Kabul, October 10 (RHC)-- Afghan army troops have killed more than 170 Taliban militants and wounded tens of others in a series of mop-up operations conducted across the war-torn country over the past 24 hours. ... More


Havana, October 10 (RHC)-- People around the world are continuing to pay homage to the Heroic Guerrilla, Ernesto Che Guevara, despite the fact that he was killed in Bolivia 48 years ago. ... More


Washington, October 10 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has described military actions taken in Syria by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a sign of Moscow’s weakness. Obama made the remarks in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” which will air on Sunday. ... More


Santiago de Chile, October 10 (RHC)-- New declassified documents show former Chilean General Augusto Pinochet directly ordered the 1976 assassination of a Chilean diplomat on U.S. soil. ... More


Kathmandu, October 10 (RHC)-- Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala today resigned even as Parliament prepares to elect a new premier tomorrow after parties failed to forge a consensus amid continued protests and blockade of a key border trade point with India over the country's new Constitution. ... More


London, October 10 (RHC)-- The Guardian has obtained data showing diesel cars from four major car manufacturers are emitting significantly more pollution on the road than in their regulatory tests. ... More


Tokyo, October 10 (RHC)-- In news from Japan, a new study says children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant during the 2011 meltdown have been diagnosed with thyroid cancer at a rate between 20 and 50 times higher than children on average. ... More


Seattle, October 10 (RHC)-- The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Benton County, Washington, for operating a "modern-day debtors’ prison." ... More


Colombia, October 10 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of South Carolina, the family of unarmed African American Walter Scott, who was shot in the back by white police officer Michael Slager in April, has settled with the city of North Charleston for $6.5 million. ... More


Houston, October 10 (RHC)-- In the United States, one person has been killed and another wounded near a college campus in the U.S. state of Texas and a suspect has been taken into custody.... More


Portland, October 10 (RHC)-- Over 200 gun-rights activists in the US have protested President Barack Obama's visit to the state of Oregon to meet with the families of victims of last week's college mass shooting.... More


Bogotá, October 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The peace delegations from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian government issued a joint statement on Friday in an accord to settle their differences over the interpretation of a recently signed historic agreement regarding transitional justice.... More


Caracas, October 10 (PL-RHC)-- The Minister of Petroleum and Mining and President of Petroleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa), Eulogio Del Pino, announced a technical forum to assess the situation with oil prices.... More


La Paz, October 10 (PL-RHC)-- Delegates from 54 countries are taking part in the 2nd World Summit on Climate Change underway from today until Monday, October 12th, in Cochabamba, Bolivia.... More


Bridgetown, October 10 (NNN-BGIS)-- Prime Minister Freundel Stuart has reiterated that Barbados, like several other small international financial centers, continues to be buffeted at every turn by “the unjustified attacks of powerful nations.”... More


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