Tropical storm hits Yemen and kills 12, exacerbating cholera crisis.  Photo: Press TV

Sanaa, October 24 (RHC)-- In Yemen, health officials are warning of possible new outbreaks of contagious illnesses like cholera and malaria, due to stagnant waters left behind after Tropical Storm Luban tore through eastern Yemen last week, killing 12 people. ... More


Debris from Hurricane Michael rests along the canal on October 18, 2018 in Mexico Beach, Florida.  Photo: Getty Images

Miami, October 24 (RHC)-- U.S. health workers say they are seeing increasing signs of mental problems in residents in the state of Florida more than a week after Hurricane Michael hit Southeastern United States, and the issue could turn a short-term disaster into a long-term recovery that will take years.... More


In this AFP file photo taken on May 26, 2005, a member of the 3rd US Army Infantry places flags on the graves of veterans at Arlington National Cemetery in Arli

Washington, October 24 (RHC)-- Suicide rates have jumped substantially among young U.S. military veterans, despite efforts by the Pentagon to curb the problem, according to new data from the US government.... More


 German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier addresses the audience during a conference organized by the Federation of German Industries (BDI) in Berlin on September

Berlin, October 23 (RHC)-- German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier has called for a European ban on arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.... More


Interpol rejects Ecuador's 'red alert' request against Rafael Correa over lack of evidence.  Photo: teleSUR

Quito, October 23 (RHC)-- Interpol has rejected Ecuador’s request to issue a "red alert" against former President Rafael Correa due to no valid evidence to implicate him in the alleged kidnapping of the former opposition lawmaker Fernando Balda, teleSUR journalist Orlando Pérez said in a tweet.... More


 Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro said Sunday that, if he is elected, he will deploy armed forces for routine street patrols, describing the country as “at

Brasilia, October 23 (RHC)-- A soldier and a corporal are enough to close Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE), Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of Brazilian Presidential Candidate Jair Bolsonaro, told reporters in Brasilia.... More


 Institutions were ripe with cases of abuse and neglect which a 2015 report from Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission described as “cultural genocide.”

Ottawa, October 23 (RHC)-- Canadian researchers are attempting to solve a century-old mystery into the disappearance and alleged death of thousands of Indigenous students who vanished during the 1900’s.... More


Donald Trump reportedly offered Mexico $20 million to stop migrant caravan.  Photo: Google

Mexico City, October 23 (RHC)-- After Mexican authorities used public force to stop the migrant caravan from entering Mexico from the Guatemalan border, Mexico’s Secretary of the Interior Alfonso Navarrete revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump offered them $20 million to stop undocumented migration.... More


AMLO speaks up for rights of Honduran migrants caravan.  Photo: AP

Mexico City, October 23 (RHC)-- The President-elect of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will ask the governments of the United States and Canada to allocate resources to boost development in Central America which he says would help control migratory crisis that pushed thousands of Hondurans to leave their country last week for the United States. ... More


 A Palestinian protester is injured in the northern part of the besieged Gaza Strip during a naval rally against the decade-long Israeli siege on the impoverish

Gaza City, October 23 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have wounded at least 20 Palestinians in an attack on demonstrators that had gathered along Gaza’s territorial waters to stage a new protest against Israel’s occupation.... More


Washington, October 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet that he has alerted the U.S. military and federal border authorities that a U.S.-bound migrant caravan from Honduras was a national emergency while announcing that his administration would begin cutting aid to several nations in Central America.... More


Brussels, October 22 (RHC)-- A meeting of Cubans living in Europe demanded that the United States end its nearly six-decade blockade of their native country.... More


London, October 20 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has filed a lawsuit accusing the Ecuadorean government of violating his fundamental rights, according to his lawyer speaking at a news conference.... More


 U.S. solidarity with Cuba activists hold meeting.  Photo: Granma

Minneapolis, October 19 (RHC)-- The annual conference of the National Network on Cuba got underway on Friday in the U.S. city of Minneapolis with the participation of members of diverse organizations that seek the normalization of the bilateral relations and the end of Washington's blockade of the island. ... More


 Mexico deploys 200 agents to southern border in Chiapas.  Photo: Democracy Now

Mexico City, October 19 (RHC)-- Mexico’s federal government has deployed 200 police agents to the southern border in the state of Chiapas to try to stop Honduran migrants from entering the country without a visa.  The move has been welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump in a tweet early Friday morning.... More


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