Paris, November 16 (RHC)-- French authorities said they believed the Paris attacks were carried out by eight assailants working in three teams. Seven of the men died in the attacks and a massive manhunt is underway for the eighth—Salah Abdeslam, a Belgian-born French national. Two of his brothers were said to have died in the attack. Several of the attackers were French nationals. ... More
Paris, November 16 (RHC)-- French President Francois Hollande plans to increase a 12-day state of emergency announced following the Paris attacks to three-months, say parliamentary sources. ... More
London, November 16 (RHC)-- Special forces have been deployed to back British police after Paris attacks that killed 129 people, British newspapers reported on Sunday, as part of a wider boost in security measures. ... More
Kabul, November 16 (RHC)-- Afghan authorities say at least twelve people have lost their lives in a U.S. drone strike in the Asian country’s troubled eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More
Antalya, November 16 (RHC)-- A top Kremlin official says differences remain between Russia and the United States over how to tackle the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group operating across Syria. ... More
Cairo, November 16 (RHC)-- Police in Egypt have discovered the bodies of 15 African asylum seekers in the area of northern Sinai Peninsula near Israel, sources say. ... More
Ramallah, November 16 (RHC)-- At least two Palestinians have been killed and three others wounded in clashes between Israeli military forces and a group of Palestinian protesters in the occupied West Bank. ... More
Beijing, November 16 (RHC)-- The death toll from a landslide in eastern China has risen to 25 as more than 2,000 rescuers continue to search for possible survivors in the buried homes. ... More
Antalya, November 16 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow's official investigation into a crash of a Russian airliner in Egypt is in its final stage. Putin made the remarks on Monday during a joint conference with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in the Turkish province of Antalya. ... More
Buenos Aires, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina's two presidential hopefuls -- progressive Daniel Scioli and neo-liberal Mauricio Macri –- squared off Sunday night in a key debate ahead of next week's runoff elections.... More
Managua, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With high rates of violence still soaring in Central America, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez met on Saturday in Nicaragua’s capital city Managua to tackle the issues of drug-trafficking and organized crime and to work towards further integration in the region.... More
Brasilia, November 16 (PL-RHC)-- Despite the economic difficulties, extreme poverty in Brazil fell from 7.6 percent in 2004 to 2.8 percent in 2014, which shows the positive results of social programs.... More
Castries, November 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Prime Minister Kenny Anthony added his voice to others expressing growing concern about an increase in reported rapes in Saint Lucia.... More
Manila, November 16 (XINHUA-RHC)-- The Philippines and Chile signed on Monday two agreements on disaster risk management and trade.... More
Kingston, November 16 (AGENCIES-RHC)-- The Ministry of Health says it is conducting preparedness activities for the possible introduction of the zika virus to Jamaica.... More
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