A floral arrangement at the monument that honors Rigoberto López Pérez.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Managua, September 23 (RHC)-- The Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) and members of its youth branch, the Sandinista Youth, among others, paid tribute over the weekend to poet Rigoberto López Perez, who was shot to death by security guards for taking the life of dictator Anastasio Somoza Garcia.... More


Caracas, September 22 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan delegation at the 74th United Nations General Assembly will denounce the U.S. blockade and present evidence on the Colombian government's ties with paramilitary and criminal groups.  And the Venezuelan delegation will also present the millions of signatures gathered from the international campaign 'No More Trump.'... More


International call for the release of jailed Palestinians.  (Photo: AFP)

Ramallah, September 22 (RHC)-- Dozens of Palestinian prisoners behind bars in Israeli jails are continuing their open-ended hunger strike for the 13th consecutive day to protest the presence of cancer-causing mobile phone jammers in prisons.... More


Buenos Aires, September 22 (RHC)-- The unemployment rate in Argentina reached 10.6 percent in the second quarter of this year, with more than two million people out of work, becoming today the highest value in the last 14 years.... More


Brasilia, September 22 (RHC)-- Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has sanctioned the Economic Freedom Act (MPLE), mostly known as "the mini-labor reform" -- a proposal whose main objective is to facilitate investments by reducing the regulations employers must comply with.... More


 Brazilian security forces cross a cemetery in poor neighborhood.  (Photo: EFE)

United Nations, September 22 (RHC)-- The Human Rights and Minorities Committee of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies (CDHM) delivered to Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (HNCHR), a report on the current human rights situation in Brazil -- a document which provides detailed information on President Jair Bolsonaro administration's lack of commitment to human rights.... More


Mexico City, September 22 (RHC)-- At least 19 more bags of human remains have been found on the same site where at least 44 bodies were found in recent days in the Mexican state of Jalisco. ... More


USS Nitze, with Tomahawk cruise missiles at the ready.  (Photo: AP)

Washington, September 22 (RHC)-- The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Nitze, armed with surface-to-air and Tomahawk cruise missiles, has been redeployed off the northeast coast of Saudi Arabia, as part of the U.S. effort to “plug the holes” in its ally’s air defenses.... More


 Equipment located in Los Rastrojos communications base.  (Photo: @FreddyBernal)

Caracas, September 22 (RHC)-- Venezuelan authorities have announced they have dismantled a telecommunications base of the Colombian criminal gang 'Los Rastrojos' in the state of Táchira, which borders Colombia.... More


Havana, September 22 (RHC)-- Cuba's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, arrived in New York on Saturday heading the island's delegation that will participate in the high-level segment of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly.... More


Tropical Storm Karen forms in the Atlantic.  (Photo: CNN)

Miami, September 22 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Karen has formed just east of the Windward Islands and has sustained winds of 40 mph.  A tropical storm warning has been issued for Trinidad and Tobago, along with Grenada and its dependencies.... More


Russian Foreign Ministry Second Asian Department Director Zamir Kabulov.  (Photo: AP)

Moscow, September 22 (RHC)-- Russia has dismissed "illegitimate" sanctions imposed by the United States on the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), vowing to continue its cooperation with the Islamic Republic in the banking sector.... More


New York, September 22 (RHC)-- In climate news, a new study warns the global average temperature could rise by as much as 7 degrees Celsius — or 12.6 degrees Fahrenheit — above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, unless nations move rapidly to slash greenhouse gas emissions. ... More


Washington, September 22 (RHC)-- A shocking new study has found the United States and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds since 1970, a 29% population drop.  Researchers blamed numerous factors, including widespread habitat loss and the use of agricultural chemicals. ... More


Caracas, September 21 (RHC)-- Thousands of Venezuelans gathered in front of the Venezuelan prosecutor's office in Caracas to support the government campaign that collected nearly 13 million signatures of those against the United States blockade against the South American nation.... More


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