Istanbul, May 26 (RHC)-- The Egyptian army has destroyed 521 entry points to tunnels under the border with the Gaza Strip, which has been subject to an Israeli blockade for the past eight years, a report says. According to military spokesperson Mohamed Samir, the border guards had demolished the tunnel openings over the past six months, Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported on Monday. Samir added that some of the tunnels had railroad tracks and communication rooms. ... More
Brussels, May 26 (RHC)-- NATO members and allies are taking part in large scale aerial war games, dubbed the Arctic Challenge Exercise 2015 (ACE 2015), over northern Europe. The two-week long military exercise, which got underway on Monday, is headed by NATO member Norway and involves over 100 aircraft and 4,000 personnel. ... More
Beijing, May 26 (RHC)-- A rest home fire in central China has killed at least 38 people and injured six others, state media reports say. ... More
Washington, May 26 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration’s authority to collect Americans’ phone records in bulk will likely expire next week after senators from both parties rejected attempts to extend it. ... More
Washington, May 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has approved a measure to give President Barack Obama fast-track authority to negotiate the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, then introduce it to Congress with no amendments allowed.... More
New Delhi, May 26 (RHC)-- In India, at least 800 people have reportedly died in a scorching heatwave, as temperatures climb toward 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit. ... More
New York, May 26 (RHC)-- U.S. company Charter Communications is clinching a deal to buy Time Warner Cable for about $55 billion. Charter, mostly backed by American billionaire John C. Malone, is set to buy the company following a deal that will soon be announced, the New York Times reported on Monday. ... More
Bogota, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was killed by a military attack on Monday, just hours after the guerrilla group’s negotiator announced that the government airstrikes represented a “setback” for peace talks. Commander Roman Ruiz was killed along with four other rebels after government forces bombed their position in the Choco region, Reuters reported. ... More
Brasilia, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff began Monday an official visit to Mexico, where she is set to meet with her counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto. Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Meade welcomed Rousseff and her delegation at Mexico's International Airport.... More
Caracas, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A new recording revealing jailed opposition leaders Leopoldo Lopez and Daniel Ceballos plotting against the government was released on Monday by the state-run VTV. ... More
Mexico City, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A major tornado ripped through the Mexican border and devastated the town of Ciudad Acuña, in the state of Coahuila, killing 13 people and injuring nearly 200, while destroying over 750 homes, local officials reported Monday. ... More
Mexico City, May 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Hundreds of Mexico City taxi drivers protested against Uber on Monday while the international company offered free services to its customers. ... More
Kuala Lumpur, May 25 (RHC)-- Thirty mass graves believed to contain the remains of Rohingya migrants have been discovered in Malaysia, according to senior officials. Police discovered the graves in two locations in the northern state of Perlis, which borders Thailand, local media reported on Sunday. ... More
Buenos Aires, May 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinian Embassy in Paris has launched a campaign promoting the right to identity in order to help find children abducted during the military dictatorship in Argentina, which lasted from 1976 until 1983.... More
Tokyo, May 25 (RHC)-- Thousands of Japanese demonstrators have staged a massive rally, protesting the planned construction of a new U.S. airbase on the southern island of Okinawa. Organizers of the demonstration said about 15,000 people formed a human chain around the parliament building in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, on Sunday. ... More
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