Heavy rains that fell over the past several days in Angola have claimed 17 lives, with at least seven people missing.... More


Scientists from Chicago's Northwestern University have developed the nanoparticle Troy Horse to fight asthma, according to a report from the National Academy of Sciences.... More


In Ecuador, another strong earthquake shook the northern coastal region of the country early Wednesday morning, registering 6.2 on the Richter scale.... More


Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry at UN headquarters in New York.... More


Bolivian President Evo Morales has flown to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly’s debate on drug trafficking, where he will expose the failure of the so-called anti-drug strategy of the United States.... More


In Argentina, thousands marched in Buenos Aires Tuesday to protest sweeping layoffs and austerity cuts imposed by Argentina’s new right-wing President Mauricio Macri. ... More


U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter visited Baghdad as the Barack Obama administration prepares to widen its military presence in Syria and Iraq in its fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.... More


Pope Francis traveled to the Greek island of Lesbos to meet with refugees who have fled war and poverty in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries.... More


At least eight Palestinians have been injured after Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank to demolish the house of a teenager. ... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has strongly criticized Israeli settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories as "counterproductive" to the so-called two-state solution.... More


European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini says the EU does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, a day after Tel Aviv said the region would remain part of Israel "forever."... More


The number of people killed in the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated northwestern Ecuador on Saturday has risen to 413 according to a report by the country’s Security Coordination Ministry.... More


The President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, voiced her indignation with the Chamber of Deputies’ maneuver to approve a request of political trial against her, saying that it was just marking the beginning of a long fight for democracy.... More


The government of Venezuela has rejected what it termed intruding statements from U.S. Secretary of States, John Kerry, to use the Democratic Charter of the Organization of American States against their nation.... More


The government of Uruguay enacted a red alert for its central territory as a result of forecasts of heavy rains and winds that may exceed 120 kilometers per hour.... More


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