Santiago de Chile, June 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile declared an environmental state of emergency in the capital Santiago de Chile on Monday, due to extreme levels of smog. ... More
Brussels, June 22 (RHC)-- European leaders are holding emergency talks in Brussels today on Greece’s financial future. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has presented a new proposal for reforms which the European Commission called a "good basis for progress." ... More
Charleston, June 22 (RHC)-- An estimated 20,000 people gathered on the Ravenel Bridge in Charleston, South Carolina, Sunday evening in a show of unity to commemorate the nine African-American people shot and killed at the Emanuel AME Church last week.... More
Washington, June 22 (RHC)-- The leader of a U.S. white supremacist group cited in Dylann Roof’s manifesto has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republicans, including presidential candidates Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Rick Santorum. ... More
Charleston, June 22 (RHC)-- A website featuring a 2,444-word white supremacist creed shows dozens of photos of the gunman arrested in the Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre. The site shows a stone-faced Dylann Roof -- the man who confessed to shooting nine people dead at a Bible study group -- holding weapons, visiting a cemetery for U.S. Confederate soldiers, and burning and spitting on an American flag.... More
Washington, June 22 (RHC)-- A board member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the most powerful gun lobby in the world, has suggested that the victims of a mass shooting at an historic African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina, “might be alive” if they had been carrying guns.... More
Washington, June 22 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has accused Iran of supporting international terrorist groups, claiming the country's terrorist activities continue.... More
London, June 22 (RHC)-- Whistleblower website WikiLeaks says it will publish over 500,000 Saudi diplomatic documents on the Internet over the upcoming weeks. In a statement, WikiLeaks said internal reports from Saudi government organizations and communications between the country's embassies across the world will be included in the documents.... More
New York, June 22 (RHC)-- U.S. drone pilots are psychologically being worn-down because of the criminal character of their efforts, says political commentator Brian Becker. He made the comments when asked about a recent report by the New York Times that America's drone operators "are burning out, and the Air Force is being forced to cut back on the flights."... More
San Juan, June 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Puerto Rico’s teachers union went on strike Saturday to protest the closure of 63 schools as part of education cuts, which were undertaken to save money as the country experiences economic crisis. ... More
Quito, June 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has praised the gains made in improving safety and security in the country. Speaking during his weekly television program over the weekend, Correa announced a 25 percent drop in the homicide rate from January to April of this year as compared the same period last year. “This is leading us to becoming one of the safest countries in the region,” said Correa, while adding that rates of other crimes had also dropped considerably. ... More
Mexico City, June 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Secretariat for Public Education (SEP) announced on Sunday it has suspended the teacher evaluations in the states of Oaxaca and Michoacan, saying “the necessary conditions” were not in place for the process to go ahead. ... More
Quito, June 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, reiterated on Saturday that there is a plan underway to overthrow the elected government, and called on his supporters to defend the achievements of the Citizen’s Revolution against the destabilizing attempts of the right.... More
Havana, June 22 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro met with the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, in Havana in a meeting that was described as “fruitful.” ... More
Havana, June 22 (RHC)-- The Cuban economy is expected to grow a little over four percent in the first half of 2015, according to Economy and Planning Minister Marino Murillo during a recent meeting of the Cuban Council of Ministers. The meeting was presided over by Cuban President Raul Castro and analyzed the performance and of the economy and its prospects for the future.... More
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