Mexico City, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- At least 15 students from the Ayotzinapa teacher-training college were detained and 20 injured in attacks by state police in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero late Wednesday.... More


Montevideo, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The general strike is not directed against the government but rather aims to deepen the changes proposed in 2004 and 2005, said Daniel Diverio, general secretary of the National Construction Union of Uruguay (SUNCA) and the country's union federation PIT-CNT... More


Brasilia, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Brazilian government announced on Wednesday that it granted permanent residency to 43,781 Haitian immigrants who entered the country illegally during the past five years. ... More


Bogotá, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombiam President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday rejected the possibility of holding a constituent assembly in efforts to solidify a peace deal between the Colombian government and rebel forces.... More


Quito, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In a statement released Wednesday, Ecuador’s governing party, Alianza PAIS, rejected the “latest political intervention against the government of Ecuador by the U.S.-based organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its report released on November 10, 2015.”... More


La Paz, November 13 (PL-RHC)-- The presidential pardon issued by President Evo Morales last July has benefited 4,118 prisoners in Bolivia so far, Cambio state journal reported on Thursday.... More


Port-Au-Prince, November 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The country is going through its second day of anti-government protests, after the opposition rejected the presidential and legislative election results announced a week ago. ... More


Havana, November 12 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro presided over a political and cultural gala Wednesday in Havana, marking the 40th anniversary of Angola's independence. ... More


Damascus, November 12 (RHC)-- Military sources say Syrian armed forces have retaken control of al-Hader, a strategic town located south of the city of Aleppo, from Takfiri militants, as army units continue to gain more ground in their battles against terror groups. ... More


Caracas, November 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan government has presented a message of protest to the U.S. government saying that the illegal incursion of a plane from the U.S. Coast Guard in Venezuela's territorial airspace violated international law.... More


Ramallah, November 12 (RHC)-- Palestinian officials say undercover Israeli agents stormed a hospital in Hebron and fatally shot a 27-year-old Palestinian today. ... More


Brussels, November 12 (RHC)-- The European Commission has issued new guidelines for the labeling of products from the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. ... More


Stockholm, November 12 (RHC)-- Sweden has introduced new border controls as refugees from Syria, Iraq and elsewhere seek to enter the country. ... More


Valletta, November 12 (RHC)-- EU leaders have met African counterparts in Malta, pledging cash if they stem the flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. As they gathered in the Maltese capital Valletta for the second day of talks on Thursday, 14 migrants drowned in the latest boat sinking on their way to Europe. ... More


Athens, November 12 (RHC)-- Unions in Greece have launched a 24-hour general strike against fresh austerity measures imposed by the government. The leading Greek General Confederation of Greece (GSEE) union said on Thursday that the strike was in protest against tax hikes and an upcoming pension overhaul. ... More


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