Benghazi, February 7 (RHC)-- Gunmen have attacked studios of two privately-run television channels in Benghazi as violence rages in the cradle of Libya’s 2011 revolution against late Muammar Gaddafi. The television channels targeted overnight Wednesday were the Doha-based Libya al-Ahrar and the Cairo-based Libya al-Oula.... More


Tel Aviv, February 7 (RHC)-- An Israeli minister says a Palestinian state would ruin Israel’s economy, as Tel Aviv steps up efforts to prevent the creation of an independent Palestinian homeland.... More


Washington, February 7 (RHC)-- The U.S. has successfully tested an updated version of a B-61 atomic bomb in defiance of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which calls for nuclear disarmament.... More


New York, February 7 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of New York, lawmakers are seeking passage of a bill that would block financing for academic groups that boycott academic institutions in Israel. ... More


Washington, February 6 (RHC)-- U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director Michael Flynn claims the National Security Agency data leaked by former contractor Edward Snowden would lead to the deaths of American troops.... More


Quito, February 6 (RHC) –- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has signed a decree that takes his country out of the Inter-American Reciprocal Assistance Treaty (TIAR), according to the Foreign Ministry.... More


Rome, February 6 (RHC)-- A group representing victims of child sex abuse at the Catholic Church has called on the Vatican to prosecute offending priests. ... More


Bogotá, February 6 (RHC) –- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday that he has set a period of 10 days for an internal investigation of the Army for the alleged illegal monitoring of the negotiating team with the FARC rebels.... More


Tel Aviv, February 6 (RHC)-- Israel has issued a fresh threat of war against the Gaza Strip, saying rockets fired from the Palestinian territory are enough reason for Tel Aviv to invade the besieged enclave.... More


Panama City, February 6 (RHC) -- Expansion work on the Panama Canal has virtually stalled amid an ongoing cost overrun dispute between the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) and the multinational consortium, Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the canal authority announced Wednesday.... More


Sony Plans to Cut 5,000 Jobs

Tokyo, February 6 (RHC)-- Japan’s electronics giant Sony will cut some 5,000 jobs around the world, saying it would book great financial losses. The company claims that the job cuts, part of a restructuring plan, would save about $1.0 billion annually.... More


London Tube Strike on Second Day

London, February 6 (RHC)-- Londoners endured yet another day of travel chaos as the 48-hour strike by tube workers continued on Thursday. ... More


La Paz, February 6 (RHC) – The Peruvian ambassador in Bolivia, Silvia Alfaro, confirmed that the Bolivian president Evo Morales will visit the president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, at the end of month.... More


Ottawa, February 6 (RHC) – The Canadian band Skinny Puppy will demand compensation from the U.S. for using their music to torture prisoners at the illegal naval base of Guantanamo, Cuba.... More


Berlin, February 6 (RHC)-- Germany’s unemployment rate has hit 7.3 percent in the first month of 2014 with more than 3 million people being jobless at a time of continued economic hardship.... More


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