Lima, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peruvian Interior Minister Jose Luis Perez Guadalupe said on Tuesday that police “can and should” use lethal force in the face of protests as those unfolding in the country against the Tia Maria mine project. ... More
Buenos Aires, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinian president enacted the law on Wednesday to nationalize trains in the Retiro train station. Launching the newly-nationalized rail network, Fernandez said it was important to “connect the country once and for all,” and said she wanted Patagonia to be accessible by train. She defended the nationalization and said it was the State's duty to regulate private companies. She said her late husband had the same intention in 2002 and “no one believed him, no one tolerated him.” ... More
Paramaribo, May 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As Suriname prepares for its upcoming elections next week, hundreds of international observers and thousands of extra security personnel will travel to the small Caribbean nation to ensure the vote goes smoothly. ... More
Mexico City, May 20 (teleSUR-RHC) At least 23 municipal police are being investigated in the violence-stricken state of Michoacan due to their alleged involvement in the recent homicide of a mayoral candidate and former leader of a self-defense group, officials reported on Tuesday. ... More
Moscow, May 20 (RHC)-- Moscow has condemned a mortar attack on the Russian embassy in the Syrian capital Damascus, calling it a “terrorist act.” Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said: “We treat the incident as terrorist act, aimed against the Russian embassy. We strongly condemn its perpetrators, organizers and instigators.” And he added: "Russia reaffirms its solidarity with Syrian authorities in their effort to combat the terrorist threat in Syria."... More
Ramallah, May 20 (RHC)-- A Palestinian organization has published a new report shedding further light on the Israeli atrocities committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank in April.... More
Washington, May 20 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has ruled that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s e-mails during her time at the State Department must be made public on a rolling basis instead of waiting for a mass release in January 2016.... More
Kiev, May 20 (RHC)-- Ukraine has vowed to prosecute two men it accuses of being elite Russian soldiers captured in country’s restive east. Russia has claimed the men are no longer active soldiers. ... More
Abuja, May 20 (RHC)-- Eight people have lost their lives in Nigeria’s northeastern Adamawa state in a bomb attack at a cattle market, officials say. The explosion occurred outside a crowded livestock market in Garkida village, 165 kilometers (102 miles) north of the state capital Yola, at about 1:15 p.m. local time (1215 GMT) on Tuesday.... More
Guatemala City, May 20 (RHC)-- Guatemalan protesters are calling for President Otto Pérez Molina to resign amidst a corruption scandal which has forced the resignation of his vice president and seen tens of thousands take to the streets. ... More
Geneva, May 20 (RHC)-- In a blow to consumer advocates, the World Trade Organization has struck down U.S. labels on meat products indicating where an animal was raised and slaughtered, saying they put Canadian and Mexican products at a disadvantage. ... More
Dallas, May 20 (RHC)-- A grand jury in Texas has declined to indict a Grapevine police officer for fatally shooting an unarmed Mexican man on the side of the highway during a traffic stop in February. ... More
Miami, May 20 (RHC)-- In Florida, Miami Beach police have issued new policies after acknowledging 16 officers sent more than 200 racist, sexist, homophobic and pornographic e-mails, which may have jeopardized dozens of cases. ... More
San Jose, May 20 (teleSUR-RHC) The Costa Rican National Institute for Census and Statistics published Tuesday the country's new unemployment rate has reached 10.1 percent.... More
Montevideo, May 20 (teleSUR-RHC) Former Guantanamo Bay detainees who camped outside the U.S. embassy in Montevideo for 22 days demanding compensation for their 12-year imprisonment ordeals ended their protest on Tuesday after the Latin American country offered guarantees to their welfare. ... More
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