Sao Paulo, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Teachers and high-school students occupied more then 40 public schools throughout the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Tuesday protesting against the planned closure of some 93 schools, a measure proposed by state governor Geraldo Alckmin.... More
Washington, November 18 (RHC)-- A majority of voters in the U.S. states of Ohio, Indiana, Iowa and Tennessee support the re-establishment of relations with Cuba, according to a survey that revealed large support to the lifting of U.S. trade and travel restrictions on the island. ... More
Tegucigalpa, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) filed the case of a Honduran man, murdered in 2001 as a congressional candidate, to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for investigation on Tuesday. ... More
Bogotá, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Timoleon Jimenez, called on the government of Juan Manuel Santos to stop stalling on peace negotiations and reiterated the guerrilla army's commitment to reach a final deal to end over five decades of armed conflict in the South American country.... More
Lima, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas and wielded their batons on striking workers in Lima on Monday.... More
Lima, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In a landmark move for tackling racism in Peru, a court handed down on Tuesday the South American country’s first conviction for racial discrimination.... More
Asunción, November 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Four members of the Paraguayan guerrilla group the Armed Farmers Association were killed Monday during clashes with police and soldiers.... More
Manila, November 18 (PL-RHC)-- The presidents of Colombia, Chile, Mexico and Peru agreed to have a meeting on Wednesday with the rest of the 18 officials that make up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, which summit takes place in Philippine.... More
Ramallah, November 17 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot dead a Palestinian citizen and arrested two others during fresh clashes in the occupied West Bank.... More
Caracas, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The president of the Venezuela's National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, strongly criticized the actions of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that arrested two Venezuelan nationals in Haiti, classifying it as a kidnapping.... More
Damascus, November 17 (RHC)-- An alliance of Kurdish and Arab forces has recaptured a large area in northeast Syria from the Takfiri terrorist group Daesh. A spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced that “between October 30 and November 13, an area of 1,362 square kilometers (545 square miles) was cleansed of IS (Daesh).” ... More
United Nations, November 17 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured Israel for using excessive force and carrying out summary executions against Palestinians as the regime continues its acts of aggression in the occupied territories. ... More
Antalya, November 17 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says financing for the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group comes from dozens of countries, including some G-20 member states. Speaking at a press briefing after the G-20 summit of world leaders in the Turkish Mediterranean coastal city of Antalya on Monday, Putin said that the Daesh terrorists have been receiving funds from 40 countries. ... More
Paris, November 17 (RHC)-- France is sending its nuclear-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to “totally eliminate” the Daesh Takfiri terrorists, says French President Francois Hollande. The carrier will leave for the Middle East on Thursday and such a move will “triple our military power,” said Hollande during a parliament emergency meeting in Versailles on Monday. He added: “I am not talking about deterring the Daesh but about eliminating it totally." ... More
Washington, November 17 (RHC)-- In the U.S. states of Alabama and Michigan, authorities have said they will refuse to resettle any Syrian refugees in the wake of the attacks on Paris. ... More
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