Caracas, February 19 (RHC)-- Information from the social networks show that there is a media campaign by right-wing forces in Venezuela to try to criminalize the government of Nicolas Maduro. ... More
Havana, February 19 (RHC) -– The fascist escalation against the constitutional government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was rejected Tuesday by officials and activists gathered in the Cuban capital of Havana.... More
La Paz, February 19 (RHC) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales on Tuesday proposed that the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) call an emergency meeting on Venezuela, where recent violent actions undertaken by extremist sectors of the political opposition resulted in three deaths.... More
Washington, February 19 (RHC)-- A new report based on top-secret documents from Edward Snowden has revealed how the United States and Britain targeted the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks after it published documents on the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. ... More
Vienna, February 19 (RHC)-- Talks aimed at solidifying a deal over Iran’s disputed nuclear program reopened on Tuesday in Vienna, Austria. Iran, the United States and five other world powers reached a temporary deal in November requiring Iran to curb uranium enrichment in return for easing crippling economic sanctions. ... More
Brasilia, February 19 (RHC) -- Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega Tuesday dismissed the report of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, which labels Brazilian economy as "one of the most vulnerable" as it has suffered greatly from capital flight.... More
Houston, February 19 (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
Brasilia, February 19 (RHC) -- The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) economic bloc is close to finalizing a trade deal with the European Union (EU), Brazilian Foreign Minister Luiz Alberto Figueiredo said Tuesday.... More
Washington, February 19 (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 19 (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
Washington, February 19 (RHC)-- A new report released in the United States shows that the number of school shootings in the U.S. continues to grow following a rampage at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012, which left 26 children and staff members dead.... More
New York, February 19 (RHC)-- Consumer advocates and media reform groups are speaking out against a planned merger between the cable giants Comcast and Time Warner. Comcast has announced plans to buy Time Warner Cable for more than $45 billion in stock, giving it a virtual monopoly in 19 of the nation’s 20 largest media markets. ... More
Ottawa, February 19 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia is buying 10 billion dollars worth of weapons from a Canadian subsidiary of a U.S. arms maker. General Dynamics has announced that it secured the 14-year contract for its Canadian division to sell Riyadh military vehicles as well as training and support services with a value of 10 billion dollars.... More
Caracas, February 18 (RHC)-- Venezuelans staged a mass mobilization Tuesday for peace and against violence unleashed by right-wing opposition sectors. ... More
La Paz, February 18 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, the Chamber of Deputies began aseries of actions to assist victims of floodings in the Andean nation.... More
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