisory Commission on Foreign Relations, a presidential group of advisers and lawmakers, about the situation with neighboring Venezuela and the measures which his government will take.... More
San Jose, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Costa Rican parliamentary Special Commission of Reforms of Regulations ruled Monday in favor of a legislation to consult indigenous people over projects and bills they could be affected by before they are voted on and approved.... More
Kabul, August 25 (RHC)-- At least 11 people including several children have been killed in a series of explosions at gas storage facility in the western Afghan city of Herat. Local authorities said on Tuesday that the explosions occurred in a relatively peaceful business hub, near the border with Iran, triggering a massive fire in a neighboring refugees’ settlement. ... More
Athens, August 25 (RHC)-- A new anti-austerity party formed by the Greek lawmakers who recently left Prime Minister Tsipras’ ruling Syriza Party in a show of protest has been given the mandate to form a coalition government in an effort to avoid snap polls in the country. ... More
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