London, May 28 (RHC)-- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has reportedly stepped down from his post as an envoy for the Quartet group of Middle East mediators. Unnamed officials said on Wednesday that Blair had written to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon "to formally confirm that he will relinquish his role when he has fulfilled his outstanding commitments as quartet representative next month." ... More
Tegucigalpa, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- Acute malnutrition in Guatemala has claimed at least 30 lives so far in 2015, Prensa Libre reported on Wednesday. ... More
Washington, May 28 (RHC)-- Leaders of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee have called on the Pentagon chief to make arrangements for the proper training of assassination drone pilots. Committee Chairman John McCain and ranking member Jack Reed notified Defense Secretary Ash Carter about the issue on Wednesday, after a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) revealed this month that the Pentagon was facing "challenges" to train drone pilots. ... More
Asunción, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- Thousands of Paraguayan activists and farmers mobilized across the country for the 10th consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding authorities repeal the bill of public-private partnerships (APP). ... More
New Delhi, May 28 (RHC)-- The severe heatwave sweeping across various parts of India has now claimed the lives of more than 1,100 people in less than two weeks, officials say. A government statement on Wednesday confirmed that more than 852 people have died from the stifling heat in the worst-hit southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh since May 13th. ... More
Quito, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- The media has an important responsibility for confronting and transforming gender stereotypes in Latin America but has failed to do so, a UNESCO official stated on Tuesday.... More
Oslo, May 28 (RHC)-- Norway is divesting from coal over concerns about its impact on climate change. The Norwegian Parliament has reached a unanimous deal to divest its $900 billion sovereign wealth fund from companies which generate more than 30 percent of their revenues from coal. ... More
Lima, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- The Peruvian Congress rejected a bill on Tuesday, which proposed decriminalizing abortion for pregnancies resulting from rape. ... More
Washington, May 28 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has acknowledged it accidentally sent live anthrax spores to up to nine laboratories across the United States and to a U.S. military lab in South Korea. ... More
Lima, May 28 (teleSUR-rhc)-- A general strike on Wednesday swept across six regions of southern Peru. The 48 hour strike will last until Thursday and is in solidarity with protests against the Tía María mining project in the Valley of Tambo, province of Islay in the Arequipa region.... More
North Augusta, May 28 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of South Carolina, a grand jury has indicted a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed 68-year-old African-American man in his own driveway. ... More
Gaza City, May 27 (RHC)-- The Israeli air force has started carrying out attacks on the Gaza Strip, as the Palestinian resistance movements of Hamas and Islamic Jihad deny launching projectiles into Israel. ... More
London, May 27 (RHC)-- A new report from dozens of aid agencies is calling for pressure on Israel to lift the blockade and allow Gaza’s reconstruction. ... More
Zurich, May 27 (RHC)-- Top officials with the world’s governing soccer body FIFA have been detained in a sweeping corruption investigation that could see them tried in the United States. ... More
Mexico City, May 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- At least 15,000 people took part in Mexico City's rallies to mark eight months since the 43 Ayotzinapa students were forcibly disappeared. And despite police attempts to block the marchers from gathering at the capital's main square Zocalo, supporters and relatives came together in front of the Presidential Palace. ... More
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