London, March 7 (RHC)-- Newly-revealed documents from Edward Snowden have shown New Zealand is vacuuming up communications across the Asia-Pacific region and sharing them with the National Security Agency in the United States.... More
Caracas, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Heads of state of Central America and the Caribbean are holding an extraordinary summit on Friday in Venezuela to evaluate the development and future of Petrocaribe. ... More
Madrid, March 6 (RHC)-- A Spanish judge has ordered the trial of 40 individuals, including former mayors and businessmen affiliated to the ruling Popular Party (PP), on charges of involvement in a kickback scheme and alleged corruption crimes. ... More
Havana, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of senior Colombian military commanders arrived in Havana on Thursday to join peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerrillas to set the conditions for a bilateral cease-fire while negotiations to end the 50-year armed conflict continue. Latin America’s oldest conflict has killed over 220,000 people and displaced millions. ... More
Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and a group of senior Republican and Democratic lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to send "lethal" weapons to Ukraine. "We urge you to quickly approve additional efforts to support Ukraine's efforts to defend its sovereign territory, including through the transfer of lethal, defensive weapons systems to the Ukrainian military," read a letter Thursday to the president by 11 lawmakers. ... More
Sao Paulo, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nearly 1,000 women affiliated with the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) occupied a corporate research facility in the state of Sao Paulo on Thursday to protest the possible introduction of genetically-modified eucalyptus trees in Brazil. ... More
Monrovia, March 6 (RHC)-- Liberia has finished treating its last Ebola patient, as the World Health Organization announced the country has gone a week without any new cases, for the first time in 10 months. Health officials warn the fight is not over, since a fresh outbreak could still erupt. ... More
Mexico City, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Embattled Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto is becoming increasingly isolated, with members of his own political party privately expressing concern over his handling of a string of crises and scandals to hit his administration. ... More
Abuja, March 6 (RHC)-- Suspected Boko Haram militants have attacked a village in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 68 people. Reports said Thursday that the attack was carried out in Njaba village in Borno State. The Takfiri militants targeted men and boys and then set the village on fire. ... More
Ramallah, March 6 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has decided to end all security cooperation with Israel, Palestinian officials say. According to reports on Thursday, the Palestinian Central Council (PCC) of the PLO, led by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, made the decision to cut all forms of security cooperation with Israel after two-day discussions in Ramallah. ... More
Caracas, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela payed special homage to former President Hugo Chavez Thursday, marking two years since the former leader passed away prematurely. ... More
United Nations, March 6 (RHC)-- The United Nations' humanitarian office has criticized the persisting siege imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel, saying the blockade has shattered the hopes of Gazans for a "prosperous future." ... More
Buemos Aires, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Argentinian Intelligence Chief Antonio Stiusso is back as a primary suspect in the Nisman Case due to new information released Thursday by lead attorney Viviana Fein. ... More
Baghdad, March 6 (RHC)-- Police and medical officials in Iraq say at least sixteen people have been killed in a series of bombings and mortar strikes in mostly civilian areas in and around the capital, Baghdad. ... More
Sao Paulo, March 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As farmers, neighbor associations and social movements question the idea, spread by the media, that southern Brazil’s lack of water is due to a lack of rain, one association is organizing a People’s Water Court, which will come into effect March 20th. ... More
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