Washington, March 6 (RHC)-- New unemployment claims in the United States have risen to their highest level since May last year, the Labor Department said Thursday. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits went up by 7,000 reaching a seasonally adjusted 320,000 in the week ended on Feb. 28, the Labor Department said. ... More
Caracas, March 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Commemorations are being held around the world to pay tribute to former Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on the second anniversary of his death. Rallies are being held across Venezuela on Thursday, including the capital, Caracas, where the city’s Plaza Bolivar hosts a large rally.... More
Ramallah, March 5 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has denounced a decision by the Israeli "gangster" regime to withhold Palestinian tax revenues, worth more than $100 million a month. "How are they allowed to take away our money? Are we dealing with a state or with a gangster?" he asked at the opening of a two-day meeting attended by officials from the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah on Wednesday. ... More
Montreux, March 5 (RHC)-- U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reported progress in their bid to reach a nuclear deal before a March 31st deadline. The talks will reconvene on March 15th after concluding on Wednesday. ... More
Santo Domingo, March 5 (teleSur-RHC)-- The Dominican Republic said Wednesday that it will temporarily close its consulate in Haiti because of “recurring attacks” that have created a dangerous environment. ... More
Brussels, March 5 (RHC)-- The Euro's exchange rate has dropped to its lowest level against the dollar in 11 years due to speculations on the risks of the European Central Bank's new stimulus program. ... More
Bogota, March 5 (teleSur-RHC)-- Colombia's largest oil trade union USO announced an indefinite strike in protest of widespread job cuts in the sector after the drop of global oil prices. ... More
Nicosia, March 5 (RHC)-- Several thousand Cypriots have staged a protest rally in the capital, calling on the government to end austerity policies they say have driven many in the bailed-out country to poverty. The Wednesday protest, organized by a platform of nearly 20 Cypriot groups, dubbed the Society Reacts and Demands, including left-wing and student organizations, was held on the eve of a meeting by the European Central Bank (ECB) on the island. ... More
Tegucigalpa, March 5 (teleSur-RHC)-- Honduran police violently evicted 30 families on Wednesday in the department of La Paz, arresting 15 people and leaving families homeless.... More
United Nations, March 5 (RHC)-- The United Nations says the leaders of Libya's warring factions have been invited to hold talks next week in a bid to find a solution to the ongoing conflict in the North African country. In a statement released on Wednesday, the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced that "a meeting of representatives of Libyan political leaders and activists will convene early next week in Algeria." ... More
Santiago de Chile, March 5 (PL-RHC)-- The Chilean Attorney General's Office began on Thursday the process of 10 defendants on the Penta case, a scandal of illegal financing involving Chilean politicians and businesspeople for months.... More
Washington, March 5 (RHC)-- The U.S. Justice Department is calling for a major overhaul of Ferguson’s criminal justice system after finding systemic discrimination against African-American residents. ... More
New York, March 5 (MERCOPRESS-RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday named a trustee of a British pension fund as the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras and its top executives.... More
Mexico City, March 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The head of one of Mexico’s most violent drug cartels known as the Zetas, Omar Treviño Morales, was detained in a joint army and police operation, Mexican officials reported Wednesday. Omar took over the Zetas leadership after his brother, Miguel Angel Treviño Morales, was arrested and jailed in June 2013. ... More
Tripoli, March 4 (RHC)-- Militants have taken control of at least two oil fields in central Libya, an oil industry spokesperson says. "Extremists took control of the al-Bahi and al-Mabrouk fields and are now heading to seize the al-Dahra field following the retreat of the force guarding these sites, due to lack of ammunition," Colonel Ali al-Hassi, the industry's security service spokesman, said on Tuesday. ... More
More Views
- Colombia, looking at the pension law from the point of view of love
- International Court of Justice at The Hague rules that Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory is unlawful
- UNESCO calls for Cuba's removal from the list of sponsors of terrorism
- Nicolás Maduro warned of possible civil war in Venezuela
- Mexican foreign minister highlights positive moment in U.S.-Mexico relations
