Knoxville, July 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Tennessee, more than 5,000 people have been evacuated after a train carrying a flammable, poisonous chemical derailed and caught fire near Knoxville. ... More
Quito, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador has planned to create new standards to measure well-being, including environment and community, moving away from income and economic growth as conventional models. ... More
Brasilia, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The lower house of the Brazilian Congress narrowly rejected a bill that would have amended the country's constitution in favor of reducing the criminal responsibility age to 16 from 18. ... More
Caracas, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Ombudsman Tarek William Saab called the visit of U.S. Senator Bob Corker to the country “positive,” welcoming the effort to alleviate the tensions between the two countries. ... More
Quito, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Preparations are underway and expectations are high for the visit of Pope Francis to Ecuador from July 5th to the 8th. This is the first papal visit since Pope John Paul II came to the country thirty years ago, and people from across the country, as well as from neighboring Colombia and Peru, will be converging on Quito and Guayaquil.... More
Lima, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of Congress representatives from left coalition Broad Front – Popular Action led by Yohny Lescano issued a press release on Wednesday denouncing businesses that track their employees with GPS systems. ... More
Port-au-Prince, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Haiti raised an alarm on Tuesday over growing regional security concerns and a potential humanitarian crisis, as waves of expelled Haitians leave Dominican Republic and cross over to the other side of the shared Caribbean island of Hispaniola. "This situation represents a risk of humanitarian catastrophe, a destabilizing factor for the country, a serious threat to domestic and regional security," Haitian Foreign Minister Lener Renauld told U.N. officials in Port-au-Prince. ... More
Athens, July 1 (RHC)-- Greece has officially defaulted on its bailout loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the failure of its negotiation with international creditors. ... More
Caracas, July 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expressed his solidarity with the Greek people and their Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras following the announcement to default on loans from European creditors. ... More
Kabul, July 1 (RHC)-- More than a dozen people have lost their lives in an assassination strike carried out by a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More
New Delhi, July 1 (RHC)-- At least 21 people have been killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in India's West Bengal State, police officials say. On Wednesday, Indian police officials said the landslides had affected the towns of Mirik, Kalimpong, and Darjeeling. ... More
Paris, July 1 (RHC)-- Two French soldiers in Burkina Faso have been suspended over accusations of sexually abusing children, France's Defense Ministry says. According to a statement released by the ministry on Tuesday, the two soldiers were suspected of "committing acts of a sexual nature" on children on Monday in the West African country. ... More
Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- A court in the United States has ruled that the National Security Agency can continue with the systematical collection of Americans' domestic phone calls records. ... More
Greeleyville, July 1 (RHC)-- Another Black church has been set on fire in the United States, bringing the number of African-American churches on fire to seven in the past ten days. ... More
London, July 1 (RHC)-- A new report for the United Nations has found that the British government's policies are stripping children of their rights. ... More
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