Montevideo, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- According to the latest public opinion poll, a run off in November to elect Uruguay's president seems most certain because neither of the two leading candidates will manage a majority in the first round on October 26th.... More
Washington, October 9 (RHC)-- The United States says it has conducted six more airstrikes against ISIL positions in the strategic Syrian city of Kobani, but the air raids are not enough to prevent the fall of the border city to the terrorists. ... More
La Paz, October 9 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Former Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom has arrived in La Paz as Chief of the Electoral Observation Mission from the Organization of American States (OAS/EOM) to head the group of 63 people who will observe the Bolivian general elections of October 12th.... More
Kabul, October 9 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and nearly 20 others injured in a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, an official says. ... More
Montevideo, October 9 (teleSUR-RHC) -- On their arrival on Thursday, the first group of 120 Syrian refugees were welcomed by the Uruguayan government.... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 8 (NNN-RHC) --Environmentalist Marina Silva, who lost her bid in Sunday's presidential elections on Sunday, could well become the power broker in the run-off between incumbent Dilma Rousseff and business favorite Aecio Neves.... More
United Nations, October 8 (RHC)-- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has used the United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee to voice its unequivocal condemnation of terrorism. As the movement's current chair, Iran, represented the body at the session, which kicked off its annual meeting with a focus on international terrorism in New York on Tuesday. ... More
Brasilia, October 8 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The new Brazilian congress is more fragmented than before, as more parties have entered the legislature after Sunday's general elections.... More
Damascus, October 8 (RHC)-- After regaining control of the Syrian town of Dukhaniyeh, the army plans larger scale attacks aimed at completely clearing the regions around the capital Damascus from militant groups. ... More
Lima, October 8 (Andina-RHC) --Electronic voting was successfully implemented in several districts in the recent Peru municipal and regional elections, paving the way for greater citizen participation in the democratic process, analysts said.... More
Baghdad, October 8 (RHC)-- U.S. warplanes have killed at least 22 civilians and wounded 43 others during an air strike in Iraq. According to reports, the attack occurred in the city of Hit, recently captured by the ISIL terrorists, in the Anbar province on Monday. ... More
New York, October 8 (RHC)-- A group of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the offices of two U.S. senators in New York City to condemn their support for Israel’s continued aggressions against the Palestinian people.... More
Tegucigalpa, October 8 (NNN-RHC) -- Honduran police have arrested two leaders of the local drug cartel Los Valles near the Guatemalan border. The head of the National Police, Ramon Sabillon, announced that the two were arrested on Sunday in the region of Copan. He said that with these arrests, organized crime in the country has been dealt a severe blow.... More
Dallas, October 8 (RHC)-- The first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States has died at a Dallas hospital. Thomas Eric Duncan was reportedly receiving an experimental drug and was on dialysis in a fight for his life, which was lost early Wednesday morning.... More
Geneva, October 8 (EFE-RHC) -- Mexican activist Alejandra Ancheita was honored in Geneva Tuesday with the Martin Ennals human rights prize, which recognizes individuals whose work demonstrates "deep commitment" and places them at "great personal risk."... More
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