Mexico City, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- One in every three murders of media and communications workers in Latin America happens in Mexico, making the country one of the most dangerous places in the world for journalists, according to the Inter-American Human Rights Commission.... More
Quito, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The 33 member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are set to agree on a joint position that for the first time ever the bloc will present at a COP climate change summit. The CELAC is meeting this week in Ecuador to discuss their position to be presented in the upcoming COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris U.N. Climate Conference, officials said on Monday.... More
Brasilia, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The largest oil worker union joined smaller unions on Monday in a national strike against the privatization of Petrobras, Brazil's public owned oil company and one of the world's most important. Right-wing politicians are pushing for divestment, outsourcing and underwater exploration by private companies, a plan which workers failed to suspend after 100 days of negotiation with Petrobras.... More
Santiago de Chile, November 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nine out of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped in an underground mine for over two months in 2010 filed a lawsuit against their lawyers on Monday, accusing them of fraud and cheating them out of money.... More
Ramallah, November 2 (RHC)-- At least 2,617 Palestinians were shot and wounded by Israeli forces using live and rubber bullets during the month of October, Red Crescent officials say. ... More
Caracas, November 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Social movements, intellectuals, and Latin American and Caribbean governments have voiced their solidarity with Venezuela against U.S. threats and intervention in the South American country.... More
Sophia, November 2 (RHC)-- Bulgaria says about 130 refugees have been discovered in a refrigerated truck on the border with Turkey. Bulgaria's Interior Ministry announced that 38 men, 33 women and 58 children were found hiding among goods on the truck at the border crossing of Kapitan-Andreevo. ... More
Cairo, November 2 (RHC)-- The Russian aircraft that recently crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula broke up in the air before going down, the executive director of Russia's Interstate Aviation Commission says. ... More
Ankara, November 2 (RHC)-- In Turkey, the party of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has regained its parliamentary majority in national elections. ... More
Athens, November 2 (RHC)-- At least 11 refugees, including six children, have died after their boat overturned on its route from Turkey to Greece, the Greek coastguard said. ... More
The Hague, November 2 (RHC)-- Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has submitted a fresh dossier of evidence on Israeli war crimes in the occupied West Bank and Gaza to the International Criminal Court (ICC). ... More
London, November 2 (RHC)-- A British newspaper is reporting officials under former British Prime Minister Tony Blair were told to destroy a secret document questioning the legality of the Iraq War less than three weeks before the 2003 invasion. ... More
Paris, November 2 (RHC)-- Thousands of people have attended a rally in the French capital, Paris, to protest against continued discrimination and social harassment of minorities and ethnic groups. ... More
United Nations, November 2 (RHC)-- Five United Nations staff members have been relieved of their duties over misconduct while on mission in undeclared countries, an internal report from the world body says. ... More
London, November 2 (RHC)-- The British media are reporting that hundreds clashed with police at an illegal rave in central London on Saturday night. Reports say the police tried to close an illegal rave in Lambeth, central London, but when they arrived, they were confronted by a large group of people outside the venue. ... More
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