Geneva, May 6 (RHC)-- A record 38 million people across the globe are displaced inside their own homelands due to conflicts and violence, with Iraq being the hardest-hit nation, a watchdog group reveals. ... More
Mexico City, May 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican radio and print journalist Armando Saldaña Morales was found dead Monday in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca with apparent signs of torture, the state attorney general's office confirmed. ... More
Bogota, May 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Teachers in Colombia say they will continue to strike across the country and demand better working conditions, after negotiations between the government and members of local teachers' union failed over the weekend. ... More
London, May 6 (RHC)-- A new research study shows that a first-time buyer should to earn £77,000 a year to be able to buy a home in London. According to a study by KPMG, the annual wage of nearly £77,000 that a first-time buyer needs to get on the housing ladder compare with the average annual wage in the capital of just £27,999. ... More
Mexico City, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico has declared a heightened offensive against the New Generation Jalisco Cartel after the organized crime group gunned down an army helicopter and set up road blockades in four states on Friday, adding to its ongoing violent defiance of security forces that has killed at least 20 police officers in the last two months. ... More
Kathmandu, May 5 (RHC)-- Nepal has stepped up delivering relief aid to survivors of an earthquake that rocked the South Asian country and left a trail of destruction and a rising death toll. The government said on Tuesday that the massive aid operation in the vast Himalayan country is currently underway by over 131,500 Nepalese military and police personnel who are backed by more than 100 teams of foreign relief workers. ... More
Lima, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- New clashes on Sunday left 20 civilians and 15 police officers injured after authorities tried to clear roads blocked by demonstrators who oppose the Southern Copper Corporation’s Tia Maria mining project. ... More
Rome, May 5 (RHC)-- The aid group Save the Children has reported dozens of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank. ... More
Islamabad, May 5 (RHC)-- At least 17 people have lost their lives in the latest U.S. assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to nominate Marine Corps commandant General Joseph Dunford to become the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Martin Dempsey, who is retiring. ... More
Tel Aviv, May 5 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have testified that they were ordered to “kill any person" they saw in the latest Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip. The testimonies by as many as 60 Israeli soldiers have been collected and released in a 237-page report entitled "This is how we fought in Gaza" by the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence. ... More
Berlin, May 5 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her country’s intelligence agency over its cooperation with U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on EU countries and entities. ... More
Berlin, May 5 (RHC)-- Commuters, travelers and companies depending on Germany’s railway network brace for transportation disruption as drivers with Germany’s Deutsche Bahn announced a week-long strike amid failed negotiations on wage. ... More
Philadelphia, May 5 (RHC)-- The parents of a five-year-old boy in Philadelphia vow to take legal action after their son was handcuffed and shackled by police. Connor Ruiz’s parents said they would sue the Indian River Central School District in Philadelphia over the incident, American blog Gawker reported on Monday. ... More
Quito, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador’s Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion has signed agreements with key bodies representing people with disabilities, with the aim of furthering their rights. ... More
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