Paris, March 5 (RHC)-- Russia and the United States are holding face-to-face talks today for the first time since the crisis in Ukraine escalated last month. ... More
Moscow, March 5 (RHC)-- In his first news conference since deploying troops around Crimea last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would use force only as a "last resort."... More
Sanaa, March 5 (RHC)-- A U.S. drone strike has reportedly killed at least three people in Yemen’s Marib province near the town of Shebwan. Tribal sources said a drone hit the vehicle of a suspected al-Qaeda fighter, killing him and two other occupants. Two civilians tending sheep nearby were reportedly wounded. ... More
Cairo, March 5 (RHC)-- U.S. peace activist Medea Benjamin says she was detained at Cairo’s airport by Egyptian police who broke her arm and held her without explanation. Benjamin had intended to meet up with international delegates before traveling to Gaza for a women’s conference.... More
Bogotá, March 5 (RHC) -- Colombian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of classical swine fever at a pig farm in the northeastern department of Cesar, affecting semi-confined backyard pigs that came into contact with pigs affected by other outbreaks.... More
Brasilia, March 5 (RHC) -- Brazil’s Air Force has purchased two new $12 million dollar drones from Israel to patrol the skies during the FIFA World Cup, the daily Haaretz reported.... More
Kabul, March 5 (RHC)-- New data from the Afghan government shows Afghan forces have borne the brunt of the U.S.-led invasion, with nearly 14,000 Afghan soldiers and police killed in the war, a far higher toll than previously known. ... More
Bogotá, March 5 (RHC) -- Almost 62,000 acres of coca leave crops and drug making laboratories were found in Colombia’s central state of Boyaca.... More
Baghdad, March 5 (RHC)-- Iraq is continuing to see increased levels of violence. The United Nations confirmed more than 700 people died in Iraq in February alone, most of them civilians, a higher toll than the same month last year. ... More
Brasilia, March 5 (RHC) -- This year, Arabica coffee prices are likely to rise to 150-160 cents/pound (lb). Currently, the price is 194 cents/lb, a rise of 92 percent compared with 101 cents/lb in November 2013, the Business Standard daily reported.... More
Mexico City, March 5 (RHC)-- Mexico’s Human Rights Commission is investigating possible medical negligence over the care of indigenous women giving birth in the southern state of Oaxaca.... More
Santiago de Chile, March 5 (RHC)-- In Chile, the daughter of former President Salvador Allende is poised to become the first female leader of the Senate. Senator Isabel Allende will take up the post next week after she was selected by lawmakers from the party of President-elect Michelle Bachelet. ... More
United Nations, March 5 (RHC)-- The United Nations has proposed a nearly 12,000-member peacekeeping force for Central African Republic where sectarian conflict has raised fears of a possible genocide. ... More
Tel Aviv, March 5 (RHC)-- Israeli government figures show that Tel Aviv initiated more than twice as many West Bank settlement homes last year than it did the previous year. ... More
Los Angeles, March 5 (RHC)-- U.S. border agents are facing new scrutiny for killing migrants, with 21 civilian deaths reported since 2010. ... More
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