Islamabad, January 22 (RHC)-- At least 22 Shia pilgrims returning from Iran are killed when a powerful bomb explosion hit their bus in the restive Balochistan Province in southwest Pakistan.... More
Managua, January 22 (RHC)-- Nicaragua attracted 1.5 billion U.S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2013, up 17 percent from the previous year, state-run investment agency ProNicaragua said Tuesday.... More
Cairo, January 22 (RHC)-- Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi is to stand trial on charges of conspiring with foreign groups to carry out terrorist attacks. Egypt's prosecutor general said on Tuesday that Morsi will stand trial on February 16th for alleged espionage and conspiracy charges.... More
Gaza City, January 22 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have launched another airstrike on the blockaded Gaza Strip, with initial reports indicating there have been at least two deaths. In the attack, which occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, an Israeli fighter jet targeted a vehicle in the city of Beit Hanoun in northeast Gaza.... More
Tokyo, January 22 (RHC)-- Voters on the Japanese island of Okinawa have re-elected a mayor opposed to the relocation of a major U.S. military base. Local officials agreed to a deal last month that would move the base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More
La Paz, January 21 (RHC-NNN) -- Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister D. Majid Takht confirmed on Monday his country's willingness to strengthen friendship and cooperation ties with Bolivia.... More
Santiago de Chile, January (RHC-PL) – A recent study has revealed that Chile's forestry policy violates the rights of the Mapuche people and is an obstacle to its development. ... More
United Nations, January 21 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has rescinded his invitation to Iran to participate in the forthcoming international conference aimed at achieving a political solution to the Syrian crisis under pressure from the United States.... More
Damascus, January 21 (RHC)-- At least 16 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in Syria’s Idlib Province near a border post with Turkey. ... More
Tel Aviv, January 21 (RHC)-- Israel is still seeking to take “draconian steps” to provoke a war between the U.S. and Iran despite the implementation of an interim nuclear deal. A leading regional political commentator, Mark Dankof, warned that Tel Aviv is pushing Washington for a confrontation despite the cost in human lives and material damage.... More
Moscow, January 21 (RHC)-- Russia has criticized the European Union for portraying itself as a human rights champion while facing serious problems concerning violation of rights. The Russian Foreign Ministry published a report this week, evaluating the human rights situation in EU member states in 2013.... More
Columbus, January 21 (RHC)-- In the United States, the family of an Ohio man whose “agonizing” execution took nearly 25 minutes is to sue the state, saying the way he was executed was in violation of his constitutional rights.... More
Chicago, January 21 (RHC)-- The Archdiocese of Chicago has agreed to release thousands of internal documents that detail its internal handling of child sexual abuse by clergy members. ... More
United Nations, January 20 (RHC-UN-CMC) -- The United Nations has announced the allocation of US$6 million for emergency aid operations for the “neglected crisis” in Haiti.... More
Caracas, January 20 (RHC-AVN) --- President Nicolas Maduro has reaffirmed his invitation to Venezuelans to create a social program to pacify the country.... More
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