Santiago de Chile, February 18 (RHC) -- Experts from Chile and Peru on Monday met in Valparaiso, Chile, to make preparations for setting the new maritime border between the two countries, based on the recent verdict of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Chilean daily El Mercurio reported.... More
Rio de Janeiro, February 18 (RHC) -- Brazil will become the world's largest soybean producer in 2014, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff announced on Monday.... More
Bridgetown, February 18 (RHC)-- An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the north region of Barbados this morning, as reported by the U.S. Geological Service.... More
Baghdad, February 18 (RHC)-- Nearly 50 people have been killed in the past 24 hours by a series of car bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital and the southern city of Hillah. Several explosive-laden parked cars detonated across Baghdad on Tuesday, targeting the city's Shia districts.... More
Kabul, February 18 (RHC)-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has rejected U.S. objections to his government’s latest release of prisoners. A group of 65 inmates were freed from Bagram last week, a prison formerly run by the U.S. occupation. ... More
Washington, February 18 (RHC)-- A new report based on leaks by Edward Snowden reveals the National Security Agency played a role in the monitoring of a U.S. law firm that represented the Indonesian government during trade disputes with the United States. ... More
Islamabad, February 18 (RHC)-- A Pakistani anti-drone activist and journalist who was abducted from his home earlier this month says he was tortured while being kept blindfolded in a basement cell. ... More
Jakarta, February 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Indonesia, where he has sought to downplay the reports of spying on Indonesian officials. In Jakarta, Kerry urged Indonesia to take action against climate change, calling it "perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction."... More
Washington, February 18 (RHC)-- A new report says the Barack Obama administration is making plans to launch drone strikes from bases in Central Asia in case the United States is forced to withdraw from Afghanistan this year. ... More
London, February 18 (RHC)-- An attorney who represents Edward Snowden was detained while going through customs at London’s Heathrow airport. Jesselyn Radack told reporters she was subjected to "very hostile questioning" about Snowden and her trips to Russia. ... More
Washington, February 18 (RHC)-- The National Security Agency, the NSA, says it has forced out a civilian staffer and downgraded two others in response to the security breach that allowed Edward Snowden to seize a massive trove of documents. ... More
Jakarta, February 18 (RHC)-- More than 200,000 people are being evacuated in Indonesia after a major volcanic eruption. Dangerous ash and rocks have spewed from Java island’s Mount Kelud, threatening residents in at least 36 villages. ... More
Miami, February 18 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Florida, a jury has convicted Michael Dunn of three counts of attempted murder for opening fire on a car of unarmed Black teenagers during an argument over loud music at a gas station in Jacksonville. ... More
Caracas, February 17 (RHC)-- Private and international media manipulated information about the violents actions of the right-wing with a view to destabilize the country.... More
Quito, February 17 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa warned that the right-wing has implemented a dirty campaign to create a violent situation.... More
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