United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- A UN spokesman says an “armed group” is holding 43 UN peacekeepers in the Syrian part of the Golan Heights while another 81 are trapped. The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) personnel were detained near Quneitra during fighting between Syrian government forces and foreign-backed militants. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 29 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The Rio 2016 organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have launched their volunteer program to recruit 70,000 volunteers for the first Games to be held in South America.... More
Panama City, August 29 (PL-RHC) -- The Panama Health Ministry (Minsa) announced on Thursday an increased fight, in areas of dificult access, against the mosquitoes Aedes Aegyptis and Albopictus, both transmitters of dengue and Chikungunya hemorrhagic fever.... More
Buenos Aires, August 28 (RHC) -– Argentina's government on Wednesday ruled out returning to the negotiating table with the holdout vulture funds that they have been battling for several months.... More
Tel Aviv, August 28 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under severe criticism by members of his coalition government, among others, after reaching a ceasefire deal with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ... More
Tripoli, August 28 (RHC)-- The Libyan government is warning of a full-scale civil war unless heavily-armed militias are brought under control. Libya has been roiled by fighting among rival militias following the U.S.-backed ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 28 (RHC) -- A poll on Wednesday confirmed Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's lead position, while there is growing support for Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) presidential candidate Marina Silva in the lead up to October 5th general elections.... More
Paris, August 28 (RHC)-- Official figures show that France’s unemployment rate rose for the nine consecutive month in July, with 3,424,000 people out of work. The statistics released on Wednesday by the country’s Labor Ministry indicated that the number of jobless people increased by around 26,000 in July compared to June. ... More
Gaza City, August 27 (RHC)-- An indefinite truce, which took effect Tuesday evening in the war-torn Gaza Strip, remains in effect going into the second day. Many have praised the deal, which will presumably rid Gaza of its seven-year-old blockade by Tel Aviv. ... More
San Salvador, August 27 (Mercopress-RHC) -- More than 56 million people have been lifted out of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean in recent years, according to the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). But despite the progress, the UN agency warned that some 200 million people, or 37.8% of the population, remained vulnerable.... More
La Paz, August 27 (PL-RHC) -- The Bolivian telecommunications authorities will launch a campaign to educate children and parents about violence in the Internet and the dangers present on the networks.... More
Abuja, August 27 (RHC)-- Boko Haram Takfiri militants have taken control of more Nigerian towns as they press ahead with their attacks in the African country. ... More
Buenos Aires, August 27 (RHC) -- President Cristina Fernandez's administration said Tuesday it has revoked the Bank of New York-Mellon's authorization for operating in Argentina, a move that follows the financial institution's decision to block an interest payment Buenos Aires tried to make to its bondholders.... More
Washington, August 27 (RHC)-- U.S. officials say a Navy nurse who refused to force feed hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military prison has been sent home, and is facing court martial. ... More
Quito, August 27 (EFE-RHC) -- The countries of the Americas have the highest obesity rate in the world, said Ecuador's representative to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday.... More
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