San Salvador, March 14 (RHC) -- El Salvador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has confirmed ruling party candidate Salvador Sanchez Ceren won in the second-round presidential elections held Sunday.... More
Washington, March 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. Border Patrol has issued fresh restrictions on when agents can open fire. Under the new rules, customs and border agents are barred from shooting at vehicles whose occupants are trying to flee. They are also prevented from stepping in front of the vehicle or using their body to block it in the case of escape. ... More
Santiago de Chile, March 14 (RHC) -– The government of President Michelle Bachelet on Thursday apologized in the name of the Chilean state to the indigenous Mapuche tribe “for taking their lands” and said it has a pending debt in terms of public policies that will allow the Araucania region, where 600,000 of this Amer-Indian people live, to emerge from poverty.... More
Dallas, March 14 (RHC)-- Another U.S. Army official involved in sexual assault prevention has been charged with a related crime. Sgt. 1st Class Gregory McQueen, who runs the sexual assault and harassment prevention wing at Fort Hood, located in the U.S. state of Texas, is accused of setting up a prostitution ring of cash-strapped female soldiers. ... More
Quito, March 14 (RHC) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa met on Thursday with his Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is in Quito on a brief official visit to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation in various areas.... More
London, March 14 (RHC)-- More leaks from former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden have identified key court orders that loosened restrictions on the collection of Americans’ private information. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, March 14 (RHC) -- Brazilian police on Thursday took over peacefully one of Rio de Janeiro's most crime- ridden favelas, as part of a "pacification" plan in the lead-up to the 2014 World Cup Games.... More
Beijing, March 14 (RHC)-- There is still no sign of a Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 239 people, nearly a week after it disappeared while en route to China. ... More
London, March 14 (RHC)-- Former British Cabinet minister, longtime Parliament member and anti-war activist Tony Benn has died at the age of 88. He was the longest-serving member of Parliament in the history of Britain’s Labour Party, serving more than half a century. ... More
Santiago, March 13 (RHC) -- South American foreign ministers have decided to dispatch a commission to Venezuela to oversee the political dialog toward peace in the country. ... More
Geneva, March 13 (RHC)-- The United Nations says the number of civilian casualties from U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan has tripled in the past year. UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter-terrorism Ben Emmerson warned on Wednesday that civilian deaths resulting from U.S. drone attacks are intensifying in Afghanistan.... More
Caracas, March 13 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday announced a ban on violent anti-government demonstrations which have roiled the capital Caracas for a month.... More
Cairo, March 13 (RHC)-- Egypt has demolished 1,370 underground tunnels between the country and the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Egyptian military. Army spokesmen did not say when the tunnels were demolished. ... More
La Paz, March 13 (RHC) -- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend an upcoming summit of the Group of 77 developing countries plus China (G-77 + China) in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in June, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday. ... More
London, March 13 (RHC)-- Britain’s Scotland Yard police have been accused of covering up "institutionalized sexism" in a bid to block claims by women deceived into relationships with undercover officers. ... More
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