La Paz, January 19 (RHC-EFE) -- At least 15 people died and some 10,400 families have suffered property damage as a result of the intense rains and flooding affecting Bolivia, especially six of the country's nine regions, a government official said Sunday.... More
Abuja, January 19 (RHC)-- Takfiri Boko Haram militants have attacked northern Cameroon -- abducting dozens of people as a contingent of soldiers from neighboring Chad arrived in the central African country to battle the Nigeria-based terrorists. ... More
Kabul, January 19 (RHC)-- At least three people have been killed in the latest U.S. assassination drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. Local officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified one of the victims as a young boy who was watching over a herd of sheep, adding that the Saturday attack also targeted two members of the Taliban militant group. ... More
Mexico City, January 19 (RHC-EFE) --Father Alejandro Solalinde, known for his work on behalf of Central American migrants, said he has joined the search for the 43 education students who disappeared in southern Mexico last year.... More
Ramallah, January 19 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority says it will fully cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC) after The Hague-based body's announcement of an initial investigation into Israel's war crimes against Palestinians. ... More
Buenos Aires, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez met over the weekend with the star French economist Thomas Piketty, discussing issues related to economics and equality.... More
London, January 19 (RHC)-- In the aftermath of the recent terror attacks in Europe, concerns are rising over the emergence of a wave of anti-Muslim violence across the world. Some analysts believe that certain Western powers are already utilizing the recent events in France, Belgium and elsewhere to put Muslims under pressures. ... More
New York, January 19 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch, the HRW, has urged Western governments to break their silence on Bahrain's continued detention of opposition figures. On Sunday, a regional deputy at the HRW criticized Bahrain's Western allies for their silence on the regime's indiscriminate incarceration of opposition figures and activists. ... More
Caracas, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Attorney General of Venezuela has filed a lawsuit against opposition activist Gaby Arellano over charges of conspiracy, the Public Minister reported over the weekend.... More
Mexico City, January 19 (RHC-EFE) – A bodyguard of Monterrey Mayor Margarita Arellanes was arrested for allegedly being a member of a kidnapping gang with links to Mexico’s Los Zetas drug cartel and arrest warrants have been issued for two other members of the official’s security detail, media reports said Sunday.... More
Brasilia, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Brazilian government expressed outrage Saturday over the execution of a Brazilian national in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking.... More
Montevideo, January 19 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Hitchhiking is unusual enough in Western countries, but imagine hitchhiking with the possibility of being picked up by the president.... More
La Paz, January 17 (RHC-PL) -– Delegations from over 40 countries are accredited to attend the indigenous ceremony that will open the inauguration of President of Bolivia Evo Morales on January 21st, said the Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde. That figure is preliminary, said the official, as more and more requests are received from nations that want to participate in the ritual at Tiwanaku, a sacred place in the Andean culture.... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. military says it plans to deploy about 1,000 troops to train the so-called moderate Syrian militants to fight against the ISIL terrorist group. The Pentagon announced on Friday that the training is expected to begin in the "early spring" and will take place in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar. ... More
The Hague, January 17 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary investigation into Israel’s war crimes against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement on Friday, the ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said she will conduct the examination in "full independence and impartiality." ... More
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