London, May 2 (RHC)-- A document has surfaced from the Ed Snowden collection showing that British spy chiefs secretly sought “unsupervised” access to the NSA’s vast trove of private communications.... More


Panama City, May 2 (RHC), – Panamanians vote for a new president on Sunday in the closest contest in a generation with opponents of President Ricardo Martinelli seeking to thwart the business tycoon's attempt to maintain an indirect grip on power.... More


Baghdad, May 2 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has welcomed a high turnout in the country’s parliamentary polls, describing it as a “slap in the face of terrorism.”... More


Bogotá, May 2 (RHC), – A collapse at an illegal gold mine in Colombia has killed three people and left another 13 missing.... More


Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- In the United States, the National Basketball Association, the NBA, has issued a lifetime ban on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling over the racist comments that ignited a national controversy. A leaked recording captured Sterling berating his girlfriend for associating with African Americans in public. ... More


Mexico City, May 2 (RHC), -- At least seven people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the central Mexican state of Puebla early Thursday, local authorities said.... More


Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- The United States has failed to meet a self-imposed deadline for a framework accord on a "peace deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. ... More


Washington, May 2 (RHC)-- The White House has unveiled a new set of guidelines to address the epidemic of sexual assaults on college campuses. A new task force report urges colleges to conduct anonymous surveys and adopt proven strategies for combating assault. ... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC) –- The working class and working people of Cuba, Venezuela, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Mexico on Thursday took to the streets of major cities in their countries to mark International Workers Day.... More


Lima, May 1 (RHC) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that his government and Peru favor a dialogue between Ukraine's de-facto government and pro-Russia militias under the auspices of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.... More


Havana, May 1 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people across the globe hit the streets on Thursday for mass rallies marking International Workers' Day. In a number of places, mass demonstrations were held to mark the date. ... More


Tallinn, May 1 (RHC)-- Four Danish F-16 warplanes have touched down in Estonia, marking the first time NATO aircraft are stationed in one of Russia’s neighboring countries. The aircraft, accompanied by a 60-strong supporting team, landed on Wednesday in the Amari air base in the west of the Baltic state. ... More


Bogotá, May 1 (RHC-WOLRD BULLETIN) – President Juan Manuel Santos remains the clear favorite to win the Colombian presidential election despite his approval rating falling by 0.5 percent amid agricultural strikes that threaten to spread across the country.... More


Washington, May 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has stripped a provision from a key intelligence bill that would have required President Barack Obama to publicly disclose the number of people killed by drone strikes. ... More


Sacramento, May 1 (RHC)-- The entire U.S. state of California is in drought for the first time in 15 years. More than 75 percent of the state is reported in extreme drought. ... More


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