Vienna, June 15 (RHC)-- Protesters gathered outside the venue of this year’s Bilderberg conference over the weekend, slamming it as a gathering of criminals. Established in 1954, the Bilderberg conference is an annual meeting of political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and media sectors. ... More
Tokyo, June 15 (RHC)-- In Japan, thousands of people rallied to protest Japan’s participation in the TPP free trade deal and to condemn Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to expand Japan’s military role. ... More
New Orleans, June 15 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has ordered former Black Panther Albert Woodfox, the longest-serving prisoner in solitary confinement, to remain behind bars while Louisiana officials appeal a judge’s order for his immediate release. ... More
Washington, June 15 (RHC)-- Six Yememi prisoners have been transferred from Guantanamo to Oman, marking the first release from the prison in five months. The six men have been held without trial for more than 13 years. ... More
The Cuban women's volleyball team made its debut at the Movistar Pan-American Cup with a hard-won victory over Peru, host of the tournament that opened on the weekend.... More
Mexico City, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Mexican First Lady Margarita Zavala announced via video her decision to run for president on Sunday, and not for the leadership of main opposition National Action Party (PAN). ... More
Quito, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A caravan of vehicles occupied by right-wing protesters descended Sunday on the highway leading to the international airport in Quito, Ecuador in an effort to prevent President Rafael Correa from being able to safely return to the country. ... More
Bogota, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia’s president announced on Sunday that a prominent leader of the ELN (National Liberation Army) had been killed, just a day after the government ordered the armed forces to intensify their attacks against guerrilla groups. ... More
Brussels, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales urged European countries to release themselves from the “shackles of the North American Empire” by turning their backs on the International Monetary Fund. ... More
Guatemala City, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A wave of protests born out of the revelations of corruption scandals led in May to the resignation of Vice-president Roxana Baldetti. ... More
Port-au-Prince, June 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Top diplomats from Venezuela and the United States met on Saturday in Haiti in an attempt to normalize bilateral relations. The encounter was mediated by the host country's president Michel Martelly. During the meeting, the delegations discussed common areas of agreement, including support for the Haitian people in their struggle against Cholera. ... More
Kabul, June 13 (RHC)-- A bomb explosion has rocked an area near the parliament building in the Afghan capital, Kabul, leaving at least three soldiers wounded, Press TV reports. The blast occurred when a magnetic bomb attached to a military vehicle exploded near Darul Aman area in western Kabul on Friday.... More
Brasilia, June 13 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Over the last 12 months, 6,491 Brazilian children and teenagers were saved from child labor, the Brazilian Labor Ministry announced on this year's World Day Against Child Labor, which was commemorated on Friday. ... More
Washington, June 13 (RHC)-- The United States has spent more than $2.7 billion on the military campaign against the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq and Syria, averaging more than $9 million a day, the Pentagon says.... More
Berlin, June 13 (RHC)-- Germany’s attorney general has dropped an investigation into the suspected tapping by the US intelligence services of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone calls, citing a lack of evidence for the case to succeed in court. The office of Germany’s Chief Federal Prosecutor Harald Range announced the decision in a statement issued on Friday. ... More
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