New York, October 28 (RHC)-- Amnesty International is calling for an investigation of potential human rights abuses in the police crackdown on protests in Ferguson, Missouri. In a new report, Amnesty says police committed violations in the weeks that followed the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson. ... More
Berlin, October 28 (RHC-EFE) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced Monday in Berlin that her government plans to broaden the Association Agreement with the European Union it signed in 2003, and open negotiations for a global agreement on extradition.... More
Gaza City, October 28 (RHC)-- The World Bank plans to allocate USD $63 million in emergency aid to the besieged Gaza Strip, which has witnessed heavy destruction due to a recent Israeli war. ... More
Belmopan, October 28 (RHC-NNN) -- A team of plastic surgeons is slated to arrive in Belize on Saturday, November 1st through collaboration between the Ministry of Health and the World Pediatric Project.... More
Ramallah, October 28 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority (PA) says it is set to launch a diplomatic push next month for an independent Palestinian state regardless of warnings from the United States and Israel against such a move. ... More
Bogotá, October 28 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla will pay a nine-day visit to Colombia and Mexico, according to an announcement by the Colombian government.... More
Manila, October 28 (RHC)-- A U.S. Marine suspected of murdering a transgender woman in the Philippines has been transferred to a military camp in Manila after protesters said he was receiving special treatment. ... More
Kingston, October 28 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Barbadian government on Monday ordered a national shutdown of public and private schools as a precaution against inclement weather.... More
Brasilia, October 27 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff was re-elected to a second term Sunday. Rousseff garnered 51.62 percent of the votes, while conservative opposition candidate Aecio Neves of the Social Democratic party (PSDB) got 48.38 percent, with 99.77 percent of the votes counted, according to the country's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE).... More
Tripoli, October 27 (RHC)-- Heavy fighting between pro-government forces and militants has claimed the lives of nearly 30 people in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. A Libyan army spokesperson said on Sunday the clashes resulted in fierce exchanges of fire in different parts of Libya's second-largest city. ... More
Montevideo, October 27 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Uruguayan ruling Broad Front (FA) party's candidate Tabaré Vázquez is set to face off against National Party (PN)'s Luis Lacalle Pou in a runoff next month, as both have failed to garner an absolute majority of votes, exit polls showed.... More
Sanaa, October 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. has carried out another drone strike in Yemen’s southern province of al-Bayda, killing at least a dozen people in the attack. According to reports on Sunday, the US drone attack took place in the city of Rada’a, where Houthi fighters are battling al-Qaeda-linked militants. ... More
Havana, October 27 (Xinhua) -- Colombia's rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Saturday demanded compensation for the victims of the conflict.... More
Havana, October 27 (RHC-NNN)-- FARC, the rebel Colombian group, has proposed that a census be conducted to ascertain the number of people killed and missing over the last 50 years during the nation's internal conflict. The group made the proposal as peace talks resumed in Havana.... More
Moscow, October 27 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says the United States promotes terrorism by financing terrorists and creating division instead of strengthening unity among world nations. ... More
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