La Paz, August 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Tensions between Bolivia and Chile escalated Tuesday, after Bolivia’s President Evo Morales announced he is considering making his country’s Chilean consul a persona non-grata for meeting with opposition factions.... More
Kabul, August 4 (RHC)-- More than two dozen people have been killed in two separate U.S. drone strikes in eastern Afghanistan. The attacks were carried out against suspected Taliban militants in the eastern province of Nangarhar, local Afghan officials said on Tuesday. ... More
Mexico City, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two of the five victims killed in Mexico City early July 31st had denounced death threats from the Veracruz government of Javier Duarte. ... More
Damascus, August 4 (RHC)-- Over 30 people have been killed after a Syrian military aircraft crashed on a market while bombing Takfiri militants in the northwestern Idlib province, a monitoring group says. ... More
Doha, August 4 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has voiced support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. "We would like to see the Palestinians -- all of them -- have their permanent home," Lavrov said during a meeting with Khaled Meshaal, the political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the Qatari capital Doha. ... More
Washington, August 4 (RHC)-- A majority of Republican lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives have endorsed legislation that condemns the recent nuclear accord with Iran. ... More
Berlin, August 4 (RHC)-- In Germany, more than 1,000 people demonstrated in Berlin in solidarity with two journalists who may be facing a treason investigation for reporting on the government’s plans to increase mass surveillance. ... More
Honolulu, August 4 (RHC)-- The latest round of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, have wrapped up in Hawaii without a final deal. The trade pact, which is being negotiated in secret, involves 12 Pacific Rim nations and about 40 percent of the global economy. ... More
Washington, August 4 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a run for president. The New York Times reports Biden’s allies have begun reaching out to potential supporters, inspired in part by Biden’s late son, Beau, who died in May and who wanted his father to run. ... More
Tel Aviv, August 4 (RHC)-- In news from Israel, the Security Cabinet has approved a policy of detention without trial for citizens who are suspected of attacks against Palestinians. ... More
San Francisco, August 4 (RHC)-- As corporate campaign spending soars, a number of journalists from prominent media outlets accepted an invitation to a gathering of top Republican donors on the condition they not publicly name any of the attendees without permission. ... More
New York, August 4 (RHC)-- In New York City, filmmakers and environmentalists projected images of endangered species onto the Empire State Building to highlight how human-driven climate change and the wildlife trade are threatening biodiversity. ... More
Lima, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Peruvian government cleared the way for the privatization of prisons, Chief Minister Pedro Cateriano announced on Monday. The move comes among a raft of penal reforms aimed at tackling organized crime, the minister said, including increasing sentences for hired killers, and locating suspects through mobile devices.... More
Quito, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa called on the police and military on Monday to be ready for destabilizing attempts by opposition groups ahead of a national strike set for mid-August.... More
Brasilia, August 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been facing constant attacks by the conservative media in her country that are linked to corruption scandals around the oil giant Petrobras, the ruling Worker's Party (PT) and the inflation and unemployment rates.... More
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