Brasilia, August 18 (RHC)-- The ruling party in Brazil, the Workers Party, has called for a massive mobilization on Thursday, rallying in defense of democracy and the legitimate government of President Dilma Roussef.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – Peoples Army, FARC-EP, and high ranking members of the Colombian Catholic Church have met in Havana, where peace talks are taking place.... More
Washington, August 18 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is working to reach a deal with Cuba by year’s end that would allow travelers to fly on scheduled commercial flights between the two countries, U.S. officials say -- chipping away at a travel ban without requiring Congress to lift it.... More
Jakarta, August 18 (RHC)-- Rescuers have discovered the bodies of all the 54 people who had been on board a passenger plane that recently crashed in rugged terrain in Indonesia's east over the weekend. ... More
Guatemala City, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was greeted by a 35-car caravan of VW Beetles -in memory of the car the former president drove during his time in office- as he arrived in Guatemala for a conference Monday.... More
Cairo, August 18 (RHC)-- Health authorities in Egypt say more than 100 people, mostly elderly, have lost their lives in a blistering heatwave in the North African country for nearly two weeks. Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that at least 105 people have died from the stifling heat in the worst-hit regions over the past two weeks. ... More
Bangkok, August 18 (RHC)-- In news from Thailand, at least 20 people have died after a bomb placed inside a Hindu shrine exploded Monday night in the capital Bangkok. ... More
Washington, August 18 (RHC)-- The head of the International Monetary Fund has called for European creditors to provide "significant" debt relief to Greece, after Greek lawmakers accepted harsh austerity measures to secure their third bailout in five years. ... More
United Nations, August 18 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has approved a plan calling for an intra-Syrian "political process" to end the crisis in the country. ... More
Bayda, August 18 (RHC)-- The prime minister of Libya's internationally recognized government, Abdullah al-Thani, has retracted his recent offer to hand in his resignation. "The prime minister didn't submit his resignation. He backed down from his previous announcement," AFP quoted Thani's spokesperson, Hatem el-Ouraybi, as saying on Monday... More
Ramallah, August 18 (RHC)-- A female Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail has joined her brother and fellow inmate in an open-ended hunger strike in solidarity with hunger-striking prisoner Muhammad Allan, who is in a coma due to his poor health. ... More
Washington, August 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker says his immigration policy is "very similar" to the plan proposed by Republican front-runner Donald Trump which amounts to curtailing legal and illegal immigration. ... More
Sacramento, August 18 (RHC)-- Wildfires are raging across several western U.S. states amid the latest scientific warnings about climate change. Montana declared a state of emergency over the fires, which also burned across Idaho, Oregon, California and Washington state. ... More
Pretoria, August 18 (RHC)-- In South Africa, prosecutors have asked for Olympic and Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius to be charged with murder, just days before he is due to be released from prison less than a year after being convicted of killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. ... More
Bogotá, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, said the release of their 12,000 members currently detained in Colombian prisons must be part of the final peace agreement with the Colombian government, Reuters reported Monday.... More
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