United Nations, August 31 (RHC)-- A legally binding prohibition on nuclear tests is a fundamental step in our quest for a world free of nuclear weapons," said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The head of the United Nations marked the International Day Against Nuclear Tests by warning that the combination of surging distrust worldwide and accelerating nuclear modernization efforts is "a recipe for annihilation."... More
Brasilia, August 31 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Lula da Silva has once again strongly suggested that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should transform African debts into infrastructure works so that African countries can grow and pay their obligations later.... More
Bethlehem, August 31 (RHC)-- A mural in memory of Al Jazeera’s slain journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, has been inaugurated in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The municipality of Bethlehem unveiled the mural on Wednesday, saying that it was a tribute to Abu Akleh and her reporting on the Palestinian cause.... More
Washington, August 30 (Prensa Latina)-- If one element is clear today after a partial declassification of documents on the military coup in Chile in 1973, it is the role not only of the CIA, but also of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.... More
Athens, August 30 (RHC)-- Four asylum seekers have died and 18 others rescued after their boat capsized off the Greek island of Lesbos, according to Greek authorities. A patrol picked up 22 people in the Aegean Sea, but four of them were dead, the Hellenic Coast Guard said in a brief statement.... More
Tel Aviv, August 30 (RHC)-- An Israeli court has postponed the trial of a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for eighth consecutive days in protest against his arbitrary detention. According to the Palestinian Prisoners Club, the court has extended the detention of Maher al-Akhras until next Wednesday, citing the need for more time to complete investigations into a case against him. This is the second time the court extends his detention.... More
Tunis, August 30 (RHC)-- Tunisian President Kais Saied says his country will never normalize relations with Israel as the term does not even exist in Tunisia’s lexicon. Addressing new Tunisian ambassadors to Arab and non-Arab countries on Tuesday, Saied reiterated that Palestine must return to the Palestinians. ... More
New York, August 30 (RHC)-- A new report finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by 2.3 years — slightly more than being a smoker. ... More
Santiago de Chile, August 30 (RHC)-- The Chilean government has launched the National Search Plan for the Detainees Disappeared during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. The program will start from the integration of the work done by truth commissions, courts of justice, victims' relatives and previous governments. ... More
Santiago de Chile, August 30 (RHC)-- The Chilean Supreme Court has issued the final sentence for the murder and kidnapping of members of Salvador Allende's personal escort, confirming the responsibility to the late retired general Vicente Rodriguez Bustos.... More
Karbala, August 30 (RHC)-- An international conference in Iraq has concluded that the issue of Palestine is the core conflict between the freedom-seeking people of the world and hegemonic powers.... More
Santiago de Chile, August 30 (RHC)-- The funeral honors of the president of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) Guillermo Teillier began Tuesday at the headquarters of the former National Congress in Santiago de Chile, where militants, friends and personalities are attending to pay tribute to him.... More
Brasilia, August 30 (RHC)-- The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affirmed this Tuesday that the world will not be the same after the enlargement of the BRICS group, formed by the South American country, Russia, India, China and South Africa.... More
Tegucigalpa, August 30 (RHC)-- Thousands of Hondurans carried out a mobilization on Tuesday, called by President Xiomara Castro, for the defense of democracy and justice, in support of the Government and to demand the election of a new attorney general.... More
London, August 30 (RHC)-- The family of former British Prime Minister William Gladstone apologized for their family’s slave-owning past in Guyana, as descendants of slaves have sought reparations.... More
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