Vatican City, August 31 (RHC)-- Pope Francis has called the “crime” that led to the recent death of 71 refugees in an abandoned truck in Austria an “offense to humanity.” The Pope made the remarks during an address on Sunday in the Vatican City. ... More
Sanaa, August 31 (RHC)-- In Yemen, a Saudi-led airstrike has killed 36 civilians working at a bottling plant in the northern governorate of Hajjah. Another attack on the Yemeni capital Sanaa reportedly hit a house and killed four civilians.... More
Damascus, August 31 (RHC)-- In Syria, the self-proclaimed Islamic State has reportedly destroyed part of the most important temple in the ancient city of Palmyra. ... More
Tokyo, August 31 (RHC)-- In Japan, as many as 120,000 people took to the streets of Tokyo to protest new legislation to let Japanese troops fight abroad for the first time since World War II. ... More
Roseau, August 31 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Erika battered the Caribbean island of Dominica late last week, killing at least 20 people and leaving 31 missing. ... More
Anchorage, August 31 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is in Alaska today for a three-day visit, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to travel to the Arctic.... More
Ramallah, August 31 (RHC)-- Clashes have broken out between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators in the West Bank village of Beit Jala during a protest against the apartheid separation wall. ... More
New York, August 31 (RHC)-- A prominent industrial union in the United States has endorsed the international movement of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) to support the Palestinians against Israel, calling on Washington to cut off financial support to Tel Aviv. ... More
New Delhi, August 31 (RHC)-- An unelected, all-male council has passed a ruling in northern India's Uttar Pradeshin state, ordering the sisters of a man accused of committing a crime to be gang-raped then paraded around the town naked with blackened face. ... More
Mexico City, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Human rights organizations are drawing attention to the dramatic increase in forced disappearances of human rights defenders in Mexico during the administration of President Enrique Peña Nieto, Reforma newspaper reported on Sunday.... More
Caracas, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Ombudsman Tareck William Saab refuted on Sunday the accusation that his country had deported refugees or Colombians with legal status.... More
Bogotá, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Farmers in Colombia are mobilizing throughout the country, especially in Bogota, demanding the government fulfill promises made after massive protests two years ago. ... More
Havana, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) proposed to create a pact on Sunday with the Colombian government in order to find people who have been forcibly disappeared as a result of the internal armed conflict in the country.... More
Hanoi, August 31 (PL-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro began an official visit to Vietnam focused on strengthening economic relations between the two countries. The president will meet Vietnamese government and political authorities, as well as business executives of the Southeast Asian nation.... More
Buenos Aires, August 31 (RHC)-- Economy Minister Axel Kicillof announced Monday economic and financial benefits for flood-affected areas in the province of Buenos Aires. The aid totals 600 million pesos, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.... More
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