Rio de Janeiro, September 24 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Eco-friendly initiatives will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 500,000 tons during the Rio 2016 Olympics, Games organizers said on Tuesday.... More
New York, September 24 (PL-RHC) --Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, has called for the "greatest alliance in history" to combat climate change which is threatening the very existence of mother Earth.... More
United Nations, September 24 (RHC)-- World leaders have wrapped up a one-day day United Nations summit on climate change with pledges to tackle global warming but no binding commitments. ... More
St Johns, September 24 (NNN-RHC) -- Chief Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the UNICEF Office for the Eastern Caribbean Area, Frederic Unterreiner, said the agency, which advocates for the rights of a child, has fostered partnerships with regional entities to achieve this mandate.... More
New York, September 24 (RHC)-- One day after the largest climate march in history, thousands of protesters marched on Wall Street to highlight the role of corporations and capitalism in fueling climate change. ... More
Caracas, September 24 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Three Venezuelans on Tuesday were sentenced to 24 years and 26 years in prison for murdering a former Venezuelan beauty queen and her ex-husband.... More
Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has confirmed that the United States and its allies have started airstrikes against the ISIL terrorist group in Syria. Rear Admiral John Kirby, Pentagon spokesman, said: "I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles." ... More
Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will be welcoming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for the first time in seven months. The announcement about the October 1st meeting was made by the White House National Security Council spokeswoman on Monday night. ... More
United Nations, September 23 (RHC)-- The United Nations General Assembly has approved a document strengthening the rights of indigenous peoples around the globe. On Monday, the Outcome Document was approved by consensus at the beginning of the first World Conference on Indigenous Peoples in New York City. ... More
Havana, September 23 (PL-RHC) -– Peace delegations of the Colombian government and FARC-EP rebels resumed contact on Tuesday to debate the issue of victims in the armed confrontation in the South American nation. Since November 2012, the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People´s Army (FARC-EP) have been holding talks in Havana aimed at finding a political solution to over five decades of social and armed conflict.... More
Rome, September 23 (RHC)-- A new study in Italy has shown that the number of people living in fear of poverty is on the rise, Press TV reports. The study by Censis, a national, social and economic think tank, has shown that every third Italian is severely depressed and lives in fear of falling into absolute poverty. ... More
Lima, September 23 (Andina-RHC) -- President Ollanta Humala announced Tuesday that the inclusion of observer states to the Pacific Alliance will be in the short or, at the latest, in the medium term.... More
Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- The United States plans to spend more than $1 trillion to revitalize its antiquated nuclear arsenal over the next three decades, according to a new report. ... More
Washington, September 23 (NNN-RHC) -- The Organization of American States (OAS) will host, together with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the government of Trinidad and Tobago, a high level meeting in Washington, DC on September 30th, entitled “Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) In the Americas: Awareness, Access, Action.”... More
New York, September 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Wall Street investors have expressed their confidence in Chile's economic stability and President Michelle Bachelet's government reforms, a Chilean top official said Monday.... More
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