Ramallah, October 3 (RHC)-- In the occupied West Bank, Israeli forces killed four Palestinians and wounded more than 44 others during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp. It’s the latest in a series of near-daily raids that the Israeli military has been carrying out in Palestinian communities. ... More
Jakarta, October 2 (RHC)-- At least 170 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia when fans invaded the pitch and police responded with tear gas, triggering a stampede, authorities say. Arema FC supporters at the Kanjuruhan stadium in the eastern city of Malang stormed the pitch late on Saturday after their team lost 3-2 to Persebaya Surabaya, the first loss in more than two decades to their bitter rival.... More
Brasilia, October 2 (RHC)-- The presidential elections in Brazil kicked off this Sunday with the opening of polling stations across the country. Polls opened at 8:00 a.m. local time (11.00 GMT) and will close at 5 p.m. (20.00 GMT). Some 156.4 million voters are summoned to elect the president, 27 governors, 583 deputies, one third of the Senate and renew representatives in the legislative assemblies.... More
Managua, October 2 (RHC)-- Nicaragua has banned Washington's new ambassador from entering the country, citing the envoy's disparaging and interventionist remarks about the Central American nation.... More
Caracas, October 2 (RHC)-- Two more crew members of the Empresa de Transporte de Aerocargo del Sur (Emtrasur) plane have arrived in Venezuela, after they were authorized to leave Argentina where they had been held since last June.... More
London, October 2 (RHC)-- Britain’s railway workers over the weekend kicked off a 24-hour strike, the biggest in decades, as walkouts resume following the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II. Members of four trade unions began the protest action on Saturday.... More
New York, October 2 (RHC)-- Longtime progressive journalist and anti-war activist William Rivers Pitt has died of a heart attack at the age of 51. For nearly two decades, Pitt served as managing editor and senior writer for the news site Truthout.org. ... More
Geneva, October 1 (RHC)-- Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva has censured the ongoing ethnic cleansing by Israeli military forces across the occupied Palestinian territories, saying the practice has become a permanent and deliberate policy of the occupying regime.... More
Brasilia, October 1 (RHC)-- In Brazil, voters head to the polls tomorrow, Sunday, for an election that could see far-right President Jair Bolsonaro replaced by former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. ... More
San Juan, October 1 (RHC)-- In Puerto Rico, an oil tanker will begin unloading 300,000 barrels of diesel fuel to the island, after the Biden administration granted a limited exemption to shipping restrictions under the century-old Jones Act. ... More
Berlin, October 1 (RHC)-- German officials are warning of an environmental disaster in the Baltic Sea, after the Nord Stream pipelines that carry Russian gas to terminals in Europe ruptured in what U.S. and EU officials have called an “act of sabotage.” ... More
Manila, September 27 (RHC)-- The Philippines has begun cleaning up after Typhoon Noru swept across the northern part of the country, leaving at least five rescuers dead, floods and power cuts but leaving the capital relatively unscathed. Noru, with sustained winds of 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour, was the most powerful typhoon to hit the Southeast Asian nation this year.... More
United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- During the meeting of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, Nicaragua's Foreign Affairs Minister Denis Moncada asked multilateral institutions to respect the sovereignty of the countries and remain independent from the interests of the hegemonic powers.... More
Moscow, September 27 (RHC)-- Russia has granted citizenship to former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden. He is one of 75 foreign nationals granted Russian citizenship by the decree published on an official government website on Monday.... More
Damascus, September 27 (RHC)-- At least 29 people have been killed due to a cholera outbreak in several regions of Syria, in what the United Nations has called the worst outbreak in the war-torn country for years. Rapid assessment testing confirmed 338 cases since the outbreak was first recorded last month, with the bulk of deaths and cases in the northern Aleppo province, the Syrian health ministry said in a statement on Monday.... More
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