Washington, November 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. Air Force says it is not halting its use of depleted uranium weapons, has recently sent them to the Middle East, and is prepared to use them.... More
Tel Aviv, October 31 (RHC)-- Israel has recalled its ambassador to Stockholm after Sweden's official recognition of the Palestinian state. The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that it has recalled the regime’s ambassador to Stockholm for consultations with regard to the Scandinavian country’s decision to recognize the state of Palestine. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 31 (RHC-PL) – Former Brazilian Presidential candidate Aécio Neves, from the opposition Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB), last night asked the Superior Electoral Tribunal (TSE) to conduct an audit of the results of the presidential elections.... More
Geneva, October 31 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization says the number of reported Ebola cases has jumped to more than 13,700 — a rise of more than 30 percent over a four-day period. The rise has been attributed to underreporting. ... More
Geneva, October 31 (RHC)-- The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that the ongoing epidemic of Ebola infection, which is wreaking havoc on West African countries, may also give rise to a food crisis in the region. ... More
Berlin, October 31 (RHC)-- The United Nations has issued a new appeal for countries to take in refugees from Syria’s three-year civil war.... More
Mexico City, October 31 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said on Thursday that he has met the families of 43 students who went missing in late September and pledged to get results in the case.... More
Stockholm, October 31 (RHC)-- Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has promised to donate $50,000 to rebuild schools in Gaza that were damaged by this summer’s Israeli offensive. ... More
Buenos Aires, October 31 (RHC-Mercopress) -– Argentinian Cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich called bondholders to “take legal action against (US Judge Thomas) Griesa instead of demanding the acceleration of (Argentine) bonds,” following rumors that Owl Creek Asset Management LP is discussing the formation of a group to demand immediate repayment on bonds.... More
Lod, October 31 (RHC)-- The company SodaStream has announced plans to move its factory out of an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank following an international boycott. ... More
Quito, October 31 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa inaugurated the 8th Bi-national Cabinet meeting with his Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala on Thursday, local media reported.... More
New York, October 31 (RHC)-- A woman who appeared in a viral video documenting street harassment in New York City has begun receiving rape threats on-line. Shoshana Roberts experienced more than 100 acts of verbal street harassment over a 10-hour period while being filmed with a hidden camera. ... More
London, October 31 (RHC-Mercopress) -- A Royal Navy warship has seized cocaine with a wholesale value of US$15 million from a yacht in the Caribbean.... More
New York, October 31 (RHC)-- College students around the world carried mattresses on campuses in a global day of action against sexual assault and in solidarity with Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz. ... More
Nassau, October 31 (RHC-EFE) -- Bahamas' Health Ministry said Thursday that an ill passenger who had arrived on a charter flight from Tennessee was transported to a designated location due to fears that the individual's vomiting and diarrhea were symptoms of the Ebola virus.... More
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