Sydney, June 20 (RHC)-- The cost of global war in the year 2014 reached $14.3 trillion, or 13.4 percent of the global gross domestic product, a report by the Institute for Economics and Peace says. Last year, the cost of global conflict equaled the combined economies of Britain, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, and Spain, according to a recent report by the Australia-based group. ... More
Houston, June 20 (RHC)-- Oil prices in global markets have fallen again despite reports indicating the seventh weekly drop in U.S. crude reserves and ahead of an expected decision by the Federal Reserve on the interest rate. ... More
La Paz, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Delegations from over 34 countries have confirmed that they will join Pope Francis at the second World Meeting of Social Movements in Bolivia next month, organizers confirmed this week. ... More
Caracas, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government criticized the right-wing opposition on Friday for spreading the false rumor that Brazilian senators were prevented from meeting the country's opposition, when they were only victims of a traffic jam. ... More
Quito, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two weeks of protests over wealth redistribution bills has propelled Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to call for a national debate in the hopes of reaching a consensus. ... More
Buenos Aires, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinian Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo withdrew his name from the list of candidates in the ruling party's 2015 presidential race, leaving Buenos Aires provincial Governor Daniel Scioli as the only candidate. ... More
Santiago de Chile, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean port workers have completed a 24 hour strike in industrial ports across the country. Workers belonging to the Ports Union (UP) are challenging a labor reform bill that is currently awaiting approval by the Chilean senate. ... More
Las Paz, June 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivia has tripled its oil reserves, President Evo Morales announced on Thursday, after state-owned energy company YPFB made a significant oil discovery in the eastern department of Santa Cruz. ... More
Sanaa, June 19 (RHC)-- Saudi fighter jets have reportedly used cluster bombs in their fresh attacks against Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah as Riyadh pushes ahead with a military onslaught against its impoverished southern neighbor. ... More
Quito, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño told reporters on Thursday that Sweden is violating Julian Assange's human rights by delaying for over three years its decision on whether to approve Ecuador’s proposal to allow the WikiLeaks' founder to testify from the Embassy of Ecuador in London. ... More
Abuja, June 19 (RHC)-- At least 40 civilians have been killed after Boko Haram Takfiri militants attacked two villages in southern Niger, an official says. Boko Haram militants, based in Nigeria, attacked two villages in southern Niger's Diffa region Wednesday night, Diffa Governor Yakouba Soumana Goah said Thursday. After killing the villagers, the militants set fire to their houses in the villages. ... More
United Nations, June 19 (RHC)-- United Nations chief has hit out at the Tel Aviv regime over its aggressive policies toward the Palestinian children, who bore the brunt of the 2014 Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that he was "deeply alarmed at the suffering of so many children as a result of Israeli military operations in Gaza last year." ... More
Ramallah, June 19 (RHC)-- Palestinian officials are planning to submit their first file to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open criminal proceedings against the Israeli regime. The file will be sent to the ICC chief prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, on June 25th, and will focus on the violations of international law by Israel, Palestinian Foreign Ministry official, Ammar Hijazi, told reporters in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday. ... More
Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- President Barack Obama has said the shooting in a church in South Carolina has once again reminded us of "a dark part of our history" and the need to enforce gun controls. ... More
Washington, June 19 (RHC)-- The massacre of nine Black people by a white gunman in South Carolina illustrates that Anglo-Americans are waging a "war" on African Americans, a researcher and historian in Washington says. ... More
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