Brasilia, January 14 (RHC)-- Twelve people have been killed in Brazil’s Campinas after violence erupted in the southeastern city.... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has once again warned Congress against imposing new economic sanctions on Iran. Obama made the remarks during a meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the White House on Monday. ... More
Damascus, January 14 (RHC)-- An international peace conference for Syria is set to begin next week in Geneva. But the summit remains in doubt as Syrian opposition groups have yet to confirm their attendance. ... More
Mexico City, January 14 (RHC)-– Mexico’s government has urged vigilantes to quit their armed struggle against a drug cartel in violence-plagued western towns, saying federal forces would handle security. ... More
Baghdad, January 14 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed in Iraq amid a continued standoff between government forces and Sunni militants in Anbar province. ... More
Santiago de Chile, January 14 (RHC)-- Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno called on Monday to strengthen his country's relationship with neighboring Peru, in the lead-up to an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling on their maritime dispute.... More
Cairo, January 14 (RHC)-- Egyptian Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has warned of a harsh crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi as the country prepares for a controversial referendum.... More
San Salvador, January 14 (RHC)-- The presidential candidate of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN), Salvador Sanchez Ceren, remains at the forefront of the electoral race in El Salvador, with 49 percent of voting intention, according to the latest survey by CID-Gallup pollster.... More
Bangkok, January 14 (RHC)-- Opposition protests in Thailand are intensifying in a bid to shut down the government of embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Thousands of people have flooded major intersections in the capital Bangkok on Monday as part of the ongoing campaign to force Yingluck’s resignation.... More
Puerto Vallarta, January 14 (RHC)-- The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) opened Monday in Mexico's southwestern city of Puerto Vallarta, with parliamentary leaders from 25 countries in the region participating.... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- The United States has deployed a team of military advisers and trainers to Somalia for the first time in 20 years. The Washington Post reports a U.S. contingent has operated out of the capital Mogadishu since October, assisting African troops in their fight against al-Shabab militants.... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- The first Guantánamo Bay prisoner to go before a new U.S. government panel has been cleared for transfer abroad. Mahmud Mujahid was accused of being an al-Qaeda fighter and a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden. He was previously deemed too dangerous to be freed, but also unfit for prosecution because of a lack of evidence or jurisdiction. ... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- A U.S. Catholic priest known worldwide for his activism on peace and social justice has been dismissed from the international Jesuit religious order. ... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- Marine Major General Michael Lehnert, now 62 and retired, says the prison camp at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, must be shut down.... More
Matanzas, January 14 (RHC)-- Cuba and British entrepreneurs are currently considering opportunities to strengthen economic and commercial ties particularly in the areas of energy, agriculture, tourism and the industrial sector.... More
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