Rome, February 5 (RHC)-- The number of refugees landing in Italy increased by almost ten times in January compared to the previous year, an Italian official says. Speaking in the Parliament on Tuesday, Italy's Deputy Interior Minister Filippo Bubbico said a total of 2,156 migrants reached the country in January 2014, compared to 217 recorded in the same month last year. ... More
Ramallah, February 5 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime is currently holding captive over 4800 Palestinians, including children and women, according to a Palestinian official. ... More
Bogotá, February 5 (RHC) -– The four presidents of the Pacific Alliance are scheduled to sign next Monday the trade group's Additional Protocol which will remove tariffs on 92% of goods and services, effective immediately, announced Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos who will be hosting the summit in Cartagena.... More
United Nations, February 5 (RHC)-- The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced concern over the escalating violence in Egypt and demanded an investigation into the deaths of anti-government protesters. ... More
Bangui, February 4 (RHC)- Seventy people have been killed in the latest round of clashes in the Central African Republic. Police said Monday that the fatal clashes took place in the central city of Boda, located some 100 kilometers (62 miles) west of the capital, Bangui. Local reports said Christian armed men attacked Muslims in the town and torched some thirty houses. ... More
Baghdad, February 4 (RHC)-- In Iraq, a group of suicide bombers and gunmen attacked a government building in Baghdad, taking hostages and killing a number of people before security forces regained control. Reports on the precise death toll varied, with some tallies as high as 24.... More
Ramallah, February 4 (RHC)-- Israeli regime forces have raided a protest village in the Jordan Valley region of the occupied West Bank. According to reports, the Israeli troops stormed the al-Awdeh protest village, demolishing all tent structures there on Monday. The reports said that the soldiers also detained several activists. ... More
Ramallah, February 4 (RHC)-- The funeral for two Palestinian victims, whose remains were held by the Israeli regime for over a decade, has been held in the occupied West Bank. On Monday, thousands of people attended the funeral for Ayat al-Akhras, from Duheisha refugee camp, and Daoud Abu Swayy, from the village of Artas, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.... More
Moscow, February 4 (RHC)-- An adviser to Edward Snowden has ruled out plea talks with the U.S. government unless Snowden is offered amnesty. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said last week he is open to meeting with Snowden’s lawyers, but ruled out the prospect of amnesty or clemency. ... More
Ottawa, February 4 (RHC)-- The Canadian intelligence agency has defended spying through the wireless Internet service at a major airport, claiming it would not be able to locate its targets without the technology.... More
Havana, February 3 (RHC) -- Negotiators for the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos arrived in Cuba this Sunday to resume peace talks with representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) militias.... More
Baghdad, February 3 (RHC)-- At least 21 more people have been killed and several others injured in violent attacks in and around Baghdad and north of the Iraqi capital, according to security and hospital sources.... More
United Nations, February 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations has censured the Israeli regime for demolishing 36 Palestinian homes in the Jordan Valley. James Rawley, the UN humanitarian coordinator in the occupied Palestinian territories, released a statement calling for a halt in such actions in the occupied West Bank.... More
San José, February 3 (RHC) -- None of the 13 candidates in Costa Rica's presidential race succeeded in winning the required number of votes for an outright victory, leaving the two leading players facing a run-off next month, the electoral authority said late Sunday.... More
Madrid, February 3 (RHC)-- Official figures show the number of suicides in Spain increased by 11.3 percent in 2012 from the previous year, reaching its highest level in the past years. Figures from Spain's National Institute of Statistics showed 3,539 suicide (2,724 men and 815 women) cases in Spain during 2012, a rate of 7.6 per 100,000 inhabitants. The figures were the highest since 2005.... More
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