Abuja, February 11 (RHC)-- Two bomb attacks in northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri have killed over 60 people. Nigeria's security officials say that the attacks hit a camp for people displaced by the militancy of Boko Haram terrorist group some 85 km outside Maiduguri, which is the capital of Nigeria's Borno state. ... More
Tainan, February 11 (RHC)-- The death toll from last Saturday's earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan has risen to 59, while 76 more presumed buried dead under the rubble of a collapsed building. ... More
Damascus, February 11 (RHC)-- The Syrian government says its forces will soon take full control of the militant-held areas of Aleppo, but predicted a tough battle for the largest city in the Arab country. The Syrian army and its allies, backed by Russian warplanes, have recently made major advances against Takfiri militants north of Aleppo. ... More
Moscow, February 11 (RHC)-- Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters in Moscow on Thursday that U.S. warplanes had flown from Turkey to hit targets inside Aleppo. The statement came after the Pentagon accused Russian and Syrian government forces of destroying two main hospitals in Aleppo in air raids. ... More
Brussels, February 11 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, has approved a plan to strengthen its military presence in Eastern Europe, where its activities continue to threaten Russia. ... More
Atlanta, February 11 (RHC)-- At least 60 people have been diagnosed with the Zika virus in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday. The CDC, a federal agency and the leading national public health institute of the United States, based in Atlanta, said that as many as five cases were reported on Tuesday. ... More
London, February 11 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron says the WikeLeaks Founder Julian Assange should leave the Ecuadoran embassy in London and bring to an end the "whole sorry saga." Cameron told British lawmakers that Assange "should come out of that embassy and face the arrest warrent that is against him." ... More
London, February 11 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will “push the United States into endless, stupid wars which spread terrorism” if she makes it to the White House.... More
Quito, February 10 (RHC)-- In Ecuador, political and social organizations staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Office on Wednesday to express their support for the Citizen’s Revolution, in light of recent disagreements between the country's government and the highest ranking officers in the armed forces.... More
Paris, February 10 (RHC)-- French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says Paris wants to end its military operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) later this year after the UN issued a statement detailing the French troops' sexual abuse of children in the African country.... More
Washington, February 10 (RHC)-- A new report says that the U.S.-led coalition in Syria seems to be plagiarizing footage of the achievements made by the Russian warplanes in their campaign against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and other terror organizations active in the Arab country. ... More
Tel Aviv, February 10 (RHC)-- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that a reinforced fence may be set up around the entirety of the occupied territories, similar to the one it is currently building on the territories bordering Jordan. ... More
Caracas, February 10 (RHC)-- In Venezuela, socialist deputy Edwin Rojas has denounced right-wing lawmakers who are prioritizing a proposed amnesty for those responsible for the violent actions in 2014, over solutions to the country's economic crisis ... More
Washington, February 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. Defense Department has requested $145.8 million to fund Israel's missile systems and other military programs in fiscal year 2017.... More
San José, February 10 (RHC)-- Direct flights from Costa Rica to Mexico continued on Wednesday, transferring new groups of Cuban migrants, who are stranded in Central America after leaving Cuba legally to try to reach the U.S., lured by Washington's arbitrary migration policy towards Cuba.... More
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