U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson

Washington, November 28 (RHC)-- In the United States, more than one hundred senior Foreign Service officers have left the State Department since President Donald Trump took office, in what appears to be a forced exodus carried out by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. ... More


Paris, November 28 (RHC)-- The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders has warned that millions of Yemenis face a "desperate" health situation on top of the ravages of war as Saudi Arabia continues its military aggression against its impoverished neighbor.... More


Emmerson Mnangagwa, new Zimbabwean president

Harare, November 28 (RHC-Agencies)--Zimbabwe's president Emmerson Mnangagwa has dissolved the cabinet of his predecessor Robert Mugabe.... More


Staffan de Mistura (File Photo)

Geneva, November 28 (RHC-Agencies)--Delegations of Syria's government and opposition will start a new round of UN-sponsored talks in Geneva on Tuesday.... More


Tripoli, November 27 (RHC)-- At least 31 refugees have died after their Europe-bound boat capsized off Libya's western coast, Libyan coastguard officials say. ... More


Washington, November 27 (RHC)-- The number of sexual and other misconduct allegations targeting senior Pentagon officials has increased over the past several years, a new report says. ... More


Tony Hovater

New York, November 27 (RHC)-- In the United States, The New York Times has apologized for giving platform to a white nationalist, asserting that it did not mean to “normalize anything.” ... More


Brasilia, November 27 (RHC)-- Former Uruguayan President Jose "Pepe" Mujica, during a visit to Brazil, came out in defense of "a world in which higher education is accessible to all social classes and not just a few." ... More


Madrid, November 27 (RHC)-- More than 200,000 Spaniards have signed a petition filed in parliament asking the government to ban the National Francisco Franco Foundation (FNFF), which glorifies Spain's former dictator. ... More


Ecuadoran Former President Rafael Correa (File Photo)

Guayaquil, November 27 (RHC)-- Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has warned of a “counterrevolution” brewing within the coalition PAIS Alliance (AP).... More


Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Caracas, 27 November (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday appointed Manuel Quevedo to lead state oil company PDVSA, and urged a revolutionary transformation of the entity against corruption.... More


Salvador Nasralla, presidential candidate by the Opposition Alliance in Honduras

Tegucigalpa, November 27 (RHC)-- Honduras’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) reported that opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla was leading by almost five percent in the presidential elections held Sunday, with ballots counted at more than half of polling sites.... More


Bogota, November 25 (RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Revolutionary Alternative Forces of the Commons, FARC, leader Rodrigo "Timochenko" Londoño held a joint press conference on Friday on the first anniversary of the peace agreement made between the government and former rebels. At the news conference, both leaders evaluated the successes and failures of the landmark accord.... More


Cairo, November 25 (RHC-Agencies)-- Egypt on Saturday said an attack on a mosque by militants in the country’s troubled region of northern Sinai has killed 305 worshippers, including 27 children, a dramatic increase in the death toll of 235 previously announced.... More


Madrid, November 25 (RHC)-- Spain's Supreme Court has decided to take charge of the cases of all deposed Catalan leaders, maintaining that they were interrelated in the bid for independence Madrid says is illegal. ... More


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