Saint John's, June 11 (PL-RHC) -- The Community of the Caribbean (CARICOM) and the Organization of American States (OAS) will be observers in the general election to be held Thursday in Antigua and Barbuda.... More
Baghdad, June 11 (RHC)-- An estimated 500,000 people have fled Iraq’s second-largest city following its capture by Al Qaeda militants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant — ISIL — seized Mosul on Tuesday with a sweeping attack on the city’s airport, TV stations, government buildings, and prisons, setting over 2,000 inmates free. ... More
Brasilia, June 11 (NNN-RHC) -- Brazil's political parties launched their primaries to elect candidates for the upcoming general elections in October.... More
Portland, June 11 (RHC)-- A high school student has been killed and a teacher wounded in a school shooting in the U.S. state of Oregon that also left the gunman dead.... More
Asunción, June 11 (PL-RHC) -- More than 50,000 people were forced to leave their homes in Paraguay's capital Asunción, faced with increased floods due to the overflow of the river Paraguay.... More
Washington, June 11 (RHC)-- A top official at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has been removed amid accusations of failing to investigate abuses and deadly shootings by agents on the Mexican border.... More
Washington, June 11 (RHC)-- U.S. private prisons with over 25,000 inmates violate human rights by subjecting prisoners to systematic abuse, according to a report issued on Tuesday.... More
Brussels, June 10 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, has commenced war games near Russia's border as tensions rise between the West and Moscow over Ukraine. ... More
Quito, June 10 (PL-RHC) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño is in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, for a meeting of the Political Committee of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA), during which he will express interest in knowing more about the nationwide Government-opposition peace dialogue in Venezuela.... More
Kabul, June 10 (RHC)-- Five U.S. soldiers and at least one Afghan soldier have been killed in what appears to be one of the deadliest instances of friendly fire of the war in Afghanistan. The soldiers were mistakenly killed by an airstrike that was called in by U.S. troops to beat back a Taliban ambush. ... More
Lima, June 10 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru, Mexico and Colombia seek closer cooperation among immigration agencies to combat organized crime at airports and international borders, Peruvian Deputy Foreign Minister Fernando Rojas said.... More
Baghdad, June 10 (RHC)-- In Iraq, Islamist militants have reportedly taken effective control of the second largest city, capturing key buildings in Mosul and liberating more than 1,000 inmates from the central prison.... More
San José, June 10 (PL-RHC) -- The Health Ministry confirmed the possible presence of the chikungunya virus in Costa Rica and warned of the tendency of the illness to spread, which may strain health services.... More
Abuja, June 10 (RHC)-- In Nigeria, suspected members of Boko Haram have kidnapped at least 20 women, loading them into vans at gunpoint. ... More
Islamabad, June 10 (RHC)-- In Pakistan, the Taliban has attacked a training facility near the Karachi airport, less than two days after their attack on the airport left at least 30 people dead. There were no immediate reports of casualties. ... More
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