San Francisco, September 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, major wildfires are continuing to burn out of control despite the efforts of nearly 9,000 firefighters. ... More


St. Louis, September 16 (RHC)-- In news from Ferguson, in the U.S. state of Missouri, a panel formed in the aftermath of the police shooting of Michael Brown has called for reforms to address racial injustice in the St. Louis region. ... More


Washington, September 16 (RHC)-- After a lengthy legal battle, the Barack Obama administration has given a court redacted versions of eight videotapes showing force-feedings of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. ... More


New Delhi, September 16 (RHC)-- In Kerala, India, thousands of women tea plantation workers have ended an unprecedented nine-day strike after their managers agreed to their demands to increase bonuses. ... More


Quito, September 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Union of South American Nations (Unasur) Secretary-General Ernesto Samper says he is confident that dialogue will be able to resolve the diplomatic spat between Venezuela and Colombia over the border crisis.... More


Mexico City, September 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United Nations team of experts that formed the Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances Work Group in Mexico has presented a report saying they were extremely concerned with the “deteriorated situation” in the country. ... More


La Paz, September 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.N. General Assembly on Monday approved the commemoration of Indigenous Andean principles, celebrating the timeless axioms created by Native philosophies, the Bolivian ambassador to the United Nations said. ... More


Quito, September 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The results of the first phase of Ecuador's National Dialogue for Equality and Social Justice have recently been disclosed to the public.... More


La Paz, September 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A disgruntled Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) informant Carlos Toro announced the United States has secretly indicted high-level Bolivian officials in connection to an alleged cocaine trafficking scheme, a politically-motivated move to undermine the government of Evo Morales, the Huffington Post reported on Tuesday.... More


Asunción, September 16 (PL-RHC)-- New forces continue confirming their presence in a high school march on Friday to demand quality education in Paraguay as the Government calls for dialog.... More


Sanaa, September 15 (RHC)--Saudi Arabia’s relentless bombardment of Yemen has claimed multiple lives as the United Arab Emirates confirms the death of a second soldier in less than two days in clashes with Yemeni forces.... More


Vatican City, September 15 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has warned that Europe's refugee crisis is just the “tip of the iceberg,” fueled by an “unjust” global economic system forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee war and poverty in search of better lives. ... More


Tegucigalpa, September 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Honduran government accepted Monday a comprehensive reform plan proposed by the Organization of American States (OAS) for its justice system, but the plan does not include the proposal of creating a U.N.-backed anti-impunity body, a strong and recurrent demand of the country’s Outraged or Indignados movement. ... More


Budapest, September 15 (RHC)-- Hungary has declared a state of emergency in two regions along its southern border with Serbia as Hungarian authorities arrested more than 60 people under new laws criminalizing border crossing. ... More


Berlin, September 15 (RHC)-- Nearly one thousand more refugees have arrived in southern Germany from Austria amid Berlin’s surprise decision to reinstate border controls in a bid to stem the tide of asylum seekers into the nation. ... More


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