Ramallah, September 1 (RHC)-- Palestinians have denounced an Israeli plan to grab hundreds of hectares of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, calling for international action against Tel Aviv. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 1 (Mercopress-RHC) -– The U.S. judge overseeing litigation by Argentina and creditors who did not participate in the country's past debt restructurings scheduled a hearing to assess whether Citigroup Inc (C.N) should be forced to comply with a subpoena.... More


Brussels, September 1 (RHC)-- NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is set to upgrade its military readiness at a summit this week to increase its presence in eastern European member states, the alliance Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says. ... More


Bogotá, September 1 (Xinhua-RHC) -- A total of 64 members of "Usaga Clan" and "La Empresa" criminal gangs were captured in different departments of Colombia, authorities said over the weekend.... More


Tripoli, September 1 (RHC)-- A Libyan militia group says it has secured the U.S. Embassy and its residential compound in the capital, Tripoli, since last week. An unnamed commander for the Fajr (Dawn) Libya militiamen made the remarks on Sunday. ... More


Mexico City, September 1 (EFE-RHC) -- At least 500 industrial workers were evacuated following an explosion in a gas pipeline in San Miguel Xoxtla, a town in the central Mexican state of Puebla, but no one was injured in the blast, emergency management officials said.... More


Washington, August 30 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is reportedly mobilizing allies for possible U.S. military action in Syria. The New York Times, citing unnamed officials, says Obama is also planning to expand airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq.... More


Ramallah, August 30 (RHC)-- Thousands of demonstrators have staged massive rallies across the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank to celebrate what they see as Israel’s defeat in its latest war on Palestinians.... More


Brasilia, August 30 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- The Brazilian population reached 202,768,562 in July, according figures released in the Official Gazette by the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).... More


Guatemala City, August 30 (RHC)-- Guatemala has declared a state of emergency in 16 out of 22 provinces amid one of the worst droughts in decades.... More


Brussels, August 30 (RHC)-- NATO is planning to set up new bases in eastern Europe in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Guardian the organization would approve a plan at a summit next week to deter Russian incursions by deploying troops on Russia’s borders.... More


Dayton, August 30 (RHC)-- Protesters have gathered in Dayton, Ohio, to call for a federal probe into the fatal police shooting of an African-American man in a Beavercreek Walmart.... More


Moscow, August 29 (RHC)-- The Russian Defense Ministry has rejected claims of its troops' involvement in the escalating fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow forces in the east. ... More


Tel Aviv, August 29 (RHC)-- A recent survey shows that a majority of Israelis believe the their government did not manage to achieve victory in its latest military offensive on the blockaded Gaza Strip.... More


United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations says it is unable to confirm whether the Russian forces are inside Ukraine's troubled southeastern region. A spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that the world body was unable to verify reports that hundreds of Russian troops had crossed into Ukraine to shore up pro-Moscow militias in the region. ... More


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