Bogotá, November 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia's Attorney General Eduardo Montealegre said on Tuesday he will introduce a bill next week into the lower chamber to legalize abortion in the country, at least during the first three months of a woman pregnancy.... More


Quito, November 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Opposition groups in Ecuador protested on Wednesday afternoon in the country’s three largest cities -- Quito, Cuenca and Guayaquil -- with government supporters simultaneously holding counter-demonstrations in support of President Rafael Correa and the Citizens’ Revolution of his PAIS Alliance party.... More


Yerevan, November 10 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says that the upcoming Syria talks should not be based on demands for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down. ... More


Bogotá, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- FARC leader Timochenko confirmed on Tuesday orders to the Colombian armed guerrilla movement to stop buying weapons and munitions, marking a major contribution in efforts to de-escalate over 50 years of armed conflict. The rebel group and Colombian government hope to reach a final peace agreement by March of next year.... More


Damascus, November 10 (RHC)-- Syrian government forces have recaptured a village in the northern province of Aleppo from Daesh Takfiri militants. Syria's official news agency, SANA, said Syrian troops seized Sheikh Ahmad village on Monday. ... More


Madrid, November 10 (RHC)-- The regional parliament of Catalonia met Tuesday to try to choose a new regional president, one day after the chamber approved a plan to set up a road map for independence from Spain by 2017. ... More


Moscow, November 10 (RHC)-- Russian Air Force jets have destroyed 448 Takfiri infrastructure facilities throughout Syria over the last three days, says Russia's Defense Ministry. ... More


London, November 10 (RHC)-- The international movement of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) has announced plans to expand its anti-Israeli boycott. According to news media reports, the move, which comes amid the ongoing Palestinian uprising against Israel, has raised concerns among authorities in the Tel Aviv regime as the BDS has badly affected the Israeli economy. ... More


Berlin, November 10 (RHC)-- A strike by cabin crew of Germany's flagship airline Lufthansa has grounded some 113,000 passengers and canceled nearly 1,000 flights. ... More


New York, November 10 (RHC)-- Fast-food workers in the United States say they are walking off the job in a record 270 cities today in what organizers call the largest action of its kind to date. ... More


Washington, November 10 (RHC)-- Nearly 1,000 youth activists converged in Washington, D.C., Monday, shutting down parts of the city to demand action on climate change, racial justice and immigration. ... More


Washington, November 10 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled Louisiana can continue to imprison Angola 3 member Albert Woodfox and proceed with plans to try him a third time for murder, after his two previous convictions for the crime were overturned. ... More


Riyadh, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The fourth Summit of South American-Arab Countries, known as ASPA, opens Tuesday in Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia, where Venezuela and Ecuador present a joint proposal to stabilize the price of oil at around $80 per barrel.... More


Mexico City, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Violence has struck again in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero. According to local authorities, an attack on a fair late Sunday left 10 people dead, including a child, while seven others are injured.... More


Asunción, November 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Paraguay could be headed for a political shake-up as the opposition in the capital city Asunción holds its ground 10 points ahead of the incumbent mayor, according to new poll ahead of the South American country’s November 15th municipal election.... More


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