Santiago de Chile, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) Chile’s National Service of Geology and Mining issued an orange alert on Sunday, after the Villarrica volcano sent a plume of boiling ash high into the sky. ... More


Baghdad, April 6 (RHC)-- At least nine Iraqis, including several police officers, have been killed and dozens others sustained injuries in a wave of attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.... More


Caracas, April 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A petition launched in Venezuela opposing President Barack Obama’s latest sanctions and the labeling of Venezuela as a national security threat to the U.S. has topped eight million signatures, it was announced on Sunday. ... More


Malabo, April 6 (RHC)-- The leaders of Central and West African countries plan to hold a summit in an effort to come up with a common strategy to counter the threat posed by Nigeria’s Takfiri Boko Haram terror group. The planned event, due to be held on Wednesday in Equatorial Guinea’s capital of Malabo, was announced on Sunday in a joint statement by its organizers, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS).... More


Mexico City, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) Mexican political parties are ready to begin the first official day of legislative and local elections campaign. ... More


Berlin, April 6 (RHC)-- People in Germany have taken to the streets in the capital, Berlin, to voice their anger at the warmongering policies of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Over the weekend, more than 1,000 people and members of around 40 different organizations took part in the demonstration, which took place in central Berlin.... More


Mexico City, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) Mexican pensioners have been forced to come up with a novel way to supplement their low monthly state allowance. ... More


UK Anti-Islam Rally Turns Violent

London, April 6 (RHC)-- Protesters censuring anti-Islam demonstrations by PEGIDA UK have engaged in scuffles with police in central London. Clashes broke out after a group of masked demonstrators tried to confront the rally by PEGIDA UK supporters.... More


Washington, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) The U.S. under-secretary of state for Latin America stated on Friday she was “disappointed” by the reaction of the Latin American countries to sanctions and the “national security threat” decree recently adopted by Washington against Venezuela. ... More


London, April 6 (RHC)-- Hundreds of British companies operating abroad may be implicated in various human rights abuses such as forced labor, beatings and environmental damage, a report warns.... More


Buenos Aires, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) Just days after tension over the Malvinas Islands between Great Britain and Argentina regained momentum, newly leaked documents recently by NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden claim the United Kingdom spied on the Argentine government for several years, because they feared the Latin American country would attempt to recover the islands. ... More


Paris, April 6 (RHC)-- Forecasts show the French economy, the second-largest in the eurozone, will pick up slightly in the first half of the year but unemployment is expected to stay at record highs.... More


Lima, April 06 (teleSUR-RHC) Oil Workers from Petroperu, the state-run oil company, announced early Friday a national strike that will start on Wednesday April 8th and continue until issues are resolved. ... More


United Nations, April 4 (RHC) -- The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the current situation in Yemen.... More


London, April 4 (RHC)-- Just days after tension over the Malvinas Islands between Great Britain and Argentina regained momentum, newly leaked documents recently by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden claim the United Kingdom spied on the Argentine government for several years, because they feared the Latin American country would attempt to recover the islands. ... More


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