Mexico City, August 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican authorities Wednesday rescued 54 minors who were working under slavery-type conditions as they were paid about US$6 a day for a nine-hour work shift six days a week and half a day on Sundays, while receiving two meals a day that consisted of coffee and bread in the morning and a second meal after work.... More
Caracas, August 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela has closed its western border with Colombia in retaliation for paramilitary violence, President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday. The border will remain closed for at least 72 hours.... More
Quito, August 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two of Ecuador’s largest indigenous and workers organizations called on all sectors of the country to embrace the national dialogue proposed by the government on Wednesday at the National Assembly, in light of weeks of anti-government protests.... More
Brasilia, August 20 (PL-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff received German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Planalto Palace on Thursday to evaluate the ways to reform bilateral ties and cooperation.... More
Lima, August 20 (Prensa Latina-RHC)-- A march in Lima to protest against the frequent presence of U.S. troops in Peru, rejected the next arrival on September 1st of 3200 American soldiers with ships, planes and other weaponry.... More
Sanaa, August 19 (RHC)-- At least 15 people have lost their lives in Saudi airstrikes in the northwestern Yemeni province of Amran. Saudi fighter jets targeted a residential area in Amran on Tuesday night, leaving 15 people dead, local media reports said. ... More
Mexico City, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican government has responded to Noam Chomsky's and almost 500 other international intellectuals' and writers' letter to President Enrique Peña Nieto demanding full clarity in the deaths of journalists in the country, specifically photojournalist Ruben Espinosa.... More
Ramallah, August 19 (RHC)-- More than 250 Palestinians being held in Israel's Negev prison have begun an open-ended hunger strike in protest to their administrative detention. The hunger strike will go on "until Israel's policy of administrative detention comes to an end," a prisoner representative was quoted as saying by the Ma'an News Agency on Tuesday. ... More
Brussels, August 19 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has launched massive military drills across Europe, in what is seen as a move to deter alleged threats from Russia in the region. According to reports on Tuesday, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania are currently hosting over 5,000 soldiers from 11 NATO member states participating in the massive airborne drills called "Swift Response 15." ... More
Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- The Pentagon's so-called train and equip program has produced just 54 "moderate" militants in Syria at a cost of $41 million, according to a report. ... More
Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has granted Royal Dutch Shell final approval to resume drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean for the first time since 2012 despite widespread protests from environmental groups. ... More
Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS, says hackers have gained access to the personal data of as many as three times more U.S. taxpayers than previously thought. ... More
Washington, August 19 (RHC)-- A U.S. State Department review of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s e-mails has flagged 305 messages which require further scrutiny because they may contain classified information. ... More
Leavenworth, August 19 (RHC)-- Imprisoned U.S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning has been spared the punishment of indefinite solitary confinement after more than 100,000 people signed a petition calling on military prison authorities to drop the charges of possession of unauthorized reading material and other minor infractions. ... More
New York, August 19 (RHC)-- In news from upstate New York, an autopsy report obtained by The New York Times determined that the death of a prisoner from the Fishkill Correctional Facility four months ago was a homicide caused by a "physical altercation with corrections officers." ... More
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