Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- A new report reveals the Barack Obama administration is pressuing local police departments to conceal information about powerful surveillance technology they are using to vacuum up cellphone data from entire neighborhoods. ... More
Lima, June 13 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru plans to allocate $2 billion USD for the construction of the Trans-Andean tunnel in order to eventually implement the country’s Central Railroad, the Transport and Communication Ministry (MTC) said.... More
New York, June 13 (RHC)-- The great actress, civil rights activist, poet, Ruby Dee has died at the age of 91. Her career as a performer spanned seven decades, beginning in the 1940s. ... More
Guayaquil, June 13 (RHC)-- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa revealed on Thursday that a dialog between the Colombian government and that country’s National Liberation Army (ELN) got underway two months ago in the northern Ecuadorian province of Imbabura.... More
Caracas, June 12 (PL-RHC) -- President Nicolas Maduro said that he will take evidence of right-wing plots to assassinate him to international organizations and the United States, in an attempt to denounce the "dirty war" against Venezuela. ... More
Islamabad, June 12 (RHC)-- The U.S. has resumed its drone war in Pakistan after a nearly six-month pause. At least 14 people have been killed in two strikes on Wednesday, making it the first known U.S. drone attack in Pakistan since December. ... More
Baghdad, June 12 (RHC)-- Iraq is in crisis as Sunni militants seize more towns and now set their sights on the capital Baghdad. In the past few days, al-Qaeda-linked rebels have seized control of Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, as well as Tikrit and Dhuluiya. ... More
London, June 12 (RHC)-- Traffic in several of Europe’s biggest cities has been severely disrupted as thousands of taxi drivers and train workers staged strikes in protest at changes to the travel industry.... More
Brasilia, June 12 (PL-RHC) -- Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is on an official visit to Brazil where she is holding talks on energy and physical integration issues with her counterpart, Dilma Rousseff.... More
Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- In the United States, Republican Eric Cantor has announced he will step down as House majority leader following his historic primary loss in Virginia. Cantor became the first House majority leader to ever lose a primary when he fell to tea party challenger David Brat. ... More
Santiago de Chile, June 12 (PL-RHC) -- Ministers and deputy ministers of Latin American and Caribbean countries have agreed to promote policies in science, innovation, information technologies and communications.... More
Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has approved a measure that would help ease healthcare delays for military veterans. The bill would increase access to private care and free up the Department of Veterans Affairs to expand medical services. ... More
Buenos Aires, June 12 (PL-RHC) -- The creation of a new South American military force is one of the topics debated at a conference called "The Defense and Natural Resources", now in session in Buenos Aires.... More
Washington, June 12 (RHC)-- A coalition of immigration and civil rights groups has filed a complaint alleging "widespread and systematic" abuse of migrant children by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. ... More
Rio de Janiero, June 12 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Floods have killed nine people and driven tens of thousands of people from their homes while swelling rivers to record levels in southern Brazil and neighboring Paraguay and Argentina, authorities said. ... More
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