Paris, September 28 (RHC)-- France has carried out its first airstrikes in Syria against the self-proclaimed Islamic State, making it the latest country to expand its anti-ISIL bombing campaign to Syria. ... More


Barcelona, September 28 (RHC)-- Near complete official results show an absolute majority in regional elections for the pro-independence parties in Catalonia. With nearly 94% of the votes counted, the Together for Yes, Mas' party, won 62 seats, while the far-left separatist CUP party is expected to secure 10 mandates. ... More


Brussels, September 28 (RHC)-- In Europe, 12,000 refugees fleeing violence in their home countries of Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia, Nigeria, and Eritrea crossed the border on foot between Hungary and Austria over the weekend. ... More


London, September 28 (RHC)-- Britain's new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn suffered his first humiliating defeat after his party on Sunday rejected his bid to overhaul the country's nuclear deterrent. ... More


United Nations, September 28 (RHC)-- The French foreign minister has announced plans to take part in a ceremony to hoist the Palestinian flag at the United Nations next week despite opposition against the move by the Israeli regime and the United Nations. ... More


Mecca, September 28 (RHC)-- Survivors of a deadly crush during the Hajj rituals have shared their accounts of the incident in which hundreds of people were killed near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca. ... More


Bogotá, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- According to Colombian government estimates Sunday, a “significant” amount of international funds would be necessary to implement the recently-signed agreement on transitional justice with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed Sunday that a global debate be organized to discuss the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations member countries this weekend, in order to deepen the world's commitments to the targets. ... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez said Sunday the world needs to break the sexist cultural patterns that still discriminate against women around the world, especially when it comes to policy decisions.... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff told world leaders on Sunday the aspirations of the international community to address poverty and sustainability must be ambitious.... More


New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United Nations will open a human rights office in Honduras later this year, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez said on Sunday. ... More


United Nations, September 26 (RHC)-- China has announced plans for earmarking USD 2 billion for a new assistance fund and more investment in developing countries.... More


Philadelphia, September 26 (RHC)-- Pope Francis arrived in the so-called 'City of Brotherly Love' -- Philadelphia -- on Saturday for the final leg of his U.S. visit — a festive weekend devoted to celebrating Catholic families — and immediately called for the church to place greater value on women.... More


Tehran, September 26 (RHC)-- A well-known Saudi on-line activist says the kingdom's authorities had been warned against overcrowding and a lack of organization prior to the crush that reportedly killed some 2,000 pilgrims in Mina, in one of the worst tragedies to hit the Hajj pilgrimage. ... More


Tehran, September 26 (RHC)-- A well-known Saudi on-line activist says the kingdom's authorities had been warned against overcrowding and a lack of organization prior to the crush that reportedly killed some 2,000 pilgrims in Mina, in one of the worst tragedies to hit the Hajj pilgrimage. ... More


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