Ottawa, September 9 (RHC)-- An indigenous community, the epicenter of a deadly stabbing rampage in west-central Canada over the weekend, now suffers from multiple hardships, including drug addiction and racial discrimination, researchers say.... More


Port-au-Prince, September 9 (RHC)-- In Haiti, thousands of people rallied in the capital Port-au-Prince and other cities Wednesday, demanding safer streets, affordable food and medicine, and the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.... More


Buenos Aires, September 9 (RHC)-- The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernandez, has sent a letter to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, requesting the formal accession of his country to the BRICS group.... More


London, September 8 (RHC)-- Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-reigning royal and among the world’s longest-ruling monarchs in history, has died at the age of 96.  The queen died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday.  The news came just days after the queen appointed her 15th prime minister, Liz Truss.... More


Ramallah, September 8 (RHC)-- British musician Roger Waters, who is the co-founder of rock band, Pink Floyd, has been hailed by pro-Palestine activists as a hero because of his unbridled support for Palestinian people and his sharp criticism of the occupying Israeli regime.... More


Laredo, September 8 (RHC)-- At least nine asylum seekers have drowned as they attempted to cross the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border.  Thirty-seven others were rescued from the water.  ... More


Sacramento, September 8 (RHC)-- Temperatures in Sacramento, California, reached 116 degrees Tuesday, making it the hottest day ever recorded in California’s capital, as a record-breaking heat wave continues to scorch California. ... More


Albuquerque, September 8 (RHC)-- A state judge in New Mexico has removed a county commissioner from power for taking part in the January 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol. ... More


Mexico City, September 8 (RHC)-- The Reina Sofía Museum in Madrid is negotiating the purchase of art pieces from Mexico's Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN).  These are three canoes, an embroidery and a video that have been exhibited since last year in the Spanish museum, waiting for the Culture Ministry to authorize the procedures for their purchase.  The pieces are part of "Another World is Possible," a collection that includes stories of political dissidence produced by Zapatista insurgents.... More


Brasilia, September 8 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has rallied alongside tens of thousands of his supporters at a military parade in the country’s capital, brushing off criticism that the far-right leader is using the Independence Day festivities to bolster his re-election bid.... More


Geneva, September 8 (RHC)-- Hundreds of children have already died in nutrition centers across Somalia, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) announced, one day after it warned that parts of Somalia will be hit by famine in the coming months.... More


Washington, September 8 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge has agreed to appoint an independent arbiter known as a “special master” to review whether the FBI properly seized documents from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. ... More


Sacramento, September 7 (RHC)-- In the United States, a vast high-pressure dome brought record heat to California and other western states over the Labor Day weekend. ... More


Chicago, September 7 (RHC)-- A political battle over the immigration policies of US President Joe Biden’s administration has expanded in recent days, with officials in Chicago asking for volunteers and donations to assist with asylum seekers being bused into the city from Texas.... More


Damascus, September 7 (RHC)-- An Israeli air attack on Aleppo airport in Syria’s north has damaged the runway and taken it out of service, the Syrian state media said quoting a military source in the wake of the second reported attack on the airport in less than a week.... More


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