Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- The U.S. House of Representatives has approved U.S. President Barack Obama's strategy to train and arm 'moderate' militants in Syria to tackle the threat of the ISIL terrorist organization. ... More


Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington's military campaign against ISIL will take years and will stop only when the terrorist group is incapacitated. Kerry told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday the offensive is not going to be a brief one and will last for years. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 18 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman met his Botswanan counterpart, Phandu Skelemani, in Buenos Aires on Wednesday and discussed ways to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation.... More


Washington, September 18 (RHC)-- The United States has been creating, fostering and supporting extremist groups throughout the world for at least three decades, says an American anti-war activist. Rick Rozoff, manager of the Stop NATO International Network, said in an interview with Press TV that Washington has been "arming, training and supporting terrorist groups around the world," adding that the most notable case was "in northwest Pakistan in the late 1970s when they trained extremist forces from around the world, including Osama Ben Laden." ... More


Brasilia, September 18 (RHC) -– Brazil plans to expand its low-income housing program known as “My House, My Life” and build another 350,000 homes by 2015, said Finance Minister Guido Mantega on Wednesday. The announcement to expand the country's housing initiative comes just one month before national elections.... More


Brussels, September 18 (RHC)-- The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) is to launch an investigation into UK laws allowing British intelligence agencies and police to spy on journalists. The ECHR has accepted the application which was filed by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) on September 12th, in a move aimed at forcing London to review its laws over the mass collection of communications data. ... More


Brasilia, September 18 (RHC) –- During the Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, the vice president of Exploration and Production for the French company Total, Ladislas Paszkiewicz, announced that Brazil’s biggest oil field, Libra, will cost US$80 billion to develop.... More


Paris, September 18 (RHC)-- A new analysis has shown that long-term job stability is further declining in France as companies are not willing to hire for the long run and are increasingly turning to temporary and contract workforces. ... More


Quito, September 17 (RHC)-- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said Tuesday that destabilization processes “similar to those in Venezuela” are taking place in his country, referring to an opposition protest to be be held Wednesday in Quito.... More


Caracas, September 17 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan Congress condemned Tuesday plans by two violent opposition activists to carry out terrorist attacks across the country. A video, revealed on Monday, showed they wanted to target bridges, shops and discos.... More


Buenos Aires, September 17 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Argentinian Foreign Minister Hector Timerman on Tuesday summoned the top U.S. diplomat in the South American nation to rebuke him for using the word "default" to describe Argentina's failure to pay off its foreign debt.... More


Rio de Janeiro, September 17 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Poll results released late Tuesday showed that Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff technically will tie with rival Marina Silva in an eventual runoff in the presidential elections.... More


Washington, September 17 (RHC)-- Anti-war protesters in the U.S. interrupted a Senate hearing on several occasions on Tuesday as the top military commanders were outlining military plans in Syria. ... More


United Nations, September 17 (RHC)-- Latin American nations will present a common agenda at the UN Climate Summit to be held on September 23rd in New York.... More


Washington, September 17 (RHC)-- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have warned that a lack of adequate funding for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip could lead to more violence between the Palestinians and the Israeli regime. ... More


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