Rio de Janeiro, October 10 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and opposition challenger Aecio Neves are tied in the presidential race, opinion polls have shown.... More
Ankara, October 10 (RHC)-- At least 29 people have been killed in Turkey in protests over the Turkish government’s policies with regard to the ISIL Takfiri group. Latest reports said on Thursday that the protests resumed for the fourth consecutive day in different cities across Turkey. ... More
La Paz, October 10 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales is widely expected to win a third term in Sunday's general elections, according to opinion polls.... More
Washington, October 10 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund says China has overtaken the United States as the world’s largest economy, according to a report. The IMF estimates that the size of the U.S. economy is $17.4 trillion, while the Chinese economy comes in at $17.6 trillion, Business Insider reports. ... More
United Nations, October 10 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned two deadly terrorist attacks in Yemen. The UN chief slammed the two separate deadly bomb attacks in a statement on Thursday, saying, “These heinous criminal acts cannot be justified by any means.” ... More
Santiago, October 10 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday called for an end to violence against women in Latin America, saying it harms society.... More
Moscow, October 9 (RHC-PL) -- Venezuela's Foreign Relations Minister Rafael Ramirez has denounced the interference of the United States in the internal affairs of his country through "incitement of extremist groups to violence and its financing of extreme rightwing organizations."... More
Madrid, October 9 (RHC)-- Students in the Catalan capital Barcelona gathered in protest at the Spanish constitutional court's ruling that stops Catalonia from holding an independence referendum. The demonstration took place on Wednesday, with protesters wearing white masks with a black cross covering the mouth. ... More
Brasilia, October 9 (teleSUR-RHC) -- The Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB by its acronym in Portuguese) said it will support the neoliberal candidate Aecio Neves in Brazil's October 26 run-off elections against current President Dilma Rousseff.... More
Washington, October 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday underscored continued strong support for efforts of the Colombia government to end a decades-old civil conflict, the White House said.... More
Geneva, October 9 (RHC)-- The Ebola epidemic has so far claimed the lives of 3,879 people all around the world, while more than 8,000 people have been infected. According to the Ebola Response Roadmap Situation Report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday, the virus has been most devastating in the West African countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. ... More
Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is preparing to roll out tougher Ebola screening measures at airports later this week. ... More
Brasilia, October 9 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's credit rating doesn't depend on who wins the presidential elections, but on the winner's ability to change the country's economic course, rating agency Moody's said Wednesday.... More
Buenos Aires, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Four full members of the MERCOSUR trade bloc will use unified number plates for their vehicles starting in 2016, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman announced in Buenos Aires.... More
Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The United States is deploying 100 Marines to Liberia to help fight spread of Ebola in the West African country, the Pentagon says. The troops are part of a 3,600-strong force to fight the Ebola outbreak in West Africa that has claimed thousands of lives. ... More
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