Santiago de Chile, January 25 (RHC)-- Wildfires continue to rage across a large area of land in Chile, with emergency teams working round the clock to put out the flames which have claimed the lives of three firefighters. The fire, which started last week, has so far destroyed some 155,000 hectares of land in Central and Southern Chile, forcing the evacuation of at least 4,000 people... More


Bogota, January 24 (RHC)-- French President Francois Hollande is in Bogota for a two-day visit to ratify the ongoing Colombian peace process between the state and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. ... More


Amman, January 24 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has met with Jordan's King Abdullah II to discuss “ramifications” if the U.S. moves its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. ... More


Bogota, January 24 (RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, has announced that the group's new political party will be up and running as of May as an open, democratic and modern movement that will welcome all those who want a positive change for Colombia.... More


Tel Aviv, January 24 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says U.S. President Donald Trump has invited him to Washington next month. The announcement was made in a Sunday statement released by the Israeli premier’s office following the first phone call between Netanyahu and Trump since his taking office on last week. ... More


Washington, January 24 (RHC)-- Anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks has accused U.S. President Donald Trump of breaching a promise to release his tax returns, calling on people with access to the documents to come forward and help disclose them.... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- Hundreds of thousands of people from across the United States descended on Washington over the weekend to voice their anger and anxiety over Donald Trump’s presidency after he took the oath of office. ... More


London, January 23 (RHC)-- Hundreds of thousands of people marched in cities around the world this weekend to show support for women's rights and anger over the election of President Donald Trump. ... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- Most of protesters who have been arrested for marching against U.S. President Donald Trump after his January 20 inauguration are facing 10-year prison sentences, federal prosecutors say. ... More


Tel Aviv, January 23 (RHC)-- Israeli regime officials have approved the construction of hundreds of new Israeli settler units in East Jerusalem, despite international calls to end the unlawful practice, including by the United Nations Security Council.... More


Washington, January 20 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Barack Obama has condemned the Republican-dominated Congress for thwarting his plans to close the notorious U.S. military prison located at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.... More


Havana, January 20 (RHC)-- Donald J. Trump was sworn in today as the 45th president of the United States, after which he delivered a populist speech listing scores of hard to achieve political promises.... More


Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki

Brasilia, January 20 (RHC)-- A plane carrying Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki, who was overseeing a massive corruption investigation, crashed into the sea off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state on Thursday, a judicial source said.... More


Guatemala City, January 20 (RHC)-- A prisoner in Guatemala sewed his lips together to protest a court decision that refused the reduction of his sentence, which he has been serving since 2013.... More


Washington, January 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Office of the Pardon Attorney has announced that President Barack Obama officially denied clemency to imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier... More


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