Panama City, August 16 (RHC) -– The Panama Canal, one of the greatest engineering feats in the world, celebrated its 100th anniversary on Friday amid ongoing expansion works and proposals.... More
Baghdad, August 15 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has stepped down to make way for Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi, voicing support for his successor. In an address on state television on Thursday, Maliki said in the address that his decision to give up the position to Abadi shows his desire to “safeguard the high interests of the country.” ... More
Baghdad, Aug 15, (RHC), – Reports coming from the militancy-riddled northern Iraq suggest that the ISIS militants are selling captured female Izadi Kurds as sex slaves. ... More
St. Louis, August 15 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters have held demonstrations in more than 100 cities across the United States to honor the memory of a Black teenager shot dead by a white policeman in Missouri. ... More
Budapest, Aug 15, (RHC), – Hungary has cast doubt on the effectiveness of the sanctions the United States and the European Union have imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, saying the restrictions are harming the Europeans rather than the Russians.... More
The Hague, August 15 (RHC)-- A French lawyer says there are still legal channels to prosecute Israel for its war crimes in Gaza at the International Criminal Court (ICC) after Palestine’s initial case was rejected last week, Press TV reports.... More
Montevideo, August 15 (Mercopress-RHC) -- The presidential summit between the heads of state of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) which was scheduled for next week has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts amongst member countries, according to the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry. It will now be held in October.... More
Brasilia, August 15 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The black box, recovered from the plane which crashed in Sao Paulo and killed Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, arrived in Brasilia on Thursday for inspection.... More
Brasilia, August 15 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The black box, recovered from the plane which crashed in Sao Paulo and killed Brazilian Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, arrived in Brasilia on Thursday for inspection.... More
Islamabad, August 15 (RHC)-- At least six militants have been killed after unidentified gunmen carried out separate attacks on two airbases in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan.... More
Cairo, August 14 (RHC)-- Hamas and Israel have extended their ceasefire for another five days. This marks the longest pause of the more than month-long assault on Gaza, following two 72-hour ceasefires over the past week. ... More
Havana, August 14 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces guerrilla organization (FARC-EP) continue peace talks in Havana to find a political solution to the social and armed conflict that has prevailed in Colombia over the past half a century.... More
Caracas, August 14 (RHC) – Meanwhile, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called on the international community to increase solidarity with Palestine.... More
Washington, August 14 (RHC)-- A U.S. judge has ordered the commander of notorious Guantanamo prison to present details about the force-feeding of hunger strikers at the detention camp. ... More
Brasilia, August 14 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has declared three days of official mourning following the unexpected death of Socialist Party presidential candidate Eduardo Campos.... More
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