Bogotá, September 29 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Colombian authorities have reportedly seized $458,600, that was hidden inside a truck, from the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a military spokesman said in a statement.... More


London, September 29 (RHC)-- Britain's anti-war activists have called for a national demonstration against a parliamentary decision, which allows Britain to join U.S.-led airstrikes in Iraq. Thousands of protesters across the country are expected to join the mass demonstration next weekend to condemn the parliament's decision for the Royal Air Force to launch airstrikes against the ISIL Takfiri militants in the war-torn country. ... More


Lima, September 29 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala on Sunday visited the Andean region affected by an earthquake that killed eight people, including four children.... More


Lima, September 29 (Andina-RHC) -- Near South America's most famous archaeological site, Machu Picchu, a group of scientists from Peru and Mexico has recently found alive a mammal that was thought to have been extinct for almost 400 years: The Machu Picchu arboreal chinchilla rat (Cuscomys oblativa).... More


Freetown, September 29 (RHC)-- Liberia's chief medical authority has quarantined herself following her deputy's death from the deadly Ebola disease. ... More


Tel Aviv, September 29 (RHC)-- About 25 percent of Israel's settlement constructions this year have been erected in the eastern side of East Jerusalem where a larger population of Palestinians resides, an NGO says. ... More


Cairo, September 29 (RHC)-- Egypt has exonerated tens of Muslim Brotherhood supporters, convicted of staging illegal protests on the third anniversary of the country's 2011 revolution against former dictator Hosni Mubarak. ... More


New York, September 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has requested that the United Nations ban nuclear weapons to prevent any serious risk of catastrophic damage to the human race. The statement was made Friday at the United Nations meeting to commemorate the first International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. ... More


London, September 27 (RHC)-- British lawmakers have voted in favor of a motion that calls for the UK air force to join the U.S.-led coalition in the campaign against ISIL militants in Iraq. On Friday, the Members of Parliament from three major political parties endorsed the motion that was presented by the UK government. The motion allows the Royal Air Force to attack ISIL positions. ... More


Quito, September 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa swore in five new government ministers during an inaugural ceremony this Friday as part of a major cabinet restructuring.... More


Washington, September 27 (RHC)-- The U.S. Department of Defense says American warplanes have launched new airstrikes against the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. The Pentagon said on Friday that 10 airstrikes were carried out in Iraq and Syria targeting ISIL on Thursday and Friday, destroying several tanks, armed vehicles and militant bases. ... More


United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian national unity government, has slammed the Israeli regime for the ‘war of genocide’ it imposed on the Gaza Strip. Abbas berated the Tel Aviv regime for the brutal military aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory in an address to the 69th session of the UN General Assembly on Friday. ... More


United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- Russia says that according to international law US-led airstrikes against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists in Syria should be coordinated with the central government in Damascus. ... More


Ankara, September 27 (RHC)-- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says a no-fly zone should be established over Syria, claiming that such a zone is required to protect part of the country from attacks by Syria's air force. ... More


Jerusalem, September 27 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinian worshipers at the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem. The clashes broke out following Friday prayers. ... More


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