Israeli settlers entering the al-Aqsa Mosque protected by Israeli troops.  (Photo: AP)

Jerusalem, October 8 (RHC)-- Israeli military forces have put the occupied West Bank on complete lockdown in order to pave the way for Israeli settlers to perform religious rituals in East Jerusalem.... More


A crew member of the ‘Ocean Viking’ during rescue operation.  (Photo: Reuters)

Rome, October 8 (RHC)-- At least nine people died when a boat carrying dozens of migrants sank off the coast of the island of Lampedusa, south of Sicily, Italy's coastguard said on Monday. ... More


New York, October 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S., one of the women who accused deceased serial sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein of attacking her told The Washington Post that she holds billionaire Leslie Wexner, the chairman and CEO of Victoria’s Secret’s parent company, responsible for what happened to her. ... More


Washington, October 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a a proclamation that will deny visas to immigrants who can’t afford to purchase health insurance within 30 days of their arrival to the United States. ... More


Washington, October 8 (RHC)-- In Washington, D.C., women’s rights activists rallied outside the Supreme Court to call for Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s removal from the bench, one year after Republican senators narrowly confirmed him to the Supreme Court despite multiple credible accusations of attempted rape and sexual assault. ... More


File photo shows a deserted factory in the besieged Gaza Strip.  (Photo: Press TV)

Gaza City, October 8 (RHC)-- A Palestinian legislator says 100 percent of factories in the blockaded Gaza Strip has been completely or partially affected by the 14-year-long siege imposed by the Israeli regime on the enclave and successive assaults against the sliver.... More


San Francisco, October 8 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the Donald Trump administration has moved to open more than 720,000 acres of California land to oil and gas drilling.... More


London, October 8 (RHC)-- There is mounting anger in Britain over an incident involving the wife of an U.S. diplomat. A local young man, 19-year-old Harry Dunn, was killed when his motorbike collided with a car, driven by a U.S. diplomat’s wife, near RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire.... More


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Havana, October 8 (RHC)-- Tributes in homage to two legendary heroes of the Cuban Revolution are starting Tuesday island-wide.... More


Santa Clara , October 8 (RHC)—Cuba’s most important cardiology event, Cardiovilla 2019, is kicking off Tuesday with the participation of renowned specialists from more than 20 countries, who will debate about the main cause of death in the world and the most advanced ways to face cardiovascular diseases.... More


Quito, October 7 (RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno has appeared on national TV, vowing to continue austerity measures, including price hikes.... More


Havana, October 8 (RHC)--Cuban president,  Miguel Díaz-Canel, was awarded Monday with  the 35th Anniversary Medal of the Superior Institute of Industrial Design (ISDI)... More


Havana, October 8 (RHC)-- Workers in Cuba's communications system denounced Monday the harm caused by the U.S. blockade to the development of this sector, which suffered last year damages valued at more than 55 million dollars.... More


Nearly 20,000 people from various Indigenous communities are marching.  (Photo: Ecu911)

Quito, October 7 (RHC)-- Thousands of Indigenous peoples stemming from both the north and south of Ecuador have reached the capital city Monday night, as reports from across the country show that security forces are violently enforcing the decreed state of exception. ... More


Cuba's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ana Silvia Rodríguez.

United Nations, October 8 (RHC) Cuba's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ana Silvia Rodríguez, reported on Monday about her country's progress on gender equality and the Government's commitment to continue working on the issue.... More


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