Lima, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Wednesday marked the second of a three-day general strike against the mining project of transnational Southern Copper Corporation in the southern region of Arequipa. The project is planned to take place in the fertile Tambo Valley in the province of Islay in the western parts of the region. The transnational company is the third largest copper producer in the world. ... More
Tegucigalpa, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Attacks on freedom of expression in Honduras are at an all time high, with dozens of assaults reported on journalists, human rights defenders, opposition politicians, and artists, according to a report released on Wednesday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, May 14 ( teleSUR-RHC)-- Hondurans took to the streets Wednesday morning to protest a big scam by the Honduran Institute of Social Security (IHSS), which involves businesspeople, politicians, government ministers and the country's president, Juan Orlando Hernandez. ... More
Kathmandu, May 13 (RHC)-- The death toll from a second strong earthquake in Nepal has risen to 81 as rescue operations continue to help the victims. On Tuesday, an earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale hit Nepal days after another tremor left a trail of destruction and high casualties in the South Asian country. ... More
Mexico City, May 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican authorities claim they rescued 57 Central American and Mexican migrants who were apparently kidnapped by organized crime groups in the eastern state of Tamaulipas, Prensa Latina news agency reported on Tuesday. ... More
Sanaa, May 13 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia violates a ceasefire in war-torn Yemen just minutes after its commencement in the impoverished Arab country. Saudi jets carried out four raids in the southwestern Lahij province, the eastern Hajjah province, and the northwestern Saada province late on Tuesday. ... More
Bujumbura, May 13 (RHC)-- Amid escalating tensions in the African state of Burundi, a top general has announced the overthrow of President Pierre Nkurunziza. The announcement, which was made during a radio broadcast by Major General Godefroid Niyombare on Wednesday, followed weeks of violent protests against the head of state's bid to stand for a third term. ... More
Islamabad, May 13 (RHC)-- At least six people have been killed in a gun battle between Afghanistan's security forces and armed militants in the southern province of Helmand. ... More
Riyadh, May 13 (RHC)-- The United States is considering sophisticated weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, including bunker-buster bombs, that are currently offered only to Israel. The weapons sales are an effort by the Obama administration to ease the monarchy's concerns over a potential nuclear deal with Iran, according to The Washington Times. Talks were held behind closed doors as Secretary of State John Kerry was visiting the Saudi capital, Riyadh. ... More
Madrid, May 13 (RHC)-- An eight-year-old boy was crammed into a suitcase and smuggled across the border from North Africa, Spanish police say. The Ivory Coast boy named Abou was discovered when police at Ceuta, a Spanish enclave next to Morocco, put the roller luggage bag through an X-ray scanner and found the silhouette of a young boy curled up inside the suitcase. ... More
Kathmandu, May 13 (RHC)-- The U.S. military says one of its warplanes has crashed shortly after taking off from an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf, while one Marine helicopter has gone missing in Nepal. ... More
Baghdad, May 13 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and 23 others wounded in two bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Local officials say one of the attacks took place in the Bab al-Sharqi neighborhood in central Baghdad, killing three people and injuring 15 others. ... More
Philadelphia, May 13 (RHC)-- A U.S. passenger train with more than 200 passengers on board has derailed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killing several people and injuring more than 50 others. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter confirmed at a news conference that at least six people were killed in the accident on Tuesday night. ... More
Mexico City, May 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Mexican court has set the bail at almost $500,000 on three San Quintin farmworkers accused of property damage crimes during weekend protests the northwestern state of Baja California in response to police repression, the Mexican newspaper La Jornada reported Tuesday. ... More
Buenos Aires, May 13 (EFE-RHC)-- Workers from the banking sector in Argentina initiated a 24 hour national strike on Tuesday to press for a 30 percent salary increase. The national strike comes after bankers have failed to make significant concessions to their workers in ongoing negotiations, unions reported to EFE. ... More
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