Sanaa, September 11 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has bombarded several areas across Yemen, as the United Nations says Yemeni parties have agreed to hold peace talks to end the conflict in the impoverished Arab country.... More
Quito, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa described the border situation with Colombia as “tough” as contraband affected both sides of the frontier, as he announced Thursday that new measures to control imports will be implemented along the line that divides his country from the neighboring nation.... More
Sanaa, September 11 (RHC)-- At least four people have lost their lives in a U.S. assassination drone strike in the Yemeni province of Hadhramaut. A local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Thursday that the drone hit a sports utility vehicle near the provincial capital city of al-Mukalla, located some 800 kilometers southeast of the capital, Sanaa, the night before.... More
Washington, September 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered his administration to prepare to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees over the next year, according to White House spokesman Josh Earnest.... More
United Nations, September 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations has approved a resolution calling for the hoisting of the Palestinian flag at the world body’s headquarters in New York. On Thursday, the UN General Assembly decided that the flags of the non-member observer states of Palestine and the Holy See "shall be raised at UN Headquarters and United Nations Offices following the flags of the member states."... More
United Nations, September 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has approved the UN chief's recommendations for launching an international investigation to determine who was responsible for the deadly chemical attacks in Syria.... More
London, September 11 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country “remains staunch" in its "defense of Israel." Cameron made the pledge while meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London. ... More
Washington, September 11 (RHC)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says all options are on the table to prevent President Barack Obama from finalizing the Iran nuclear agreement, including the threat of using a lawsuit against him.... More
Vienna, September 11 (RHC)-- Austria has suspended its train service to and from neighboring Hungary due to the 'massive overcrowding' of the rail traffic as thousands of refugees continued arriving at its borders. "Because of the massive overcrowding of trains coming from Hungary, OeBB has to suspend train services to Hungary temporarily," the Austrian Railways Company announced in a Thursday statement.... More
Athens, September 11 (RHC)-- At least 22,500 asylum seekers have been registered in the Greek island of Lesbos since the beginning of the week, the country's police officials say. The officials said on Thursday that the figure represents refugees who have been registered since Monday evening.... More
Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico has decided to join the Latin American trend to give shelter to Syrian refugees, according to a statement on Thursday by the Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu.... More
Bogotá, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian congress debated Thursday which measures it will take to help municipalities that will soon face water shortages due to droughts caused by El Niño phenomenon.... More
Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The suicide rate in Mexico has been increasing since the year 2000, and in 2013 the rate was up to five out 100,000 inhabitants, the National Institute of Statistics (INEGI) said Thursday. ... More
Caracas, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Venezuelan court has sentenced opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to over 13 years and nine months in prison. Lopez was accused of public incitement to violence and association to commit crimes.... More
La Paz, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivia's President Evo Morales said he was confident about the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) competence on ruling the territorial dispute between Bolivia and Chile.... More
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