Oslo, February 2 (RHC)-- U.S. whistle-blower and former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is among the top candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. ... More


Addis Ababa, February 2 (RHC)-- The Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) has called for more global effort in the fight against the epidemic. ... More


Des Moines, February 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. presidential race, the Iowa caucuses saw an upset victory for Republican Senator Ted Cruz over front-runner Donald Trump and a virtual tie between Hillary Clinton and rival Bernie Sanders. ... More


San Salvador, February 1 (RHC-Euronews) -- El Salvador’s former President Francisco Flores died Saturday after suffering a stroke while awaiting trial on corruption charges. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- In the run up to the 2016 Olympic Games, Rio de Janeiro authorities have announced plans to prevent the spread of the Zika virus. ... More


Port-au-Prince, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Thousands of people filled the streets of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince once again Sunday protesting the arrival of the Organization of American States (OAS), who demonstrators say should not interfere with the country’s already contentious elections. ... More


Buenos Aires, February 1 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The legal team of jailed Argentine Indigenous leader and lawmaker Milagro Sala made a new request for her release on Saturday, one day after she was forced to remain in prison on new charges. ... More


New York, February 1 (RHC)-- On Monday, Venezuela assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, in a difficult international scenario marked by wars and terrorist attacks.... More


La Paz, February 1 (RHC)- Bolivia’s Interior Minister, Carlos Romero, has said the country’s right-wing opposition plans to intensify its "dirty war" before the February 21st. referendum that will determine whether President Evo Morales can seek a third consecutive presidential term in 2019.... More


Damascus, February 1 (RHC)-- Two bomb explosions have rocked a suburban area of the Syrian capital, Damascus, leaving 60 people dead and 110 injured, the interior ministry says. ... More


Kabul, February 1 (RHC)-- At least 10 people have been killed and 12 others wounded in an explosion that struck the Afghan capital city of Kabul, according to a PressTV report. The blast occurred on Monday after a bomber blew his explosives up in the line of people waiting to enter a local police office in the Dehmazang area of Kabul. ... More


Ramallah, February 1 (RHC)-- Israeli military forces have blocked entries to the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah for all non-residents of the Palestinian city a day after three Israeli soldiers were injured in an attack there. ... More


Sydney, February 1 (RHC)-- Australian police have evacuated and locked down a number of schools in the city of Sydney after receiving bomb threats. A New South Wales (NSW) Police spokesperson said there was “nothing to substantiate that there is anything serious at any of the schools at this stage.” ... More


New York, February 1 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has once again censured the Israeli regime for its decades-long occupation of the Palestinian territories and illegal settlement construction on the occupied lands. ... More


Brussels, February 1 (RHC)-- More than 10,000 unaccompanied child refugees have vanished following their arrival in Europe and may have fallen into the hands of organized trafficking gangs, EU’s criminal intelligence agency says. ... More


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