Mexico City, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The staff of the Human Rights Unit of the Attorney General of Mexico (PGR) suspended its search for the remaining 42 missing Ayotzinapa students, an official said Wednesday.... More
Washington, December 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. government is preparing to increase the number of American private contractors in Iraq to support the growing number of U.S. troops deploying to the country to "train and assist" Iraqi forces battling the ISIL terrorists. ... More
London, December 25 (RHC)-- A British university professor and commentator has blamed the government policies for the deepening housing crisis in the country. "The housing policy is part of the problem. The other is the attack on living standards by the removal of benefits. So, for example, when the UK government imposed a benefit cap, families cannot get more than a certain amount per week, whatever their need is," Professor Jonathan Rosenhead told Press TV on Wednesday. ... More
Montevideo, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The United States government could free Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, as announced by a relative on Wednesday.... More
Lima, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- An anti-corruption operation in Peru jailed four high-ranking police officers for extortion and a prison search found over 100 liters of illegal liquor made in-house.... More
Kuala Lumpur, December 25 (RHC)-- Torrential downpours and high tides have created chaos in Malaysia's northeastern states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang, displacing around 62,000 people. According to reports on Wednesday, more than 26,000 people in Kelantan, over 22,000 in Terengganu and nearly 13,000 in Pahang were forced to evacuate their homes and seek shelter due to the overflow of rivers. ... More
Ayotzinapa, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- At a mass held by Vatican official Christophe Pierre, parents of the missing 42 Ayotzinapa students have asked Pope Francis for a meeting and for his aid in finding their children.... More
Manila, December 25 (RHC)-- Floods have forced more than 120,000 people to leave their homes in parts of Indonesia's Aceh Province, an official says. The displaced people are from seven districts in Aceh which have been hit by flooding after Sunday's heavy rain, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said on Wednesday. ... More
Brasilia, December 25 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced the names of 13 members of her second-term Cabinet, according to media reports.... More
La Paz, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivia's legislature declared Poopo Lake, located in Oruro department, as a disaster area due to the death of thousands of fish and waterfowl.... More
Dallas, December 25 (RHC)-- A Dallas police officer has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman three times while on duty. Officer David Kattner forced the woman to perform sexual acts while he had his hand on his duty weapon, the Dallas Morning News has reported. ... More
Bogotá, December 25 (RHC-PL) -- President Juan Manuel Santos has reiterated his confidence that 2015 will be a year of progress, equality and peace for all Colombians, who have suffered from the effects of an armed conflict which has dragged on for more than half a century.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 25 (RHC-PL) -- Several prominent personalities in Chile, led by President Michelle Bachelet, and the media, have highlighted the new diplomatic chapter between Cuba and the United States and in general have welcomed the resumption of diplomatic relations. The development received an enthusiastic welcome from Bachelet and an optimistic statement from the Chilean Foreign Ministry.... More
Havana, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Cuban and Russian governments signed a new agreement Tuesday which will promote the exchange of legal professionals between the two nations.... More
Basseterre, December 25 (RHC-CUOPM) -– Positive reactions to the thaw in Cuba-U.S. relations continue, with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Patrice Nisbett, welcoming the resumption of relations between the United States and Cuba. ... More
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