Washington, November 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of up to 1,500 more American troops to Iraq to fight the ISIL Takfiri militant group in the country. The Pentagon said on Friday that the soldiers expanded the U.S. mission of "training and advising Iraqi forces." ... More
Mexico City, November 8 (RHC)-- Parents of missing students say they do not believe the version given by Mexican authorities.... More
Ramallah, November 8 (RHC)-- Israel has ordered the demolition of the homes of Palestinians who have launched attacks against Israelis in recent days. According to Israeli sources, the regime's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered officials, during an emergency security meeting on Thursday, to raze the houses of those Palestinians who had recently carried out attacks against Israelis in East Jerusalem. ... More
Buenos Aires, November 8 (MERCOPRESS-RHC)-- U.S. corporation firm General Electric has “over-invoiced” imports in a financial maneuver designed to access additional dollars in the official foreign exchange market, demanded Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich.... More
Cacarcas, November 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The ringleader of the group that killed Venezuelan legislator Robert Serra and his aide has been apprehended in Colombia, Venezuela's interior minister said Friday.... More
Geneva, November 8 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization has announced a decline in new Ebola cases and some progress against the disease, with the death toll approaching 5,000 in West Africa. The UN agency said in a statement on Friday: "Case incidence is declining in some districts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, while steep rises persist in other districts." ... More
Bridgetown, November 8 (BGIS-RHC)-- Barbados and Colombia are in the process of determining the next steps for launching talks on a tax treaty.... More
Washington, November 8 (RHC)-- A new probe finds the Pentagon has failed to act on claims by more than 600 U.S. soldiers who have reported being exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003. ... More
Brasilia, November 8 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- President Dilma Rousseff received her Uruguayan counterpart Jose Mujica, who wants to seal some pending commitments before elections are held in his country on November 30th. Mujica is paying a courtesy visit to congratulate President Dilma for her reelection.... More
Lima, November 8 (ANDINA-RHC)-- The Council of Ministers authorized the fourth stimulus package worth 1.6 billion Nuevos Soles (somet $547 million) to boost the Peruvian economy, announced Peruvian Finance Minister Alonso Segura.... More
The Hague, November 8 (RHC)-- The International Criminal Court has declined to take action over Israel’s deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, which killed 10 Turkish activists. ... More
Washington, November 8 (RHC)-- A new investigation has found more than 340 multinational corporations have avoided paying billions of dollars in taxes by obtaining secret deals in Luxembourg. The report was published by the Consortium of Investigative Journalists in collaboration with more than 80 reporters across 26 countries. ... More
Caracas, November 8 (teleSUR-AVN-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government will use scrap metal from destroyed weapons as construction material in public housing. Authorities across Venezuela publicly destroyed thousands of weapons on Friday, according to AVN news agency.... More
Brussels, November 7 (RHC)-- Clashes have broken out between police and people protesting against the new Belgian government’s austerity measures in the capital, Brussels, leaving a number injured. ... More
Mexico City, November 7 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Under heavy criticism for leaving Mexico at a time of crisis, President Enrique Peña Nieto has found it necessary to shorten his trip to China and Australia from ten to six days. ... More
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