Washington, October 22 (RHC)-- The United States has continued its bombardment of Islamic State forces near the Syrian city of Kobani along the Turkish border. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 22 (RHC-Mercopress) –- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum, but remains locked in a dead heat with challenger Aécio Neves ahead of Sunday's runoff to Brazil's presidential election, according to two surveys released on Monday.... More
Washington, October 22 (RHC)-- The United States has tightened restrictions on passengers from three West African countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus. The Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it would begin requiring all travelers coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to land only at the five U.S. airports with extra health checks. ... More
Lima, October 22 (RHC-Andina) -- Peruvian Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez Reinel has assured Angolan Ambassador to Peru, Nelson Cosme, that Angolan diplomats will be able to attend training programs at the Javier Perez de Cuellar Academy of Diplomacy of Peru. The issue was discussed when the Angolan ambassador called on him in Lima Monday.... More
Ramallah, October 22 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have clashed with Palestinian demonstrators at the entrance of Israel’s Ofer military prison near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. According to press reports, scuffles broke out on Tuesday as Palestinians were protesting against the recent storming of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem by extremist Israeli settlers. ... More
Lima, October 22 (RHC-Andina) -- Peru expects to conclude negotiations for trade agreements with Honduras and Turkey by the end of 2014, says Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) Magali Silva.... More
Jerusalem, October 22 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have razed to the ground at least three Palestinian homes and three structures for keeping livestock in the occupied Old City of Jerusalem.... More
Berlin, October 22 (RHC)-- The Nigerian government and the Boko Haram Takfiri militants are likely to reach a deal over the release of more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls in the near future, the country’s foreign minister says. ... More
Caracas, October 22 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Venezuela's Finance Minister Rodolfo Marco says the country is “fully prepared” to cope with price volatility on the global oil market and will honor a 3.0 billion U.S. dollar bond payment due next week.... More
Kabul, October 222 (RHC)-- A series of bomb attacks have claimed the lives of at least 19 people in and around the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad. Dozens of people were also injured in the fatal blasts which rocked the Arab country on Tuesday. ... More
Bogota, October 22 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Two years have past since peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were announced, and experts agree negotiations are showing far greater progress than previous peace processes.... More
Brasilia, October 22 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Some 3000 members of Brazil’s academic community along with representatives from various Brazilian social movements, have signed an open letter, highlighting the ways in which the Brazilian media, stock market activity and the country’s electoral court have aimed to undermine Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s reelection campaign efforts.... More
Bonn, October 22 (RHC-Andina) -- Peru’s Environment Minister and President of COP20, Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, is in Bonn to attend the opening session of the final round of formal negotiations before the 20th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (COP20) is held in Lima from Dec 1 to 12.... More
Geneva, October 21 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights Committee, the UNHRC, has questioned the Israeli regime over escalation of expansionist policies and violation of Palestinians' rights. On Monday, UNHRC strongly criticized Tel Aviv's demolition of houses, expansion of settlements, and limiting access to water for Palestine's farmers. ... More
Mexico City, October 21 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Mexico's National Attorney General office said Monday that it will offer a reward of 64.5 million pesos (4.7 million U.S. dollars) for providing useful information on 43 missing students.... More
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