Former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is slated to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next secretary general of the United Nations, following an expected formal recommendation by the Security Council to the General Assembly later this week. ... More
In Poland, as many as six million women poured into the streets for a nationwide protest opposing proposals to completely ban abortions across Poland. ... More
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has announced the end of a ceasefire with his country's rebel movement, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-Peoples Army, FARC-EP.... More
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army, FARC-EP, has called on the government of President Juan Manuel Santos to organize a National Constituent Assembly, as they had argued at the end of peace negotiations when the government imposed a plebiscite instead.... More
Despite the "No" vote in the Colombian plebiscite on Sunday, Bolivia’s President Evo Morales said he is confident peace in Colombia will be achieved. ... More
The transparency group WikiLeaks will soon release new documents in regard to the U.S. presidential elections, according to its founder, Julian Assange. ... More
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called on Israel to halt plans to construct a new settlement and an industrial zone in the West Bank. ... More
A report says the U.S. Internet giant Yahoo scanned hundreds of millions of users' emails in 2015 at the request of U.S. intelligence agencies.... More
Doctors Without Borders has marked the first anniversary of the U.S. military’s bombing of its hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, on October 3, 2015. The attack killed 42 people, including patients and staff. ... More
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has lodged a complaint against the Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Ramos Allup, accusing him of contempt and for promoting insurrection against President Nicolas Maduro and other public officials. ... More
In the United States, residents of Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas are preparing for evacuations as the "extremely dangerous" Hurricane Matthew is expected to brush up to the U.S. East Coast later this week.... More
Human rights activists and NGOs have demanded that the Mexican government declare a "contingency" plan to provide shelter and food to all the immigrants. ... More
Colombia's chief negotiator at the peace dialogues with the country's leftist rebels has offered his resignation, hours after Colombians narrowly voted down the peace deal in a non-binding plebiscite Sunday.... More
The United States has suspended negotiations with Russia on reviving a failed ceasefire in Syria amid heightened tensions over the embattled city of Aleppo.... More
In the Greek capital of Athens, over 1,000 elderly demonstrators, some of them with canes, participated in a protest rally on Monday to voice their opposition to further cuts to their pensions -- shouting slogans such as “Shame on you!” as they tried to overrun a police cordon.... More
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