San Salvador, February 15 (RHC)-- El Salvador’s Supreme Court has ordered an unprecedented probe of a 1981 massacre of civilians by U.S.-backed troops. ... More
Houston, February 15 (RHC)-- Shell has abandoned its plans to drill for oil off the coast of Alaska for this year after a court ruling cast doubt on its leases in the Chuckchi Sea. Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the government had inadequately assessed the drilling’s potential environmental impact.... More
Washington, February 15 (RHC)-- The U.S. Army will fly giant surveillance blimps with the capacity to track a broad area of the U.S. east coast beginning in October, according to The Washington Post. News that this tracking and surveillance technology -- used by the U.S. military in Iraq and Afghanistan -- will be deployed domestically is now sparking public outcry.... More
Washington, February 15 (RHC)-- A long-awaited report from the U.S. State Department has dealt a potential major blow to efforts to stop the Keystone XL oil pipeline. An impact assessment says the pipeline’s northern leg would not have a major impact on climate change. ... More
Caracas, February 14 (RHC) -– Venezuelans will stage a march on Saturday to reject the recent wave of violence and destabilization attempts against the constitutional government by sectors of the political opposition.... More
Ankara, February 14 (RHC)-- Police in Turkey have fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse protesters calling for the release of army officers who were detained for plotting a coup. Protesters spilled out into the streets of the capital, Ankara, on Thursday chanting "Freedom to patriots, end conspiracies."... More
Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– The Argentinian government has condemned what it terms “clear efforts of destabilization” in Venezuela, following Wednesday's clashes which left three dead and dozens injured on the streets of Caracas.... More
Tokyo, February 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, visited the southern island of Okinawa amid local protests against the U.S. military presence. Kennedy met with Okinawa’s governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, who has agreed to relocate a U.S. base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More
Havana, February 14 (RHC) -- The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group on Thursday closed the 20th round of peace talks held in Havana, Cuba, with several agreements on the thorny issue of drug-trafficking.... More
Islamabad, February 14 (RHC)-- A Pakistani judge has ordered the country’s intelligence agencies to hand over a prominent activist who went missing last week. Karim Khan was seized from his home just days before he was due to travel to Europe to speak out about the impact of U.S. drone strikes. ... More
Brasilia, February 14 (RHC) -– Brazilian campaigners have gathered outside the Foreign Ministry building in the capital Brasilia to demand the government grant asylum to U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden. ... More
Tehran, February 14 (RHC)-- A senior Iranian military official says the massive turnout in the 1979 Islamic Revolution anniversary rallies served as a response to the "foolish rhetoric" by U.S. officials against Iran.... More
Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– Argentinian President Cristina Fernández went on Thursday evening the Favaloro Foundation Hospital in Buenos Aires for a medical check-up, including a brain scan and an electrocardiogram which were described as “satisfactory.”... More
Athens, February 14 (RHC)-- Newly-released figures show unemployment rate in Greece has soared to a record high of 28 percent in November 2013. According to the country’s statistics agency, ELSTAT (Hellenic Statistical Authority), which just published the fresh data, the jobless rate rose from a downwardly revised 27.7 percent the previous month.... More
New York, February 14 (RHC)-- A heavy winter storm that slammed the U.S. southeast and made its way up to the north has left over a dozen people dead and knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of American homes.... More
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