U.S. Job Growth Falls Sharply

Washington, January 11 (RHC)-- U.S. employers hired the fewest number of workers in almost three years during December, raising concerns about whether the job market can sustain its recent gains. ... More


Brussels, January 10 (RHC)-- A draft investigative report presented to the European Parliament legislative committee charged with investigating the scope and scale of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency and the British GCHQ states that the activities of the controversial spy agencies were "illegal" and have "profoundly shaken" the trust between nations on both sides of the Atlantic. ... More


Ramallah, January 10 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have destroyed an entire village of Palestinian Bedouins in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank, Press TV reports. ... More


Damascus, January 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations has begun moving Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile out of the country as part of the disarmament program agreed to last year. ... More


Baghdad, January 9 (RHC)-- Nearly 100 people were killed in Iraq amid clashes between government forces and al-Qaeda-linked militants for control of two major cities. ... More


Tehran, January 8 (RHC)-- Iran has warned against imposition of new sanctions, saying fresh U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic will destroy the Geneva nuclear talks and the ensuing deal. Iran Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, Marzieh Afkham, said: “Approval of any new sanctions will be tantamount to terminating the ongoing talks.” ... More


Boston, January 7 (RHC)-- Renowned U.S. philosopher and political commentator Noam Chomsky warns that the world is racing towards “environmental catastrophe” and “nuclear war” in 2014. Answering a question in an interview with Salon.com about the contemporary issues which particularly concern him, the U.S. scholar answered that there are two major problems from among a long list that are worth mentioning. ... More


Kabul, January 7 (RHC)-- At least nine people have been killed in a strike by a U.S. killer drone in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, according to media reports. The casualties come after the unmanned plane targeted a vehicle in the Momand Dara district of Nangarhar Province. ... More


Caracas, January 6 (RHC)-- The president of the Venezuelan Parliament Diosdado Cabello stressed in Caracas the growing unity of the Bolivarian Revolution and the people forged by the legacy of late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez. ... More


Kabul, January 6 (RHC)-- A joint U.S.-NATO-Afghan military base has come under attack in Afghanistan with one NATO soldier killed in the assault. According to reports, Taliban militants say they have attacked the base belonging to the U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More


Bogota, January 4 (RHC) The US Drummond Transnational Mining Company was ordered to halt operations at the Colombian harbor of Santa Marta after it failed to meet infrastructural regulations to load and download coal that prevent environmental damage. ... More


Quito, January 4 (RHC)-- Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa said that he has the constitutional right to participate in the electoral campaign in support of his party’s candidates to the upcoming February 23 regional elections. ... More


Cairo, January 2 (RHC)-- Two Egyptian protesters have been killed in clashes between the supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and police forces in the port city of Alexandria. Clashes broke out on Wednesday between police and students in the city of Alexandria, where the demonstrators were killed and several others were injured by live rounds.... More


Moscow, January 2 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin made an unannounced visit to the southern city of Volgograd to pay tribute to victims of two recent bombings, calling the attacks an “abomination.” Putin arrived early on Wednesday to Volgograd where he laid flowers at one of the bomb sites and exchanged sympathies with survivors at a hospital in the city.... More


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