
Abuja, January 19 (RHC)-- Fifty-five Nigerians, including former ministers, governors, business leaders and public officials, have stolen nine billion dollars in public funds in seven years, according to the country's information minister. ... More

Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- A German minister has called on Chancellor Angela Merkel to close the country’s borders to incoming refugees from conflict zones. ... More

Berlin, January 19 (RHC)-- German police have arrested a male refugee over alleged sex assaults against women in the Western city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve. Prosecutors said on Monday that police arrested the first suspect directly linked to the string of assaults that have shocked Germany. ... More

London, January 19 (RHC)-- Indian steel giant Tata Steel and Asda, the British supermarket arm of U.S. retailer Wal-Mart, have announced plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Britain. ... More

Havana, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, has proposed the release of various prisoners including social leaders and rebels suffering from serious health issues as part of the ongoing peace process.... More

Brasilia, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Brazilian Health ministry announced it has developed new testing kits to quickly identify the presence of Dengue, Zika and Chikungunya viruses, which are all carried by the same species of mosquito. ... More

La Paz, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Bolivian National Assembly has approved the decision to probe former President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada over “prejudicial contracts to the State, anti-economic behavior and unfulfillment of duty,” the Congress presidency said in a report sent to AFP. ... More

Caracas, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Venezuela's rate of extreme poverty has continued to decline despite what the government has described as an “economic war,” according to new figures released Sunday. ... More

Bogota, January 18 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has called on the country's army to investigate the whereabouts of the remains of political dissident, Father Camilo Torres. The move is intended to be a trust-building measure between the government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebel group just before formal peace talks begin. ... More

Baghdad, January 18 (RHC)-- At least 15 Iraqis have lost their lives and nine others sustained injuries after two separate road bombs went off near Ramadi and Baghdad. ... More

Ouagadougou, January 18 (RHC)-- An attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, has come to an end with nearly 30 people, including 11 foreigners, dead. ... More

Sanaa, January 18 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed in a series of air raids by Saudi Arabia on police buildings in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as well as other areas across the war-torn Arab state. ... More

Yaoundé, January 18 (RHC)-- At least four people have lost their lives and two sustained injuries in a bomb attack targeting a mosque in Cameroon’s northern region, a security source says. ... More

Tehran, January 18 (RHC)-- Iran’s oil ministry has issued an order to increase production by 500,000 barrels a day as the country moved ahead with plans to add supply to a glutted market even at the risk of contributing to a price collapse. ... More

London, January 18 (RHC)-- Leader of UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn says Britain should not carry nukes on submarines and show its resolve for nuclear "de-escalation." Corbyn told the state-run BBC on Sunday that the UK could keep its controversial Trident submarine fleet but without carrying nuclear warheads. ... More
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