London, October 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of British public sector workers have begun a 24-hour strike demanding better pay amid ongoing pay freezes and government cuts. Some 250,000 members of UKs Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) across the country joined the strike on Wednesday. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's Federal Police arrested 51 suspected pedophiles Wednesday in a massive dragnet against child pornography, Brazilian news portal G1 news reported.... More
Berlin, October 16 (RHC)-- German train passengers face travel disruptions as members of train drivers' union call for a strike over pay disputes. For the second time in a week, the GDL, Germany's main train driver union, called for a nationwide strike on Wednesday. ... More
Mexico City, October 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- U.S.-based NuStar Energy and PMI, an affiliate of Mexico's state oil firm Pemex, have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to lay pipelines, the companies announced Wednesday.... More
Mexico City, October 15 (RHC-EFE) -- A reputed leader of a criminal organization suspected in the abduction of 43 students took his own life to avoid capture, a source with Mexico's Federal Police told EFE news agency on Tuesday.... More
London, October 15 (RHC)-- The British Parliament has passed a non-binding motion recognizing Palestine as a state with a majority of the votes. British Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favor of the motion with a majority of 274 to 12 after a six-hour debate. ... More
Gaza City, October 15 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an independent investigation into Israel's deadly shelling of a UN-run school during the Tel Aviv regime's latest onslaught on the Gaza Strip. The UN head expressed shock at the devastation during his Tuesday visit to some of the areas worst hit during the Israeli raids on Gaza in July and August, saying: "No amount of Security Council sessions, reports or briefings could have prepared me for what I witnessed today." ... More
Ramallah, October 15 (RHC)-- The families and relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have held a protest outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ramallah. The gathering was held on Tuesday as part of weekly sit-ins. ... More
Brasilia, October 15 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president and incumbent candidate in the upcoming presidential runoff on Oct. 26, and runner up Aécio Neves held the first debate to discuss their economic differences.... More
Buenos Aires, October 15 (RHC) -- The 5th International Film Festival CineMigrante, aimed to reflect on immigrant people’s problems and rights through international films, workshops, and special activities, closed Wednesday at the Centro Cultural de la Cooperación in Buenos Aires. ... More
Santiago de Chile, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Chile can serve as a bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific region and thus help boost Latin America's competitive edge in the Asian market, Chile's top diplomat said in Santiago Tuesday.... More
Baghdad, October 15 (RHC)-- At least 21 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a Shia neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to reports on Tuesday, the deadly bomb attack took place at a checkpoint in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Kadhimiyah. ... More
La Paz, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Bolivia on Tuesday enacted a new law designed to combat domestic violence and encourage victims to stand up and speak out their sufferings.... More
Dallas, October 15 (RHC)-- The identity of a female nurse who is the first known person to contract the Ebola virus in the United States has been confirmed. ... More
Lima, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Some 25 Latin American countries on Tuesday signed a declaration to eradicate child labor, as part of a regional gathering organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) held in Lima, Peru.... More
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