Freetown, October 6 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has recorded one of its deadliest days since the Ebola disease broke out earlier this year. Figures released over the weekend show 121 deaths and 81 new infections in a 24-hour period. ... More


Lima, October 6 (Andina-RHC) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala cast his vote in his hometown of Surco Sunday as millions of voters made their way to polling stations nationwide to pick local authorities in Peru.... More


Caracas, October 4 (RHC), -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that the murder of young socialist lawmaker Robert Serra and his companion is linked to paramilitary groups financed by former Colombian president Alvaro Uribe, and "mafias" in the U.S. backed by Washington.... More


Rio de Janeiro, October 4 (Xinhua-RHC), -- Brazil will hold general elections on Sunday to choose a new president, state governors, federal and state representatives and one third of the senators.... More


Dallas, October 4 (RHC), -- Authorities are assessing 100 people who may have had contact with the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States. ... More


Ramallah, October 4 (RHC), -- Palestinians will start proceedings to pursue war crime charges against Israel, if the United Nations Security Council fails to approve a deadline for the Israeli pull out from the West Bank, a Palestinian official said.... More


Madrid, October 4 (RHC), -- The Catalan government says it will push ahead with its scheduled plan to hold an independence referendum, despite a Spanish Constitutional Court order to suspend the vote.... More


Damascus, October 3 (RHC)-- Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Miqdad has warned against any military action against the crisis-hit Arab country by neighboring Turkey. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, October 3 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has extended her lead over environmentalist Marina Silva ahead of Sunday's presidential election and would win a likely second-round runoff, a new poll showed on Thursday.... More


Gaza City, October 3 (RHC)-- Children in the Gaza Strip are paying the price of the latest Israeli war on the coastal enclave, as many have been left orphaned by the brutal military aggression, Press TV reports. ... More


Lima, October 3 (Andina-RHC)-- Peruvian Airlines has become the newest Latin American carrier to join the Sabre travel marketplace, a leading travel e-commerce platform that will help the airline span its reach to global travelers.... More


Buenos Aires, October 3 (Mercopress-RHC), -- According to Argentina's leading and most influential financial newspaper Ambito Financiero, Brazil, through the private sector, could come to the rescue of Argentina in its ongoing dispute with the speculative funds in the New York court presided by Judge Thomas Griesa.... More


Berlin, October 3 (RHC)-- Train drivers from the German GDL union have voted overwhelmingly to stage an open-ended strike as they continue their fight for higher wages and better working conditions. ... More


United Nations, October 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has announced that it will impose sanctions on those who impede UN-sponsored peace negotiations in Libya. ... More


La Paz, October 3 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Thursday that his government will invest about 2 billion U.S. dollars over the next decade to develop nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.... More


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