Bogota, September 12 (RHC) -– Six guerrilla fighters with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were killed in an operation launched jointly by police and the military, officials said Friday.... More


Washington, September 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States is prepared to expand its bombing campaign against ISIL terrorists and launch airstrikes in Syria. During a speech delivered at the White House on Wednesday, the U.S. president outlined Washington's strategy against ISIL, saying he would hunt down terrorists "wherever they are."... More


Caracas, September 11 (RHC) -- Ambassadors of nine signatory countries to the trade accord within the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA-TCP) are meeting in Caracas to celebrate the successful cooperation of the bloc during its ten years of existence.... More


Damascus, September 11 (RHC)-- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem says fighting terrorism should be an international priority. In a meeting with visiting UN envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura in Damascus on Wednesday, Moallem said that the international community needs to prioritize battling terror and use all of its resources in accordance with a recent UN resolution.... More


Brasilia, September 11 (RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff continues to maintain her lead over main rival Marina Silva with less than a month to go before the October 5th general elections, polls showed Wednesday.... More


Abuja, September 11 (RHC)-- The Nigerian army has launched a massive attack against Boko Haram Takfiri militants to retake the northeastern town of Michika that fell to militants over the weekend, witnesses say.... More


Brussels, September 11 (RHC)-- The European Union has once again failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to implement new sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, diplomatic sources say.... More


Brussels, September 11 (RHC)-- The European Union has once again failed to reach a unanimous decision on whether to implement new sanctions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, diplomatic sources say. ... More


Lima, September 11 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru’s Minister of Environment, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal opened Wednesday the seventh Ibero-American Congress on Environmental Education taking place in Lima until Friday.... More


United Nations, September 10 (Mercopress-RHC)-- The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly in favor of a legal framework that would help regulate restructuring of foreign sovereign debt, a project that was suggested by the Argentinian government and presented before the assembly by the Group of 77 plus China.... More


Kabul, September 10 (RHC)-- A number of civilians, including women and children, have been killed in yet another airstrike by U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. The attack, which took place in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kunar, left at least 14 people dead, most of them women and children. ... More


Havana, September 10 (RHC) -– The head of the Colombian government delegation participating in peace talks, Humberto de la Calle, said that they are ready to listen to the victims of the confrontation.... More


Brussels, September 10 (RHC)-- An official European Union delegation that visited the besieged Gaza Strip after the recent Israeli onslaught on the blockaded area says Israel has committed "genocide" against defenseless Palestinians. ... More


Baghdad, September 10 (RHC)-- U.S. fighter jets have conducted more airstrikes against the ISIL terrorist group in western Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Reports say that U.S. warplanes and drones carried out multiple strikes on Monday and Tuesday on the militants near the Haditha Dam on the Euphrates River to protect it from ISIL. ... More


United Nations, September 10 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called damage in the war-torn Gaza "unprecedented" after 50 days of bombardment by Israel against the Palestinian territory. The UN and the Palestinian government released a new appeal on Tuesday, calling for $551 million in aid for the Gaza Strip. ... More


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