Washington, January 10 (RHC),-- The inspector general of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who had raised some serious concerns about the conduct of the spy agency is resigning at the end of January. ... More
Caracas, January 10 (RHC-teleSUR), -- In a year that many fear will see increasing opposition violence in Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro made a plea to the people to stay unified and focus on making 2015 a productive year.... More
Buenos Aires January 10 (RHC-PL), -- Argentine President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, will travel to China in February, to strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations, confirmed the presidential Cabinet today.... More
New York, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has called on the world to follow the example of the Group of 77 countries plus China, and prioritize social policies domestically, as well as respect the principle of sovereignty.... More
Ramallah, January 9 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have shot and injured a Palestinian teenager during an overnight raid on a number of houses in a town south of the occupied West Bank. Muhammad Ayyad Awad, a local official, said that 19-year-old Noor Muhammad Hamid Zaaqiq sustained gunshot wounds in front of his house in Beit Ummar, located eleven kilometers northwest of Hebron, late on Tuesday as Israeli troops sought to arrest six men in the area. ... More
Jefferson City, January 9 (RHC)-- Demonstrators in the U.S. have disrupted the opening ceremonies of the Missouri State Senate to protest against the police killing of African Americans. Protesters who were particularly angry about the fatal shooting of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson in August last year, chanted: "Hands Up, Don't Shoot," "No Justice, No Peace" and "Black Lives Matter." ... More
Rome, January 9 (RHC)-- Official figures show that the unemployment rate in Italy soared to a new record high in November, as the government in Rome is struggling to reverse a decline in eurozone's third largest economy. ... More
Gaza City, January 9 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinians have evacuated their homes in the besieged Gaza Strip following the outset of a heavy winter storm. According to Palestinian sources on Wednesday, hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were forced to leave their homes which were heavily flooded by the storm called "Huda." ... More
Abuja, January 9 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, the militant group Boko Haram has laid siege to the northeastern town of Baga. The militants have reportedly decimated the town and attacked surrounding areas, leaving bodies strewn in the streets. ... More
Caracas, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The government of Venezuela has built and handed out 675,991 homes in the last four years, Minister of Housing and Habitat Ricardo Molina confirmed Wednesday.... More
Santiago de Chile, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A Chilean judge sentenced 23 former agents from Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's secret police to prison Thursday for their role in the forced disappearance of a left-wing activist following the 1972 coup that overthrew Salvador Allende's government.... More
Tegucigalpa, January 9 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Honduran National Bank announced that the national currency, the Lempira, will start a liberalization process as demanded by the International Monetary Fund.... More
Beijing, January 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- China and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will put into writing a five-year cooperation plan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said.... More
Kabul, January 8 (RHC)-- A U.S. assassination drone strike has killed at least six people in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. Three other people also sustained injuries in the latest drone attack in the province, a police spokesman for Nangarhar said on Thursday. The spokesman further said that the drone strike took place in the provincial Lal Pur district on Wednesday. ... More
Bogotá, January 8 (RHC-EFE) --Colombia's second-largest guerrilla group said Wednesday it will weigh whether to enter formal peace negotiations with the Colombian government and may lay down its weapons as part of that process.... More
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