London, July 29 (RHC)-- A new report says that there is substantial evidence that the Israeli regime committed war crimes during a military campaign against the Gaza Strip last year. The existence of such evidence was announced in a joint report by Amnesty International, a London-based rights group, and Forensic Architecture, a research project based at Goldsmiths, the University of London. ... More


Ankara, July 29 (RHC)-- In Turkey, the military has carried out its heaviest assault on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq since airstrikes began last week, effectively ending a two-year truce. ... More


Kabul, July 29 (RHC)-- In news from Afghanistan, the government is investigating reports the leader of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, has died. Sources within the Afghan government have reportedly told news outlets Omar died two or three years ago. ... More


London, July 29 (RHC)-- Over 2,000 desperate migrants have stormed the Channel Tunnel terminal in the French port town of Calais trying to reach the United Kingdom. ... More


Helsinki, July 29 (RHC)-- In Finland, as many as 15,000 people attended rallies and protests Tuesday to denounce recent comments by an elected official that multiculturalism was "a nightmare." ... More


Washington, July 29 (RHC)-- The U.S. administration of President Barack Obama has rejected an on-line public petition asking for the pardon of National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. ... More


Geneva, July 29 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly 4,000 people have been killed in Yemen since Saudi Arabia launched its airstrikes against the country in late March. ... More


New York, July 29 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican presidential pre-candidate Donald Trump, who called Mexican immigrants "rapists," has been accused of rape in the past by his ex-wife. ... More


Ottawa, July 29 (RHC)-- A high-ranking Canadian officer has been charged with a series of sexual assaults involving military minor cadets. ... More


Washington, July 29 (RHC)-- The United States is granting parole to Jonathan Pollard after three decades of imprisonment on charges of spying for Israel. Pollard, a former U.S. Naval intelligence analyst who spied for the Tel Aviv regime, will be freed from life sentence, his lawyers announced on Tuesday. ... More


Sports News Roundup July 29

Cuba won the traditional World Port Baseball Tournament held in Rotterdam, Holland, as the local players failed to win the final clash.... More


Sancti Spiritus, July 29 (RHC)-- The 46th Contingent of the Venceremos Brigade has arrived in the central province of Sancti Spiritus. According to the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, ICAP, the delegation of young Americans and Latinos living in the United States will visit places of historical and cultural interest, including the Casa de la Guayabera, a community institution that exhibits shirts donated by personalities from around the world.... More


Mexico City, July 29 (RHC)-- Beginning today and running until Saturday, August 1st, the 21st Sao Paulo Forum is taking place in Mexico City with the participation of delegates from 23 countries.... More


La Paz, July 29 (RHC)-- Bolivia's economy maintained its growth rate above five percent during the first five months of this year, according to the National Statistics Institute. ... More


Havana, July 29 (RHC) -- Malaysian biotechnology firm BIOVEN, which is developing a cancer drug discovered in Cuba, is planning a stock market flotation in London, the Financial Times reported.... More


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