Lima, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The elite police of Peru conducted a mega operation on Wednesday in which they raided pits where drug traffickers produce cocaine and also seized chemicals used in the refining of the narcotic, authorities said, according to the U.S. news agency the Associated Press.... More
Mexico City, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A number of human rights organizers and defenders said Wednesday that forced disappearances are on the rise in Mexico, La Jornada newspaper reported.... More
Bogotá, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As the number of femicides continue increasing in Colombia, the National Network of Women launched a free application for mobile phones which warns women about types of violent crimes they can be victims of, and about ways they can report them, El Espectador newspaper published on Tuesday.... More
Santiago de Chile, August 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean state officials, along with other experts, opened Wednesday a seminar on sustainable agriculture and climate change, co-organized by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
Miami, August 26 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Erika is becoming better organized and stronger as it moves west at 17 mph towards the northern Caribbean. According to weather forecasters, the storm could pass to the north of Cuba and approach the U.S. state of Florida by late this weekend. ... More
Cuba reached fourth place in the medal table at the World Athletics Championships Beijing, thanks to the second gold medal won by pole vaulter Yarisley Silva.... More
Ramadi, August 26 (RHC)-- A suspected Daesh militant has rammed a car bomb into a military convoy near the western Iraqi city of Ramadi, killing over a dozen government troops and allied volunteer fighters. ... More
Caracas, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Ministry Delcy Rodriguez met with her Colombian counterpart Maria Angela Holguin on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the border between both countries. The meeting took place in Colombia.... More
Paris, August 26 (RHC)-- Three people, including a baby, have been killed and four others seriously injured in a shootout at a Roma camp in northern France. The shooting occurred on Tuesday at around 16:30 p.m. local time in Roye Commune, Roye, about 110 kilometers north of Paris, in the Somme Department. ... More
Damascus, August 26 (RHC)-- Takfiri terrorists’ media arm in the central Syrian province of Homs released on Tuesday some images depicting the destruction of the 2,000-year-old Baal Shamin temple in the historic Syrian city of Palmyra. The series of photos shows Daesh group members placing barrels and small containers of explosive in and around the temple. ... More
Brussels, August 26 (RHC)-- U.S. Air Force officials say the United States will soon deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe, a move that military analysts see as a signal to Russia amid growing tensions between the two countries. The F-22 fighter jet is considered the most sophisticated plane in the world. ... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says the United States and Turkey have finalized details of a plan to include Turkey in the U.S.-led coalition battling the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
Washington, August 26 (RHC)-- The Black Lives Matter movement in the United States held protests in at least 14 cities Tuesday to draw attention to what organizers are calling the national crisis of violence against trans-gender women. ... More
United Nations, August 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations has warned of the increasing number of children killed in the Yemeni conflict, saying those who survive will form “a lost generation” as a result of the traumatic experiences of the crisis. ... More
London, August 26 (RHC)-- The United Nations special rapporteur on privacy has slammed Britain’s surveillance situation, saying it is even worse than what author George Orwell imagined in his novel 1984.... More
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