Jerusalem, November 23 (RHC)-- Another Palestinian has been killed by Israeli forces in a fresh round of violence in the occupied city of Jerusalem.... More


The Cuban National Ballet is preparing for performances this weekend, following a successful tour of Spain and Oman... More


United Nations, November 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has called for "all necessary measures" to fight Daesh Takfiri terrorists after France presented a draft resolution to the 15-member council calling for a war on the terror group.... More


Moscow, November 21 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the country's military to step up attacks on terrorist positions in Syria, after Moscow confirmed that a homemade bomb brought a civilian plane down over Egypt in a terror attack, claimed by Daesh terrorists.... More


Damascus, November 21 (RHC)-- The Syrian Air Force has conducted 114 sorties in less than a week, destroying some 450 terrorist targets in seven provinces, an army spokesperson says. "Since November 15, the Syrian Air Force has carried out 114 sorties and destroyed 447 targets in Damascus, Homs, Hama, Idlib, Aleppo, Deir ez-Zor and Lattakia provinces," Syrian army spokesperson Brigadier General Ali Mayhoub told reporters on Friday.... More


Paris, November 21 (RHC)-- The French Senate has approved President François Hollande's plan to extend the state of emergency by three months, granting Hollande a sweeping expansion of state powers. ... More


Bamako, November 21 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has denounced the "horrific terrorist attack" at a luxury hotel in Mali, warning that the violence is targeting peace efforts in the country. "The secretary general deplores any attempt to derail the implementation of the agreement" signed in June between rival factions in Mali, Ban's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.... More


Paris, November 21 (RHC)-- The number of anti-Muslim incidents, including attacks on women and hateful graffiti, has risen sharply across France since the recent deadly attacks in Paris, two monitoring groups say. ... More


Ramallah, November 21 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have reportedly clashed with Palestinians in several locations of the occupied West Bank, injuring over a dozen of the protesters, one of them in critical condition. ... More


Washington, November 21 (RHC)-- Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard has been released from a North Carolina prison after 30 years behind bars. Pollard is a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer sentenced to life in prison for passing U.S. secrets to Israel. ... More


New York, November 21 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has outlined her foreign policy proposals, which call for "intensifying and accelerating" President Obama's strategy against the Islamic State. ... More


Princeton, November 21 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of New Jersey, Princeton students have ended a 32-hour sit-in at the university president's office after administrators signed a commitment to begin conversations about addressing campus racism. ... More


Montevideo, November 21 (RHC-PL) -- Uruguay convened today the joining of the world drive HeForShe, promoted by the UN organization devoted to gender equality and the empowerment of women (UN Women), aimed at involving men and boys as defenders and agents of change for gender equality.... More


Brasilia, November 21 (RHC-PL) –- Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged young members of the Workers Party (PT) to assume a central role within the party and present proposals to improve the country.... More


Lima, November 21 (RHC-PL) -- The plan to eradicate hunger fostered by the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) was described in a Latin American parliamentary meeting as a priority, said the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... More


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