Tripoli, May 19 (RHC)-- Dozens of people were killed in Libya over the weekend in attacks by forces loyal to a renegade former general. Khalifa Haftar, who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi, launched an offensive in Benghazi in what he called a bid to root out Islamist militants. ... More
Paris, May 19 (RHC)--West African countries have declared a "war" on the militant group Boko Haram following last month’s kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls. At a meeting in Paris, heads of state from Nigeria and its neighbors declared the Boko Haram a threat to all of Africa. ... More
Bogotá, May 19 (RHC) -– At least 31 children and one adult have been killed in an incident during which a bus with dozens of passengers caught fire in a city in northern Colombia.... More
Ramallah, May 19 (RHC)-- Funerals were held in the occupied West Bank over the weekend for two Palestinians shot dead during the annual Nakba Day protest. ... More
Moscow, May 19 (RHC) –- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has denied claims that Russia is seeking to establish military bases in Latin America but acknowledged that Russia is considering naval stations.... More
Santiago de Chile, May 19 (RHC) – A Chilean activist campaigning for free education burned documents representing $500 million worth of student debts at Universidad del Mar in a one-man protest.... More
Washington, May 19 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has ordered the military to stop force-feeding a hunger-striking prisoner at Guantánamo Bay. Syrian national Abu Wa’el Dhiab is among the dozens of prisoners who have refused to eat in protest of indefinite imprisonment and harsh conditions at Guantánamo. ... More
Detroit, May 19 (RHC)-- The auto giant General Motors has been hit with a $35 million fine over its concealment of a safety defect linked to hundreds of deaths. GM began recalling millions of vehicles this year, despite knowing of a faulty ignition switch in its vehicles at least a decade earlier. ... More
New York, May 19 (RHC)-- The telecom giant AT&T has agreed to buy satellite television operator DirecTV in a $48.5 billion deal. It is the second major media takeover this year following the merger of Comcast and Time Warner, which remains up for federal approval. ... More
La Paz, May 19 (RHC) Bolivia’s Chamber of Deputies, or Lower Chamber of Parliament, debates a Mining Bill on Monday, which was already passed by the senators after modifying some of its articles. ... More
Caracas, May 17 (RHC), – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, urged opposition leaders on Friday to return to political talks intended to stem unrest around the country or face the "repudiation" of the nation.... More
Bogotá, May 17 (RHC), – Colombia's Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) guerrillas reached a landmark agreement with the government toward eliminating the illegal drug trade and called a weeklong ceasefire on Friday, giving a political boost to President Juan Manuel Santos in his re-election bid.... More
Kabul, May 17 (RHC)-- Afghan police say at least 11 people have been killed in an air raid conducted by U.S.-led forces in eastern Ghazni Province. Local officials claimed the victims were all Taliban members who came under attack somewhere near the Andar district. Taliban militants have yet to comment on the incident.... More
Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- Years before Edward Snowden pulled back the curtain on the National Security Agency (NSA), the spy agency shared the legal basis behind its phone data collection with Sprint.... More
Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- The release of court documents regarding Sprint and the U.S. National Security Agency comes weeks after the administration revealed details about a separate instance in which a phone company had challenged the NSA’s ability to collect the records. ... More
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