Sanaa, April 22 (RHC)-- Casualties have been reported as Saudi Arabia resumed airstrikes against Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen, hours after announcing an end to its nearly month-long bombing campaign. Saudi airstrikes on the Esteghbal military base in the capital city Sanaa and targets in the northern Sa'ada province have claimed the lives of a number of people, the al-Masirah satellite television station reported early on Wednesday. ... More
Tehran, April 22 (RHC)-- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s halt to its aerial campaign against Yemen, expressing hope that all parties to the conflict would try to resolve the crisis in the impoverish Arab country through diplomatic means. ... More
Baghdad, April 22 (RHC)-- At least five civilians have been killed and more than twenty others injured in a bomb explosion that targeted the funeral of a pro-government volunteer fighter slain during fighting with Takfiri ISIL militants in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk. ... More
Abuja, April 22 (RHC)-- At least two Nigerian soldiers have been killed following an attack by Boko Haram Takfiri militants in the troubled northeast Nigeria, local residents say. Witnesses and local resident said Tuesday that the deadly assault was carried out in the town of Baga Baga, located in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno. ... More
Warsaw, April 22 (RHC)-- The United States is selling Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Poland amid increasing tensions between Washington and Moscow over the Ukraine crisis. The U.S. embassy in Poland confirmed the deal on Tuesday and described it as “an important moment in the security partnership between Poland and the United States.” ... More
Washington, April 22 (RHC)-- Protesters who walked over 200 miles from Staten Island, New York, to Washington, D.C., to oppose police killings of unarmed people of color rallied at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday. ... More
London, April 22 (RHC)-- The UK’s giant supermarket chain Tesco has registered a huge record loss of £6.4 billion, a record low in its 96-year history. Tesco’s losses are mainly attributed to huge writedowns on the value of its property portfolio, and also, the British retailer’s inability to compete in the price war with rival UK supermarket chains Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons, in addition to discounters Aldi and Lidl. ... More
Sydney, April 22 (RHC)-- A powerful storm has been battering Australia’s New South Whales Province for three straight days, causing enormous difficulty in and around Australia’s biggest city, Sydney. ... More
Tegucigalpa, April 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Berta Caceres, an indigenous activist and human rights defender, was awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for South and Central America on Monday for her contribution to the struggle against an unwelcome dam project in Honduras. ... More
Mexico City, April 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Local press and social media have ridiculed statements from Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto saying that organized crime threatens the security of “some areas of the country.” ... More
Castries, April 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- William Antoine has been a beekeeper for over two decades. He is also the CEO of Saint Lucia's Mille Fleur Honey Producers Cooperative. With over 200 members, it is the island’s sole umbrella body representing beekeepers. He is worried that honeybee populations on the island are dying off at increasingly rapid rates and honey is fast becoming a precious commodity. ... More
Santiago de Chile, April 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile's National Journalists Association announced on Tuesday it would expel Agustin Edwards Eastman, president and owner of El Mercurio, the country's largest newspaper. ... More
La Paz, April 22 (PL-RHC)-- The Bolivian government is launching on Wednesday an environmental program and a ministerial resolution with the intention to recycle solid waste, coinciding with Mother Earth Day, celebrated every April 22nd.... More
Bogota, April 22 (PL-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos reiterated his decision to keep the peace efforts by means of a dialogue with the rebel movements, as the way to end up the armed conflict in Colombia.... More
Buenos Aires, April 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- On her social media accounts, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez pointed to a report that suggests a link between late prosecutor Alberto Nisman and Paul Singer, head of one of the hedge funds seeking billions from Argentina’s government. ... More
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