Washington, September 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered deployment of 350 more U.S. troops to Iraq to protect American diplomat facilities and staff there. ... More


Tel Aviv, September 3 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime says it has spent more than $2.5 billion for 50 days of bombardment against the besieged Gaza Strip. On Tuesday, Moshe Yaalon, the Israeli minister of military affairs, put the expenditure of the war on Gaza at “more than nine billion shekels.”... More


Caracas, September 3 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Tuesday a big “shake up” of his administration.... More


Havana, September 3 (RHC) -– The FARC-EP has expressed their intention to create a working team that would serve as a counterpart to the Transition Command established by the government to undertake a study regarding demobilization and delivery of weapons from the rebel forces.... More


United Nations, September 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations says the death toll from a month of violence in Iraq stands at 1,688, as the country's forces continue fighting against the ISIL terrorists. The UN Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) announced the August figure, putting the number of the injured at 2,166, the Middle East Monitor publication reported on Tuesday. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 3 (PL-RHC) -- Argentina scored additional international support when the Latin American Parliament declared its backing for Argentina in its fight against the vulture funds, as the Argentine Senate prepares to debate Wednesday the Sovereign Payment bill.... More


Tripoli, September 3 (RHC)-- Clashes between rival militia groups in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi have killed 31 people from both sides. ... More


Mexico City, September 3 (Xinhua-RHC) -- On Tuesday, Mexican President, Enrique Peña Nieto, in his second state-of-the-nation address, announced the construction of a new international airport in the capital of Mexico City.... More


Havana, September 2 (RHC) -– The representatives of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces-People’s Army (FARC-EP) continued on Tuesday their peace talks in Havana, with the aim of finding a political solution to the armed conflict in that South American nation.... More


United Nations, September 2 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called on Israel not to go ahead with its plan to grab hundreds of hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. A spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday that he is “alarmed” by the Israeli plan. ... More


Baghdad, September 2 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has notified Congress of new U.S. airstrikes on Iraq nearly one month after they began. Over the weekend, U.S. warplanes bombed targets around the Iraqi city of Amerli, which has been under a two-month siege by the militant group Islamic State, or ISIL. ... More


Islamabad, September 2 (RHC)-- Pakistan continues to face a political crisis in the face of massive anti-government protests. Thousands of people have camped out in front of the parliament building in Islamabad in a call for the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 2 (Mercopress-RHC) -– In Buenos Aires, during a visit of a delegation from the regional legislature to the Argentinian congress, it was announced that the MERCOSUR Parliament, PARLASUR, will be holding a special session on November 11th in Montevideo dedicated to the Malvinas Islands sovereignty issue.... More


Brussels, September 2 (RHC)-- The continued violence in Ukraine comes ahead of a NATO summit in Britain later this week. NATO officials say they plan to approve a 4,000-member force that could be rapidly deployed to eastern Europe in response to what they call "Russia’s aggressive behavior." ... More


Tripoli, September 2 (RHC)-- At least ten soldiers have been killed in clashes between the army and militants in Libya’s northeastern city of Benghazi. Army spokesman General Miloud al-Zawi said more than 10 soldiers were also wounded in the fighting which took place on Monday. ... More


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