Des Moines, December 15 (RHC)-- On the campaign trail for the U.S. presidency, a new poll of Republican voters in the U.S. state of Iowa shows Texas Senator Ted Cruz leading over business mogul Donald Trump. ... More
Los Angeles, December 15 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, police and the FBI have launched a hate crimes probe after two mosques were vandalized. ... More
Chicago, December 15 (RHC)-- A U.S. Army National Guard soldier has pleaded guilty to plotting with his cousin to attack a suburban Chicago military base with the aim of killing over 100 people as part of a plan to assist Daesh Takfiris. ... More
Rome, December 15 (RHC)-- An Italian man, apparently suffering from financial problems, has set himself on fire in front of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's home in northern Italy. The 30-year-old man doused his clothes with gasoline on Monday and set himself on fire outside the gates of Berlusconi's luxurious villa near the city of Milan. ... More
Richmond, December 15 (RHC)-- Gun control activists in the U.S. held a protest and vigil to mark the 3rd anniversary of the Sandy Hook mass shooting on Monday by gathering outside the National Rifle Association (NRA) headquarters in Virginia and demanding more control over firearms purchasers and for a ban on sales to people on federal watch lists. ... More
Brasilia, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Brazilian police raided on Tuesday the home of the speaker of the lower house of Congress, Eduardo Cunha, who is accused of taking close to $5 million in bribes to secure contracts with the state-run oil company Petrobras.... More
Buenos Aires, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of Argentinians protested on Monday against President Mauricio Macri's plans to dump regulations aim to promote media diversity.... More
Caracas, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As part of the efforts by Venezuelan socialists and revolutionaries to implement strategies in response to the electoral defeat suffered in recent parliamentary elections, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has ordered military officers working in public administrative posts to return to their barracks.... More
La Paz, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales’ campaign to convince Bolivians to vote “Yes” to new constitutional reforms —what would see changes to terms limits allowed for the president and vice president— will continue on Tuesday as the Movement Toward Socialism intensifies the campaign across the country, local news outlets reported Monday. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinean government of President Mauricio Macri will roll out changes to export taxes and import rules before the end of the year to open up the South American country to foreign companies, local media reported on Monday.... More
Guatemala City, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Guatemala will put two former military officers on trial in February for committing crimes against humanity during the 1980s armed conflict.... More
Caracas, December 15 (teleSUR-RHC) -- What a coincidence that after the December 6th victory of the right-wing opposition, basic products are beginning to re-appear in stores throughout the South American nation -- which suggests the right-wing opposition, backed by the U.S., carried out an old strategy to overthrow a progressive government.... More
Moscow, December 14 (RHC)-- Russia says one of its warships was forced to fire warning shots at a Turkish boat in the Aegean Sea to avoid a collision. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday that the incident took place earlier in the day off Greece’s Lemnos Island, adding that Turkey's military attaché in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry over the incident. ... More
La Paz, December 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales accused the opposition on Sunday of carrying out a “dirty war” against him, about two months ahead of the constitutional referendum, due on February 21st. ... More
Gaza City, December 14 (RHC)-- Israeli war jets have carried out a number of airstrikes against the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the besieged coastal territory. The airborne assaults, which were launched in the early hours of Monday morning, reportedly hit several targets including military posts in the northern and central parts of the Palestinian blockaded enclave. ... More
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