Los Angeles, August 5 (RHC)-- Newly-released police bodycam footage reveals Los Angeles police shot a protester in the head with a “less lethal round” while the man had his arms in the air during a protest on May 30th. ... More
Little Rock, August 5 (RHC)-- In Conway, Arkansas, prosecutors have cleared several officers of criminal charges over their violent arrest in February of a man who died after he was repeatedly punched in the back, tasered while on the ground, and pinned under an officer’s knee as he protested, “I can’t breathe.” ... More
San Salvador, August 5 (RHC)-- In El Salvador, a judge sentenced three police officers to 20 years each for the 2019 killing of 29-year-old Camila Díaz Córdova, a transgender woman. ... More
Brasília, August 5 (RHC)-- Brazil's Federal Supreme Court has withdrawn former Minister Antonio Palocci's complaint about the legal action against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which blocked him from running in the 2018 elections.... More
Bogota, August 4 (RHC)-- The Colombian Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered house arrest for Alvaro Uribe Velez, in an historic move in the South American country as he became the first former president to be arrest on a bribery case.... More
Two strong explosions were recorded on Tuesday afternoon in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, where dozens of people have been killed, thousands more were injured and there was considerable material damage.... More
Damascus, August 4 (RHC)-- The Syrian air defenses have responded to the Israeli military’s Monday night aggression against the Arab country’s army positions, state media reports.... More
Buenos Aires, August 4 (RHC)-- The former president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, denounced through his official Twitter account the attempt of the de facto government to stop the mobilizations currently underway in the country, through the judicialization of its leaders.... More
Geneva, August 4 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization has warned that despite hopes for a vaccine, there may never be a "silver bullet" for coronavirus, and the road to normality will be long.... More
Ramallah, August 4 (RHC)-- The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has called on Europe to take practical measures to prevent the Israeli regime from advancing its plans to build hundreds of new illegal settler units in the strategically sensitive E1 region of the occupied West Bank.... More
Phoenix, August 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arizona, Border Patrol officers raided the medical camp of humanitarian group No More Deaths, detaining 30 migrants. This was the second such raid in just two days. The camp provides water, food and medical attention to refugees crossing into the U.S. through the scorching Sonoran Desert. ... More
Washington, August 4 (RHC)-- In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said President Donald Trump can go ahead with building his U.S.-Mexico border wall, using $2.5 billion in military funds, while the legal battle to stop the construction continues. ... More
Austin, August 4 (RHC)-- An active-duty U.S. Army sergeant has been identified as the man who killed antiracist protester Garrett Foster in Austin, Texas, last weekend. Daniel Perry said he acted in self-defense when he opened fire after driving his car into a crowd, but eyewitnesses have challenged this account. ... More
Buenos Aires, August 4 (RHC)-- The Argentine Ministry of Security has filed a complaint against former officials of the same ministry and authorities of the National Gendarmerie for alleged irregularities and cover-ups in the disappearance of Santiago Maldonado on August 1, 2017, according to state agency Télam.... More
United Nations, August 4 (RHC)-- The full participation of women is essential for an effective response to the Covid-19 pandemic and also in the advancement of peace processes, notes a report released on Monday at the UN.... More
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