Tel Aviv, August 5 (RHC)-- The Israeli army plans to continue its deadly attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip, after conducting massacres in the blockaded territory for over four weeks.... More


Baghdad, August 5 (RHC)-- In northern Iraq, Kurdish security forces are battling Sunni militants near the site of the country’s largest dam. ... More


Freetown, August 5 (RHC)-- In West Africa, the death toll from a historic outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has risen to 887, with more than 1,600 people infected. ... More


Rome, August 5 (Mercopress-RHC) -- In Latin America and the Caribbean, more food is lost and wasted than is needed to meet the nutritional needs of the 47 million people who still suffer from hunger in the region, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.... More


Beijing, August 4 (RHC)-- At least 367 people have been killed and more than 1,400 injured after a massive earthquake hit southern China’s mountainous Yunnan Province. About 12,000 homes also collapsed in Ludian, which is a densely populated county located around 366 kilometers northeast of Yunnan’s capital, Kunming, according to the Xinhua news agency.... More


New York, August 4 (RHC)-- The UN and Amnesty International have strongly condemned U.S. military support for Israel, pointing to the shelling of a United Nations school last week that killed at least 20 people, many of them children who were sleeping. Just hours later, the Pentagon confirmed it was resupplying Israel with ammunition. ... More


Washington, August 4 (RHC)-- Barack Obama has the authority as the president of the United States to close the Guantanamo prison as he believes torture is bad, according to a political commentator in Washington.... More


Lima, August 4 (Andina) -- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will update its growth estimates for the region's countries this year, as part of its Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014.... More


Kabul, August 4 (RHC) – Afghan national security forces backed by the army troops have killed 86 Taliban militants and injured 71 others during cleanup operations across the Asian country over the past 24 hours.... More


United Nations, August 4 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has lashed out at the Israeli regime for targeting another school run by the world body in the besieged Gaza Strip. ... More


Tripoli, August 4 (RHC) – More than 20 people have been killed in fighting between two armed groups in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, over control of the country's international airport.... More


Bogota, August 4 (PL-RHC) -- The Colombian central department of Tolima is on maximum alert, due to the forest fires recorded in recent weeks that have devastated more than 1,840 hectares in that region.... More


United Nations, Aug 4, (RHC) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concerns that the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to contain it.... More


Washington, August 2 (RHC)-- Protests are taking place around the world today to call on Israel to stop its war of aggression against Gaza. ... More


Washington, August 2 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved an additional $225 million in funding for Israel despite Tel Aviv’s deadly war on the Gaza Strip. ... More


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