Refinery in Puerto Ventanas, Chile.   (Photo: Reuters)

Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- Greenpeace activists and residents of communities suffering from industrial pollution created a mock hospital ward outside the Chilean presidential palace to demand that the government commit to shutting down coal-fired power plants by 2030.... More


 Imprisoned Jordanian citizen Heba Abdel-Baqi Labadi.  (Photo: Twitter)

Amman, October 19 (RHC)-- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has rejected a ruling by an Israeli military court to extend the detention of Jordanian citizen Heba Abdel-Baqi Labadi, who was recently arrested after crossing the kingdom into the occupied West Bank.... More


Indian nationals arrive at Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi after being deported from Mexico.  (Photo: AFP)

Mexico City, October 19 (RHC)-- More than 300 Indian nationals, who paid tens of thousands of dollars each trying to get into the United States, arrived in New Delhi Friday after an "unprecedented" mass deportation by Mexico.... More


 European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmstrom in Brussels.  (Photo: AFP)

Brussels, October 19 (RHC)-- The EU's top trade official says the bloc would have no choice but to hit back after Washington imposed tariffs on a record $7.5-billion worth of European Union goods on Friday.  "We regret the choice of the U.S. to move ahead with tariffs," European Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a statement on Friday after attempts to negotiate a truce went nowhere.... More


Havana, October 19 (RHC )-- Thousands of Cubans converged at Havana´s Great Theater on Saturday to bring flowers and bid farewell to the legendary ballet star Alicia Alonso who died in Havana on Thursday at 98.... More


Caracas, October 19  (RHC)--  Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza rejected Washington's new measures against Cuba, related to the purchase of products with U.S. components and the leasing of aircraft and boats.... More


 Chilean police hold a protester at metro station in Santiago.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Santiago de Chile, October 19 (RHC)-- The latest price increase for tickets of Chile's Santiago Metro this week triggered a wave of protests in several suburban stations, with hundreds of young people who sneak in without paying, cause damage and then face the police.... More


Washington, October 19 (RHC)-- White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney has announced that the 2020 G-7 summit will be held at one of President Donald Trump's properties, despite opposition to Trump steering funds to his own business.... More


United Nations, October 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations reports that an "unprecedented" number of civilians were killed or injured in the third quarter of 2019 across Afghanistan, calling the violence "totally unacceptable." ... More


 Colombia's Presidential Guard.   (Photo: presidencia.gov.co)

Bogota, October 19 (RHC)-- A member of Colombia’s presidential guard has been arrested for involvement in a massacre in which ten were killed in the municipality of El Tarra in North Santander. ... More


London, October 19 (RHC)-- British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said the Labour Party cannot support the Brexit deal.... More


Kabul, October 19 (RHC)-- At least 62 worshipers have been killed and more than 100 injured in bomb explosions at a mosque in eastern Afghanistan during Friday prayers... More


Havana, October 19 (RHC)-- The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel, will begin a tour of European countries this Sunday, which will include official visits to Ireland, the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation.... More


London, October 18 (RHC)-- Julian Assange is in high spirits despite being deprived of the materials he needs for his defense, veteran journalist John Pilger has reported, adding that Assange’s upcoming extradition hearing will be "a battle for democracy."... More


New York, October 18 (RHC)-- A New York federal court on Friday found Juan Antonio Hernandez (aka Tony), the brother of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (JOH), guilty of charges of drug trafficking, use of weapons and lying to authorities.... More


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