London, September 26 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has censured the recent killing of a young Palestinian woman by the Tel Aviv regime's troops in the occupied West Bank, and described it as an illegal execution. ... More


Washington, September 26 (RHC)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner has told Republican lawmakers he will resign at the end of October, throwing Congress into chaos as it tries to avert a government shutdown. In a closed-door emotional meeting with Republican legislators on Friday morning, the embattled Ohioan said that he would resign from both his speakership and his House seat, according to aides and lawmakers. ... More


Dover, September 26 (RHC)-- Another shocking video has emerged showing U.S. police officers fatally shooting a paralyzed Black man in wheelchair in the state of Delaware. ... More


Santiago de Chile, September 26 (teleSUR-RHC) -- A group of 33 Chilean miners will travel to the Vatican where they will meet with Pope Francis to share their terrifying experience of being trapped underground for nearly 70 days in the San Jose Mine.... More


Bogotá, September 26 (teleSUR-RHC) -- A Colombian court ruled Thursday against holding a referendum on bullfights in the capital city of Bogota.... More


Brasilia, September 26 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff postponed plans to cut 10 out of the country’s 37 ministries, which are part of Rousseff’s larger fiscal policy mandate in order to curb the country's fast expanding fiscal deficit.... More


Paris, September 26 (PL-RHC) -- Projects in progress in Guatemala and El Salvador won the UNESCO-Japan award on Education for Sustainable Development, according to a statement published on Friday in Paris.... More


New York, September 26 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales delivered a speech on Friday at the U.N. General Assembly, calling on world leaders to work together to provide more opportunities to economically disadvantaged populations.... More


Santiago de Chile, September 26 (PL-RHC) -- Chile is arranging the last details to create the first World Seismological Center in order to help the international community to prepare against the scourge of earthquakes.... More


Brasilia, September 26 (PL-RHC) -- Leaders of allied political parties of the Brazilian government reaffirmed their commitment to democracy and their will to fight the attempts of the opposition today in Congress to take President Dilma Rousseff out of office.... More


United Nations, September 25 (RHC)-- World leaders gathered at UN Headquarters in New York, approved Friday the Sustainable Development Goals --17 major objectives which will guide common efforts to fight poverty and inequality over the next 15 years.... More


United Nations, September 25 (RHC)-- Pope Francis addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Friday morning, issuing a sweeping call for peace and environmental justice. And he placed blame for the exploitation of natural resources on “a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity.”... More


New York, September 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) released a statement saying that on the sidelines of the 70th United Nations General Assembly, members of the regional bloc would meet to discuss strengthening their integration.... More


Mecca, September 25 (RHC)-- The death toll from a deadly stampede during Hajj pilgrimage rituals in Mina, outside the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, has soared to about 2,000, says the head of Iran’s Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, citing Saudi sources. The incident occurred on Thursday, after huge pilgrim processions were joined in their course, leading to the catastrophic entanglement. ... More


Baghdad, September 25 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least seven people have lost their lives and more than a dozen sustained injuries in a spate of bomb attacks in and around the country’s violence-plagued capital.... More


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