Mexico City, June 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Remittances have surpassed foreign direct investment as the leading source of foreign exchange in Mexico, according to a report published Wednesday by the country's largest provider of financial services, BBVA Bancomer. ... More
Mexico City, June 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The electoral campaigns ahead of Sunday’s midterm voting came to a close late Wednesday amid violence affecting at least seven states and the deaths of at least 21 people directly related to elections, including at least 10 candidates, various news outlets reported. ... More
Tegucigalpa, June 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Despite the fact that the embattled Honduran President Juan Hernandez admitted on Wednesday that he accepted money from companies involved in one of the worst corruption scandals to rock the Central American country for his presidential campaign, his administration could still face further problems. ... More
Buenos Aires, June 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of people marched in over 80 Argentinian cities on Wednesday, in a significant mobilization against femicide -- the murder of women. ... More
Gaza City, June 4 (RHC)-- Israeli warplanes have targeted several areas in the besieged Gaza Strip. According to reports, the Israeli jets carried out the airstrikes early on Thursday in retaliation for an alleged earlier rocket attack on southern Israel. ... More
Johannesburg, June 4 (RHC)-- South Africa has "categorically denied" the allegation that the country had paid a USD 10-million bribe to FIFA to secure the right to host the 2010 World Cup. ... More
Rangoon, June 4 (RHC)-- Dozens of bodies, believed to be those of Rohingya Muslims and Bangladeshi migrants, have reportedly been washed ashore in Myanmar’s western state of Rakhine in May. The Arakan Project said on Wednesday that at least 47 corpses washed up on beaches and the mouths of rivers between May 12 and 24. The group has been monitoring activities in Rakhine for more than a decade. ... More
Paris, June 4 (RHC)-- The French telecommunications group "Orange" plans to end its cooperation with Israeli operator Partner Communications Company over the latter's illegal activities in the Palestinian territories. ... More
Jerusalem, June 4 (RHC)-- Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian protesters in East Jerusalem, arresting several protesters during a festival of lights. According to reports on Wednesday, the scuffles erupted outside of the Damascus Gate in East al-Quds, where hundreds of Palestinians had gathered to protest against the inauguration of the Jerusalem Light Festival. ... More
New Delhi, June 4 (RHC)-- The death toll from India’s heat wave has topped 2,300, making it the fifth deadliest in recorded history. ... More
United Nations, June 4 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced an independent review of the world body’s failure to investigate allegations of sexual abuse. ... More
Dallas, June 4 (RHC)-- The U.S. state of Texas has executed a death row prisoner convicted of the 1983 killings of four men. Lester Bower is the oldest person executed in Texas in three decades, at 67 years old. ... More
Boston, June 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Boston, prosecutors say a man shot dead by law enforcement agents in Boston this week was involved in a plot to behead police officers. ... More
Cleveland, June 4 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Cleveland, Ohio, investigators have submitted their findings on the fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice six months ago. ... More
Caracas, June 3 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro revealed the identity of the presumed mastermind of the assassination of young socialist deputy Róbert Serra in October, last year. ... More
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