Mexico City, May 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ricardo Barroso Agramont, a governor candidate of the Mexican state of Baja California made a embarrassing “gaffe” about the funding of his campaign on Thursday. ... More
Brasilia, May 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Young Brazilians of African descent are 2.5 times more likely to be murdered than their white counterparts, according to a study released on Wednesday. The study found young African descendants are the “main victims” of violent crime nationwide. “The objective (of the study) was to assess the impact of racial inequality in youth vulnerability to violence,” said the Brasilia office of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). ... More
The Hague, May 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivia finished presenting its argument for access to the sea to the International Court of Justice on Friday. ... More
London, May 8 (RHC-Euronews)-- Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the victory of fascism and the end of World War Two.... More
Bogota, May 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Teachers from the public sector reached an agreement with the Colombian government on Thursday to increase salaries and provide added benefits ending a two-week strike of marches that left 9 million students out of school. ... More
Riyadh, May 8 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has announced plans for a five-day ceasefire in its brutal war on neighboring Yemen with the alleged aim of facilitating humanitarian aid to people in the impoverished Arab state.... More
Havana, May 8 (RHC) -– The 36th round of peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC rebel group concluded today in Havana, with a call to effectively dismantle paramilitary groups.... More
London, May 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Conservatives won an outright majority in Britain's 2015 General Elections by getting 331 seats out of the total 650 seats in the House of Commons, according to the final results released Friday.... More
Kathmandu, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal soared to 8,413 on Wednesday, according to the update from the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS).... More
Geneva, May 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) revealed on Friday that restrictions on both fuel and food imports to Yemen are predicted to kill more children over the next three months than bombs and bullets.... More
Moscow, May 8 (RHC) -- Several heads of State and foreign delegations have already arrived in Russia to participate in the official celebrations for the 70th anniversary of the victory over fascism.... More
Santiago de Chile, May 8 (RHC) -- Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz has been confirmed in his post by President Michelle Bachelet, while the rest of the ministers remain in office awaiting announced cabinet changes.... More
Islambad, May 8 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people, including ambassadors of Norway and Philippines, were killed and 10 others injured in a military helicopter's crash-landing in Pakistan's north Gilgit region on Friday, the army said.... More
Washington, May 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Friday that the Justice Department is launching a probe into the Baltimore police to determine whether they have violated constitutional and civil rights in the case of an African American's death.... More
Washington, May 8 (RHC-AGENCIES) –- The U.S. Senate has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international nuclear agreement with Iran. ... More
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