Bogota, May 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos confirmed on Monday that he had authorized the travel to Cuba of the military heads of the country's largest guerrilla armies, Timochenko of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Gabino of the National Liberation Army (ELN). ... More
Lima, May 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Protests on Tuesday against the Tía María mining project were marked by violent clashes between demonstrators and police, leaving at least 2 more civilians dead. Confrontations began after the start of a 72-hour general strike called by protesters, which also led to the closing of schools and businesses in the area.... More
Santo Domingo, May 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Dominican army opened fire on demonstrators this week, when they were protesting a spate of mysterious fires on the Loma Miranda mountainside that is owned by a local mining company. ... More
Kathmandu, May 12 (RHC)-- Another major earthquake has struck Nepal, killing at least four people, setting off landslides, collapsing damaged buildings and sending panicked residents running into the streets. ... More
Bogota, May 12 (RHC) -- Colombia's smaller insurgency, the National Liberation Army (ELN), has met with members of the main rebel force FARC, in Cuba, with the blessing of President Juan Manuel Santos, who is hoping it will lead to a second peace process, AFP reports.... More
Sanaa, May 12 (RHC)-- In Yemen, Saudi-led airstrikes pounded the capital Sanaa and the southern port of Aden, targeting Shiite Houthi rebels, hours before today’s ceasefire was due to take effect. ... More
Port-au-Prince, May 12 (RHC-AFP) -- French President Francois Hollande landed in Haiti on Tuesday to sign cooperation agreements and support reconstruction efforts that continue since the deadly 2010 earthquake.... More
Brussels, May 12 (RHC)-- Nearly 20 warships representing nine member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have commenced the Baltic Fortress 2015 military drills in waters off the Lithuanian Baltic Sea coast. ... More
Bogota, May 12 (RHC-Telesur) -– Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos authorized the return of two members of the FARC to Colombia Monday to assist with landmine removal efforts amid ongoing peace talks in Havana. ... More
New York, May 12 (RHC)-- The human rights group Amnesty International has pressed the Obama administration to revise a decision not to prosecute former officials involved in the CIA's torture program. ... More
Lima, May 12 (RHC-TeleSur) –- On Monday, a coalition of Peruvian civil society organizations issued a strong warning as negotiations for the Trans Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP) came to an end. ... More
Stockholm, May 12 (RHC)-- A Swedish court has rejected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s appeal of an arrest warrant which has kept him holed up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London for nearly three years. ... More
Washington, May 12 (RHC)-- Former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling has been sentenced to 42 months in prison for leaking classified information to New York Times reporter James Risen about a failed U.S. effort to undermine Iran’s nuclear program. Risen later exposed how the risky operation could have inadvertently aided the Iranian nuclear program. ... More
Brasilia, May 12 (RHC) -- A legislative proposal for political reform in Brazil seeks the end of the re-election of prefects, governors and the president of the Republic, legislator Marcelo Castro, promoter of the initiative, said Tuesday.... More
Geneva, May 12 (RHC)-- The United States has faced questions over police violence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The questioning came as part of a universal periodic review, which takes place every four years. ... More
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