Beijing, June 2 (RHC)-- A passenger ship with more than 450 people aboard has sunk in the Yangtze River during a cyclone in southern China, state media reports. ... More
Kabul, June 2 (RHC)-- A series of violent clashes between Afghan police and Taliban militants have claimed the lives of at least 13 people in northern Afghanistan, local authorities say. The casualties caused after a group of heavily armed Taliban militants stormed a police outpost in northern Samangan Province. ... More
Baghdad, June 2 (RHC)-- In Iraq, suicide bombers from the self-proclaimed Islamic State rammed Humvees packed with explosives into a police base in Anbar province, killing at least 45 Iraqi police officers. ... More
Gaza City, June 2 (RHC)-- German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for the removal of Israel's eight-year-long blockade on the Gaza Strip. More action to rebuild and improve Gaza's troubled economy "requires the opening of crossing points," said Steinmeier during a rare visit to Gaza on Monday. ... More
Berlin, June 2 (RHC)-- Germany and France have called on the European Union to revise its proposed mechanism for admitting asylum seekers, calling for a more balanced approach. ... More
Abuja, June 2 (RHC)-- A runaway fuel tanker has barreled into a bus station in southeastern Nigeria, causing at least 70 deaths. The truck rammed into 12 buses on Sunday in a crowded terminal in the city of Onitsha in Anambra State, setting off a large fire. ... More
Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has rejected the possibility of dropping charges against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, despite supporting a bill to overhaul the bulk phone spying program he exposed. ... More
Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- In a landmark religious discrimination case, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a Muslim woman rejected from a job for wearing a headscarf. ... More
Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- On the campaign trail in the United States, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has entered the presidential race. Graham launched his campaign Monday with a warning about "radical Islam ... running wild." ... More
Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- Another presumed Republican U.S. presidential hopeful, Jeb Bush, is the top speaker at a secretive meeting of coal company executives in Virginia, which wraps up on Tuesday. ... More
Quito, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Rafael Correa has announced reforms to Ecuador’s inheritance law to reduce social inequality in the country. The reforms focus on the taxes applied on inheritances of more than $35,400, which will now face a 2.5 per cent tax rate. The tax would increase in increments up to 77.5 per cent for sums above $849,600. ... More
Bogota, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A trial began Monday in Colombia’s highest court of former intelligence chief Miguel Maza over the assassination of a left-leaning presidential candidate just over a quarter of a century ago. ... More
Lima, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The recent FIFA bribery scandal is serving to revive a corruption lawsuit against Manuel Burga, Congressman Daniel Abuggatás stated on Monday. Manuel Burga is the former president of the Peruvian Football Federation and for some is one of the most hated person in the country, being blamed for the poor performance of both the national team and local clubs for the last 13 years. ... More
Mexico City, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has made changes to his declaration of assets after lawmakers demanded that he declare all of his financial property. ... More
San Salvador, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren lauded the numerous social and economic achievements during his first year in office, highlighting the progress made by his government with respect to health and inequality. ... More
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