Ankara, February 14 (RHC)-- Police in Turkey have fired tear gas and used water canon to disperse protesters calling for the release of army officers who were detained for plotting a coup. Protesters spilled out into the streets of the capital, Ankara, on Thursday chanting "Freedom to patriots, end conspiracies."... More
Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– The Argentinian government has condemned what it terms “clear efforts of destabilization” in Venezuela, following Wednesday's clashes which left three dead and dozens injured on the streets of Caracas.... More
Tokyo, February 14 (RHC)-- The U.S. ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, visited the southern island of Okinawa amid local protests against the U.S. military presence. Kennedy met with Okinawa’s governor, Hirokazu Nakaima, who has agreed to relocate a U.S. base from a densely populated urban area to a more remote location. ... More
Havana, February 14 (RHC) -- The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group on Thursday closed the 20th round of peace talks held in Havana, Cuba, with several agreements on the thorny issue of drug-trafficking.... More
Islamabad, February 14 (RHC)-- A Pakistani judge has ordered the country’s intelligence agencies to hand over a prominent activist who went missing last week. Karim Khan was seized from his home just days before he was due to travel to Europe to speak out about the impact of U.S. drone strikes. ... More
Brasilia, February 14 (RHC) -– Brazilian campaigners have gathered outside the Foreign Ministry building in the capital Brasilia to demand the government grant asylum to U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden. ... More
Tehran, February 14 (RHC)-- A senior Iranian military official says the massive turnout in the 1979 Islamic Revolution anniversary rallies served as a response to the "foolish rhetoric" by U.S. officials against Iran.... More
Buenos Aires, February 14 (RHC) -– Argentinian President Cristina Fernández went on Thursday evening the Favaloro Foundation Hospital in Buenos Aires for a medical check-up, including a brain scan and an electrocardiogram which were described as “satisfactory.”... More
Athens, February 14 (RHC)-- Newly-released figures show unemployment rate in Greece has soared to a record high of 28 percent in November 2013. According to the country’s statistics agency, ELSTAT (Hellenic Statistical Authority), which just published the fresh data, the jobless rate rose from a downwardly revised 27.7 percent the previous month.... More
New York, February 14 (RHC)-- A heavy winter storm that slammed the U.S. southeast and made its way up to the north has left over a dozen people dead and knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of American homes.... More
Manama, February 14 (RHC)-- The Bahraini regime has beefed up security measures as the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom braces for nationwide protest rallies to mark the third anniversary of the 2011 revolution.... More
Caracas, February 13 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro denounced that his government is facing an attempted coup d'etat, following unprecedented violent actions spearheaded by his political rivals.... More
Caracas, February 13 (RHC) Vezuelan Attorney General Luisa Ortega said on Thursday that the perpetrators of Wedenesay's violent attacks, which resulted in 3 dead and 76 wounded, will be brought to justice and she called on the people to build peace in the country.... More
Kabul, February 13 (RHC)-- Afghanistan has released 65 inmates from Bagram Detention Center, despite U.S. pressures against the move. Kabul released the prisoners on Thursday, a day after the United States voiced concern over the issue.... More
Washington, February 13 (RHC)-- U.S. intelligence officials are claiming Edward Snowden stole internal National Security Agency documents by using cheap and widely available software that still went mostly undetected.... More
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