Ramallah, October 15 (RHC)-- The families and relatives of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have held a protest outside the headquarters of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Ramallah. The gathering was held on Tuesday as part of weekly sit-ins. ... More


Brasilia, October 15 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Dilma Rousseff, Brazil’s president and incumbent candidate in the upcoming presidential runoff on Oct. 26, and runner up Aécio Neves held the first debate to discuss their economic differences.... More


Buenos Aires, October 15 (RHC) -- The 5th International Film Festival CineMigrante, aimed to reflect on immigrant people’s problems and rights through international films, workshops, and special activities, closed Wednesday at the Centro Cultural de la Cooperación in Buenos Aires. ... More


Santiago de Chile, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Chile can serve as a bridge between South America and the Asia-Pacific region and thus help boost Latin America's competitive edge in the Asian market, Chile's top diplomat said in Santiago Tuesday.... More


Baghdad, October 15 (RHC)-- At least 21 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a Shia neighborhood of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to reports on Tuesday, the deadly bomb attack took place at a checkpoint in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Kadhimiyah. ... More


La Paz, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Bolivia on Tuesday enacted a new law designed to combat domestic violence and encourage victims to stand up and speak out their sufferings.... More


Dallas, October 15 (RHC)-- The identity of a female nurse who is the first known person to contract the Ebola virus in the United States has been confirmed. ... More


Lima, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Some 25 Latin American countries on Tuesday signed a declaration to eradicate child labor, as part of a regional gathering organized by the International Labor Organization (ILO) held in Lima, Peru.... More


Washington, October 15 (RHC)-- A new report released by the Pentagon says climate change will pose major challenges for the United States' military. In a detailed report dubbed as a Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, the Pentagon calls climate change a "threat multiplier" that has the power to aggravate many of the challenges the United States faces today, including "infectious diseases and terrorism." ... More


Lima, October 15 (RHC-Andina) -- The Americas was reaffirmed as a zone of peace by defense leaders from 34 nations attending the XI Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas held in Arequipa city, southern Peru.... More


La Paz, October 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales, recently re-elected by a landslide to a third consecutive five-year term, has said the key to his popularity lies in policies that have generated stability and economic growth in the South American nation.... More


St. Louis, October 15 (RHC)-- More than 50 protesters were arrested in the St. Louis area of the United States during demonstrations over the shooting death of a Black teenager by a white police officer in August. ... More


San Juan, October 15 (NNN-RHC) -- Hurricane Gonzalo grew into a major category 3 storm Tuesday and is expected to strengthen further as it heads toward Bermuda after killing a man in the Dutch Caribbean territory of St Martin, authorities said.... More


Washington, October 14 (RHC)-- Military chiefs from the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State are meeting today in Washington as the terrorist group continues to advance in Iraq and Syria. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, October 14 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazilian health authorities announced Monday a Guinean citizen admitted to hospital last week with possible Ebola symptoms is free of the disease. As this was the only suspected case of the disease in Brazil, the country remains Ebola-free.... More


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