Washington, February 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Defense Department has been forced to release a series of photographs showing injuries inflicted on detainees by American troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.... More
Madrid, February 8 (RHC)-- At least seven suspected members of a terrorist cell believed to be working with Daesh and the Nusra Front in Syria, have been arrested in Spain. Spanish police said in a Sunday statement they had uncovered an operation to smuggle arms to terrorists under the guise of humanitarian aid. ... More
Paris, February 8 (RHC)-- France has restricted blood donations for travelers who recently came from places affected by the Zika virus, the French health minister says. ... More
Tainan, February 8 (RHC)-- At least four people, including an 8-year-old girl, were rescued Monday from a high-rise Taiwanese apartment building toppled by a powerful quake two days earlier, as frustration grew among families waiting for searchers to reach their buried loved ones. ... More
London, February 8 (RHC)-- A winter storm with hurricane-force winds and huge waves battered Britain's coastline Monday, cutting power to thousands and disrupting travel across the country. ... More
Port-au-Prince, February 6 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Haitian President Michel Martelly signed an agreement Saturday which includes plans to transfer authority over to a transitional government. ... More
Bogotá, February 6 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Semana magazine revealed Thursday what it believed to be the first case in Colombia of a woman who sought an abortion over fetal malformations possibly caused by a Zika virus infection. ... More
Brasilia, February 6 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Social movements organized under the banner of the Popular Front expressed their “repudiation” of efforts to link former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to a corruption scandal. ... More
Quito, February 6 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Ecuador's National Institute of Statistics and Censuses reported Friday that the country's multidimensional poverty rate dropped 16.5 percent between 2009 and 2015, translating into 1.9 million Ecuadoreans who no longer live in poverty. ... More
Mexico City, February 6 (RHC-teleSUR), -- A collection of Mexican human rights organizations, grassroots groups, and social movements issued a public letter Wednesday to the Mexican Congress to take definitive steps to end the practice of torture in the country, which has been described as “widespread” by the United Nations. ... More
Ramallah, February 6 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have opened fire on two Palestinian minors, killing one and injuring the other. The Palestinian news agency Ma’an says that Israeli troops targeted two Palestinian youth who reportedly attempted to throw Molotov cocktails at vehicles in the town of Halhul north of the city of Hebron.... More
Copenhagen, February 6 (RHC)-- Denmark’s justice minister has admitted that the U.S. sent a rendition flight to Copenhagen Airport that was meant to capture whistleblower Edward Snowden and return him to the United States.... More
Brussels, February 6 (RHC)-- European officials have unveiled a deal with the United States to allow corporations including Google and Amazon to continue moving user data back and forth overseas. ... More
Baghdad, February 6 (RHC)-- There are hundreds of more American troops in Iraq than formerly declared by Pentagon, a U.S. official says. ... More
Ottawa, February 6 (RHC)-- Canada has announced that it is lifting some sanctions against Iran and is also working on the restoration of diplomatic ties with the Islamic Republic. ... More
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