New York, December 2 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has called on the United States to investigate torture by the Central Intelligence Agency during the administration of former U.S. President George W. Bush. ... More
London, December 2 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron has begun a debate on whether to authorize air strikes in Syria. The debate is going on as Cameron faces calls from Labour, Lib Dem and SNP MPs to apologize for reportedly telling a meeting that opponents of action were "terrorist sympathizers." ... More
Mexico City, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday the petition of appeal submitted by three Mexican states demanding compensation from British oil giant BP and other companies for the oil spill that devastated the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.... More
Brasilia, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- BHP, the world's largest mining and metals company, is deemed responsible for the November 5th dam burst in Minas Gerais which is widely regarded as Brazil’s largest ever mining disaster.... More
Bogotá, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian Gen. Luis Eduardo Martinez, accused of maintaining drug trafficking connections while heading a manhunt for one of the country’s top drug lords, may still be slated for a promotion despite the alleged illicit ties, Colombian media reported Tuesday.... More
Caracas, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday officials will investigate whether the directors of U.S. food company Kraft Heinz are deliberately “sabotaging” the country’s economy.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over 300 whale carcasses have been found washed ashore on Chile's southern coast, between the Gulf of Penas and Puerto Natales.... More
Niamey, December 1 (RHC)-- Boko Haram Takfiri militants have attacked a village in southeast Niger, killing at least four people and burning some 50 homes. Local authorities said on Monday that the latest assault took place in the country’s southeastern Diffa region, located on the border with Nigeria. ... More
La Paz, December 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales is set to meet with social movement leaders on Tuesday upon his return from COP 21 climate summit in Paris.... More
Paris, December 1 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Turkey of downing a Russian warplane last week because it wanted to protect the flow of oil from ISIL-controlled territories in Iraq and Syria. ... More
Berlin, December 1 (RHC)-- The Daesh Takfiris wreaking hovic in Iraq and Syria were created due to the United States' erroneous policies that included the 2003 Iraq War, says a former US military chief. ... More
Washington, December 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. is to send special groups known as "foreign fighter surge teams" overseas in an attempt to prevent terrorists from traveling. According to a statement released by the White House: “The Departments of Homeland Security and State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and US intelligence community elements will deploy Foreign Fighter Surge Teams to work with countries to counter terrorist travel.” ... More
Bangui, December 1 (RHC)-- Pope Francis says Muslims and Christians are 'brothers and sisters' during a visit to the only remaining Muslim neighborhood in Central African Republic's capital, Bangui. ... More
Washington, December 1 (RHC)-- The BDS campaign against Israel began in July 2005 by 171 Palestinian organizations, calling for "various forms of boycott against Israel until it meets its obligations under international law.” ... More
London, December 1 (RHC)-- The world's 48 least developed countries need nearly $1 trillion in the next decade to achieve their plans to tackle climate change, a British think-tank says. According to the calculations made by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), these poorest nations require $53.8 billion annually to curb emissions and $39.9 billion to cope with more extreme weather and rising sea levels from 2020 to 2030. ... More
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