Mexico City, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A mayoral candidate of a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacan was shot dead and three others were injured by an armed group following a campaign rally, local authorities reported on Thursday.... More
Paris, May 15 (RHC)-- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Yemen saying more than 15 million Yemenis are suffering from food insecurity in the wake of Saudi airstrikes. ... More
Bujumbura, May 15 (RHC)-- Burundi's presidential office says President Pierre Nkurunziza has returned to the capital, Bujumbura, after a military coup attempt by the African country's former intelligence chief ended in failure. ... More
United Nations, May 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has denounced a coup attempt in Burundi, demanding an end to the violence in the Southeast African country. In a Thursday unanimous statement, the council "condemned both those who facilitate violence of any kind against civilians and those who seek to seize power by unlawful means." ... More
Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama hosted emirs and crown princes of Persian Gulf Arab states at the White House as part of the U.S.-Arab meeting at Camp David on Thursday. Obama welcomed the emirs of Kuwait and Qatar, as well as the crown princes of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. ... More
Antalya, May 15 (RHC)-- The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) says the Western military alliance will keep some troops in Afghanistan even after its current mission ends in 2016. ... More
Athens, May 15 (RHC)-- A new report shows that the economy of Greece has slipped back into recession after having contracted by 0.2 percent during the first quarter of the current year. ... More
Tokyo, May 15 (RHC)-- Japanese auto giants, Toyota and Nissan, have recalled 6.5 million vehicles globally in the latest phase of an exploding airbag crisis, which has been linked to several deaths. ... More
London, May 15 (RHC)-- David Cameron and his conservative party are under pressure to call a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Reports say some conservative backbenchers are pushing the prime minister to introduce legislation for an in/out referendum on the EU within the first 100 days of his parliament. ... More
Abuja, May 15 (RHC)-- Local residents and army officials say at least nine people have been killed after Boko Haram Takfiri militants launched an attack in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno. ... More
Santiago de Chile, May 15 (RHC)-- In Chile, two students have been shot dead in the port city of Valparaiso amid mass protests demanding a greater voice in education reforms promised by President Michelle Bachelet.... More
Georgetown, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Guyana’s opposition coalition won the national elections on Thursday, ending the rule of the Indo-Guyanese party in the country for the last 23 years. ... More
Quito, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador's President Rafael Correa warned on Thursday during a televised interview that the right-wing of Latin America seems to be planning to destabilize the region's progressive governments. ... More
Mexico City, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Members of the Jalisco drug cartel in Mexico have received paramilitary training from foreign military veterans, including from the United States, according to various Mexican authorities quoted in a Wall Street Journal report published on Wednesday. ... More
Washington, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The House of Representatives rejected a proposal on Thursday to close down the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay. ... More
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