Donald Trump pulls ex-CIA chief's security clearance.   Photo: Google File

Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has pulled the security clearance of one of his harshest critics, former CIA Director John Brennan.  The White House revoked Brennan's security clearance on Wednesday, questioning his "insights." ... More


Pennsylvania priests abused 1,000 children and covered up the abuse.  Photo: AFP

Philadelphia, August 16 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, a grand jury report released this week has revealed how more than 300 Catholic priests sexually abused 1,000 children and possibly thousands more over seven decades and that the church leadership covered up the abuse. ... More


teleSUR English's page was removed from Facebook for the second time this year without any specific reason being provided.   Photo: teleSUR

Caracas, August 16 (RHC)-- According to reports from Caracas, teleSUR English Facebook page has now been republished on the social media website after it was taken down without any reason given.... More


In sexist and racist attack, Donald Trump calls former aide “crazed” and a “dog”   Photo: AP

Washington, August 16 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has publicly attacked former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. ... More


Teachers participate in a one-day strike against the government's privatization drive in public education, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 19, 2018.  Photo:

San Juan, August 16 (RHC)-- Last Monday was the first day of school in Puerto Rico, and it was a disorganized and chaotic disaster thanks to the government’s cruel assault on public education.  ... More


A road is submerged in flood water after heavy rains in Spring Lake, New Jersey, on August 13, 2018.  Photo: Reuters

Newark, August 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of New Jersey has declared a partial state of emergency as forecasts for further heavy rainfall posed new danger in parts of that state, as well as New York and Pennsylvania, where rescuers people from waterways, flooded cars and homes. ... More


 U.S. singer Aretha Franklin dies at 76.   Photo: AP

Detroit, August 16 (RHC)-- Aretha Franklin, the “Queen of Soul,” regarded as one of the greatest singers of all time and a recognized figure of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S., passed away Thursday of advanced pancreatic cancer. ... More


Havana, August 15 (RHC)-- According to an article in this morning's edition of Granma newspaper, since the beginning of the constitutional reform process... More


Cuban city of Baracoa celebrates 507th anniversary. File photo

Baracoa, August 15 (RHC)-- The city of Baracoa is celebrating its 507th birthday on August 15th, with a long history of tradition and the legacy left by the Spanish, Africans and Native indigenous communities. ... More


Venezuela's Chief Prosecutor Tarek William Saab talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas.  Photo: Reuters

Caracas, August 15 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab has announced that the number of people involved in the assassination attempt against the president of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro has risen to 34. ... More


Donald Trump signs multi-billion dollar Pentagon spending bill.  Photo: AP

Washington, August 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has signed the 2019 defense spending authorization bill, increasing domestic spending on what is already the world’s largest military. ... More


 Yemeni school children killed in targeted attack by Saudi Arabia and U.S..  Photo: AFP

Sanaa, August 15 (RHC)-- Thousands of mourners gathered in Yemen’s northern city of Saada for the funerals of 51 people, including 40 children, who were killed in a U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a school bus last week. ... More


Pablo Fajardo, lawyer for the victims of environmental damage caused during Texaco's oil operations in the Ecuadoran Amazon, acquired by Chevron in 2001, celebr

Quito, August 15 (RHC)-- The Constitutional Court of Ecuador has issued a long-awaited ruling in favor of those affected by the transnational oil company Chevron... More


Photo of a Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154.  Photo: AFP

Moscow, August 15 (RHC)-- Russia has expressed its deep regrets that the United States has ceased to financially support the Open Skies Treaty... More


Activists hold up green handkerchiefs outside the Congress after senators rejected a bill to legalize abortion in Buenos Aires.  Photo: Reuters

Buenos Aires, August 15 (RHC)-- In Argentina, thousands of women and men in favor of legal, safe and free abortion, are renouncing their membership in the Catholic Church, after last week's Senate vote against the bill of Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy (IVE). ... More


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