Castries, May 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Saint Lucians will receive an increase in pensions and lump sum benefits starting July 1st. ... More
Tegucigalpa, May 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The international human rights organization FIAN on Monday slammed the U.N. Universal Periodic Review process on Honduras for its failure to address key issues of land access and the right to food in its 152 human rights recommendations to the Honduran government. ... More
Lima, May 19 (RHC-AGENCIES)-- Several officials are under investigation for diverting more than 1 million soles ($300,000) from anti-poverty programs in the northern region of Cajamarca, Peruvian media reported.... More
Brasilia, May 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A 51-year-old Brazilian woman has given birth to her 21st child, making her one of the oldest mother’s in the world. According to local media, the baby was born in the north eastern city of Aracaju, weighing three kilos, equivalent to about 6.6 pounds. The little boy will join the family of 10 brothers and 10 sisters. ... More
Brasilia, May 19 (RHC-MERCOPRESS)--China's Premier Li Keqiang arrived in Brasilia on Monday to sign agreements on infrastructure, energy and aviation that experts say could reach $100 billion.... More
Bogota, May 19 (RHC)-- In northwest Colombia, heavy rains have triggered a massive landslide which killed at least 62 people.... More
Mexico City, May 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- About 90 percent of Mexican farmers, fishers and foresters make less than 200 Mexican pesos ($15) a day for shifts of up to 12 hours, according to a survey by the country's Institute of National Statistics (INEGI). ... More
Ramallah, May 18 (RHC)-- Clashes have broken out between Israelis and Palestinians in East Jerusalem during a rally on the occasion of what the Tel Aviv regime calls the Jerusalem Day. ... More
Damascus, May 18 (RHC)-- A U.S. raid in eastern Syria has killed 32 members of the ISIL terrorist group, including four of its leaders, sources say. The operation was launched by U.S. Special Operations forces in Deir ez-Zor province, without coordination with the Syrian government. ... More
Baghdad, May 18 (RHC)-- At least 15 members of Iraqi security forces have been killed and dozens others injured in bomb attacks in the central Iraqi city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar.... More
Sanaa, May 18 (RHC)-- Yemeni media report that Saudi warplanes have targeted ships purportedly belonging to UNICEF engaged in delivery of humanitarian aid to the Yemeni people. Saudi fighter jets launched three "aerial attacks" on the ships which were bound for the northwestern Yemeni province of Sa'ada, Iranian news agency IRIB quoted Yemeni TV channel al-Masirah as saying. ... More
London, May 18 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Britons have staged anti-austerity protests against the new Conservative government's planned cuts to public spending. Some 1,000 people marched in the central city of Sheffield on Saturday to express opposition against the planned cuts of 30 billion pounds. ... More
Kathmandu, May 18 (RHC)-- Nepal's Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has appealed for $2 billion in aid to rebuild the South Asian country hit by two massive earthquakes recently. on Sunday, Koirala announced the establishment of a national rehabilitation and reconstruction fund, calling on donors to help. ... More
Tokyo, May 18 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters have held a massive rally in Okinawa in southern Japan in protest against the presence of a controversial US airbase on the island. Organizers estimated that about 35,000 people took to the streets in Okinawa's capital, Naha, on Sunday. ... More
Dallas, May 18 (RHC)-- A shooting incident in the U.S. state of Texas has killed at least nine people and injured several others, police say. The Waco Police Department said two rival motorcycle gangs turned on each other outside a restaurant in the city of Waco on Sunday afternoon. ... More
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