Washington, August 30 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is reportedly mobilizing allies for possible U.S. military action in Syria. The New York Times, citing unnamed officials, says Obama is also planning to expand airstrikes against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq.... More
Ramallah, August 30 (RHC)-- Thousands of demonstrators have staged massive rallies across the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank to celebrate what they see as Israel’s defeat in its latest war on Palestinians.... More
Brasilia, August 30 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- The Brazilian population reached 202,768,562 in July, according figures released in the Official Gazette by the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).... More
Guatemala City, August 30 (RHC)-- Guatemala has declared a state of emergency in 16 out of 22 provinces amid one of the worst droughts in decades.... More
Brussels, August 30 (RHC)-- NATO is planning to set up new bases in eastern Europe in response to the crisis in Ukraine. Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told The Guardian the organization would approve a plan at a summit next week to deter Russian incursions by deploying troops on Russia’s borders.... More
Dayton, August 30 (RHC)-- Protesters have gathered in Dayton, Ohio, to call for a federal probe into the fatal police shooting of an African-American man in a Beavercreek Walmart.... More
Moscow, August 29 (RHC)-- The Russian Defense Ministry has rejected claims of its troops' involvement in the escalating fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow forces in the east. ... More
Tel Aviv, August 29 (RHC)-- A recent survey shows that a majority of Israelis believe the their government did not manage to achieve victory in its latest military offensive on the blockaded Gaza Strip.... More
United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations says it is unable to confirm whether the Russian forces are inside Ukraine's troubled southeastern region. A spokesman for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that the world body was unable to verify reports that hundreds of Russian troops had crossed into Ukraine to shore up pro-Moscow militias in the region. ... More
United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- A UN spokesman says an “armed group” is holding 43 UN peacekeepers in the Syrian part of the Golan Heights while another 81 are trapped. The UN Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) personnel were detained near Quneitra during fighting between Syrian government forces and foreign-backed militants. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, August 29 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The Rio 2016 organizing committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have launched their volunteer program to recruit 70,000 volunteers for the first Games to be held in South America.... More
Panama City, August 29 (PL-RHC) -- The Panama Health Ministry (Minsa) announced on Thursday an increased fight, in areas of dificult access, against the mosquitoes Aedes Aegyptis and Albopictus, both transmitters of dengue and Chikungunya hemorrhagic fever.... More
Buenos Aires, August 28 (RHC) -– Argentina's government on Wednesday ruled out returning to the negotiating table with the holdout vulture funds that they have been battling for several months.... More
Tel Aviv, August 28 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has come under severe criticism by members of his coalition government, among others, after reaching a ceasefire deal with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ... More
Tripoli, August 28 (RHC)-- The Libyan government is warning of a full-scale civil war unless heavily-armed militias are brought under control. Libya has been roiled by fighting among rival militias following the U.S.-backed ouster of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. ... More
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