Mexico City, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The army unit of Iguala in the Mexican state of Guerrero have been accused working with the Guerreros Unidos (United Warriors) drug cartel that is allegedly responsible for disappearing the 43 Ayotzinapa students in complicity with local police, La Jornada reported Thursday.... More


Bogotá, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia’s October 25th elections were the first since the historic meeting between Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and the head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Timoleon Jimenez; they served as important test of support for the government's strategy of pursuing a peace deal to end the five-decade-long armed conflict.... More


Tegucigalpa, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The International Federation for Human Rights spoke up on Thursday for victims of the 2009 military coup in Honduras, calling for investigations into abuses to continue despite the case being dropped by the International Criminal Court. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of people gathered in Rio de Janeiro and other cities of the country in order to protest against a bill restricting women's reproductive rights. ... More


Asunción, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- As farmers from all across the country arrive in the Paraguayan capital on Thursday morning, rural indigenous women are actively leading the mobilizations against the soy-export economic model, which uses agrochemicals that are destroying the lives and the crops of farmers families living nearby. ... More


Bogotá, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia's Attorney General Alejandro Ordoñez, a declared opponent of the peace process, has come out against a proposal from President Juan Manuel Santos to speed up discussions to start a bilateral cease-fire with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.... More


Guatemala City, October 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The president-elect of Guatemala, Jimmy Morales, pledged Wednesday to extend the mandate of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala for a further six years. The current mandate for CICIG ends in 2017.... More


Madrid, October 29 (RHC)-- Nearly 40 refugees have gone missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Morocco in the Mediterranean Sea.... More


Damascus, October 29 (RHC)-- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has once again harshly criticized some regional and Western states for their support of terrorist groups operating in the country. Assad made the remarks during a meeting with a French parliamentary delegation headed by Jean-Frederic Poisson, the leader of the Christian Democratic Party, in the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday. ... More


Quito, October 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa took on a group of three economists who are opposed to his government's policies in a televised debate on Wednesday, which boiled down to a discussion between the neo-liberal economic policies of previous governments and the socialist policies of Correa's government.... More


Moscow, October 29 (RHC)-- Russia says its fighter jets have hit 118 targets belonging to terrorists across Syria over the past 24 hours, recording the highest daily tally since the Kremlin began its anti-terror air campaign in the Arab state.... More


Brussels, October 29 (RHC)-- The United States and its allies are said to be increasing troops stationed in countries bordering Russia by deploying up to 4,000 more forces. Quoting anonymous U.S. officials, The Wall Street Journal made the announcement in a Wednesday report. ... More


Abuja, October 29 (RHC)-- Nigerian soldiers have rescued over 330 people, mainly women and children, held hostage by Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group in a large military operation in the country’s troubled northeastern state of Borno. ... More


Tokyo, October 29 (RHC)-- The Japanese government has resumed the controversial expansion of a U.S. base on Okinawa Island in a move that is set to trigger more and more protests by area residents. ... More


Athens, October 29 (RHC)-- At least 10 refugees, including seven children, have drowned in an incident during which their boats overturned in waters near Greece, amid the ongoing influx of refugees to Europe. ... More


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