Athens, November 27 (RHC)-- Public workers in Greece have staged a general strike in protest against the government's harsh austerity measures in the debt-ridden country. The 24-hour walkout, organized by Greece's private sector union GSEE and its public sector counterpart ADEDY, grounded hundreds of flights, closed public offices and severely disrupted local transport on Thursday. The general strike also brought ferry and train services to a halt and left state hospitals functioning with emergency staff only. ... More
Cleveland, November 27 (RHC)-- A video was released on Wednesday showing the police officers involved in the killing of the 12-year-old African-American boy who was carrying a fake gun in Cleveland, Ohio. ... More
Bogotá, November 27 (RHC) -– Politicians, artists, human rights activists and intellectuals have demanded the resumption of the peace process between the Colombian government and the FARC rebels, recently interrupted amid a military crisis.... More
Madrid, November 27 (RHC)-- Spanish Health Minister Ana Mato has relinquished her post following a financial scandal. Mato announced her resignation in a statement on Wednesday after an investigating judge accused her of gaining financial benefits from a bribe scheme that involved her former husband. ... More
Caracas, November 27 (XINHUA-RHC)-- Former Venezuelan lawmaker Maria Corina Machado will be charged by the Attorney General's office for her participation in an "assassination plot" against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.... More
London, November 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have joined a protest outside the U.S. embassy in London to condemn a decision not to prosecute an American police officer for shooting dead a Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. ... More
Quito, November 27 (NNN-RHC)-- Ecuador's successful efforts to decrease poverty and narrow the income gap since 2006 has won recognition by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).... More
Bogota, November 26 (PL-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has welcomed the release of soldiers Paulo César Rivera and Jonathan Díaz, who were held by the FARC-EP rebels, and described the event as an important step for the peace talks.... More
Washington, November 26 (RHC)-- The United States is reportedly poised to increase the number of U.S. troops it is keeping in Afghanistan next year. ... More
United Nations, November 26 (RHC)-- A United Nations panel has adopted a resolution expressing concern about mass surveillance. The proposal was drafted by Germany and Brazil, which, according to revelations by Edward Snowden, have both been subjected to extensive U.S. spying. ... More
Havana, November 26 (PL-RHC)-- Members of Colombia Revolutionary Armed Forces-People's Army (FARC-EP), now prisoners in La Picota, in Colombia, are reported to be in deteriorating health.... More
Ramallah, November 26 (RHC)-- An Israeli driver has run over two Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, killing one and injuring another. Palestinian security sources said on Tuesday that an Israeli bus hit two Palestinians near the al-Jalama checkpoint in Jenin, killing 22-year-old Noor Hassan Naim Salim and wounding 20-year-old Alaa Kayid Salim. The Israeli police says the bus driver was detained. ... More
Mexico City, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican left-wing politician, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, has resigned from the party he founded, due to recent scandals involving some of it's members, the Ayotzinapa case, and major differences with PRD president.... More
Guatemala City, November 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The UN-backed International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) announced on Tuesday it will host a series of discussions early next year to strengthen and reform the Guatemalan legal system.... More
Tel Aviv, November 26 (RHC)-- Israel has threatened to arrest Palestinian activists who post anti-Israeli remarks on Facebook, Press TV reports. In the latest wave of crackdowns on Palestinian activists, Tel Aviv has vowed to take legal against those who post anti-Israeli comments. ... More
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