Bucharest, November 5 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have attended a rally in the Romanian capital Bucharest demanding early elections and eliminating government corruption. ... More


Islamabad, November 5 (RHC)-- At least 18 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in a factory collapse in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore. The deadly incident occurred on Wednesday at a three-storey polythene bag factory in the Sundar industrial estate, located about 45 kilometers southwest of the city center. According to authorities, up to 150 people are believed to be trapped under the rubble. ... More


Ramallah, November 5 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot and killed another Palestinian amid escalating tensions in the occupied West Bank territories. The shooting took place on Wednesday near the city of Hebron, with Israeli forces claiming that the victim had ran over and injured two Israeli policemen in the West Bank, Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported. ... More


Ramallah, November 5 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have abducted at least 28 Palestinians across the occupied territories amid weeks of the Tel Aviv regime’s aggression against Palestinians. The arrests were made in the occupied West Bank cities of Jenin, Hebron and Ramallah as well as Jerusalem, Palestinian Ma’an news agency reported on Wednesday. The report added that a number of children and minors are among the detainees. ... More


Kabul, November 5 (RHC)-- An unmanned aerial vehicle belonging to the US military has reportedly crashed in a remote mountainous area of Afghanistan’s Kabul Province. A senior official from Afghan Interior Ministry told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the drone went down in mountains south of the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday evening. The official noted that no casualties were caused by the crash. ... More


London, November 5 (RHC)-- Thousands of Britons and young students took to the streets of London on Wednesday to protest against cuts to free education. The rally was organized by the National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts. ... More


Berlin, November 5 (RHC)-- Moody's Investors Service has cut scandal-stricken automaker Volkswagen's credit rating as the emissions-rigging furore around the German industrial tycoon continues to deepen. ... More


Havana, November 5 (RHC)-- The managing office of the first Cuban Special Development Zone, located in western Mariel harbor, has announced that eight investment projects have been approved for the area. The announcement was made during the ongoing Havana International Trade Fair. ... More


Havana, November 5 (RHC)-- Cuban Parliament President Esteban Lazo received Peter Foster, his counterpart from the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia, which he described as a sister nation that shares excellent and historic relations with Cuba. ... More


Lima, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Indigenous groups protested in southern Peru on Wednesday against the Peruvian government’s policies and to celebrate the 235th anniversary of Tupac Amaru’s rebellion against Spanish colonizers.... More


Asunción, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- More than 750 Paraguayan doctors began a 48-hour strike on Wednesday in Asunción to try force a dialogue with authorities after no agreements were reached on key issues for doctors in a meeting earlier this week.... More


Mexico City, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Rural organizations demanded Wednesday the Mexican government better redistribute the 2016 budget in favor of a “family, indigenous and small-scaled” agricultural model, while multilateral negotiations to be part of the Trans-Pacific trade deal (TPP), which excludes such a model, continue.... More


Mexico City, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday the recreational use of marijuana is constitutional, a decision likely to lead to legalization.... More


Port-Au-Prince, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Haitian Prime Minister Evans Paul rejected criticisms of the elections held on October 25 in the Caribbean country and defended the country's democratic system amid accusations of electoral fraud by some candidates.... More


Brasilia, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of five young activists associated with the Popular Youth Uprising showered opposition politician and speaker of the lower house, Eduardo Cunha, with fake dollars imprinted with the image of the lawmaker in a protest stunt over his alleged role in a corruption scandal in Brazil.... More


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