Washington, January 15 (RHC)-- Ten Yemeni inmates held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo have been sent to Oman. The transfer of the Yemeni inmates, all held for more than a decade without charge or trial, marked the largest group of prisoners shipped out of the notorious detention center. ... More
United Nations, January 15 (RHC)-- The UN special envoy for Syria says the five permanent members of the Security Council will push for "immediate action" to deliver humanitarian aid to beleaguered areas in the Arab country. ... More
London, January 15 (RHC)-- Ecuador says it has agreed to a Swedish request for permission to interrogate Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, in its embassy in London. Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño said: "We will cooperate with the Swedish authorities so they can take some statements. We have said that from the beginning." ... More
United Nations, January 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warns that millions of Yemeni children are in need of urgent help, amid the Saudi-led war on the impoverished country. ... More
Gaza City, January 15 (RHC)-- Israel has severely reduced gas supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip, making life even more difficult for families dealing with the extremely cold weather. ... More
Caracas, January 14 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has met with his cabinet to evaluate proposals and set the work guidelines to begin a new stage of the Bolivarian Revolution.... More
Havana, January 14 (RHC)-- Colombia's peace negotiations continue in Havana, involving delegations from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and the government of President Juan Manuel Santos.... More
Geneva, January 14 (RHC)-- The United Nations’ health agency has named Liberia Ebola-free, putting an end to the endemic in West Africa. The World Health Organization, the WHO, announced Thursday that Liberia had gone 42 days without recording any new Ebola infections, thereby joining Sierra Leone and Guinea as being declared free of the virus. ... More
Madrid, January 14 (RHC)-- The leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), Pedro Sanchez, has appealed to Podemos to form an alternative government that will prevent the re-election of conservative Mariano Rajoy. ... More
Jakarta, January 14 (RHC)-- The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a series of explosions that ripped through the Indonesian capital Jakarta today. ... More
Kouyape, January 14 (RHC)-- More than a dozen people have lost their lives and at least one person has sustained injuries in a bomb attack targeting a mosque in Cameroon’s volatile northern region near the border with Nigeria. ... More
Istanbul, January 14 (RHC)-- Turkish authorities have arrested five suspects in connection with a deadly bomb attack in the historic heart of the city of Istanbul that left 10 foreigners dead. ... More
Damascus, January 14 (RHC)-- Syrian military and allied volunteer fighters have liberated six major villages in the north and the west of the country as a massive anti-Takfiri mop-up operation picks up speed.... More
Tel Aviv, January 14 (RHC)-- Israel says Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom is not welcome in Israel after she called for an investigation into the large number of Palestinians being killed by Israeli forces. ... More
Washington, January 14 (RHC)-- Three of the world’s biggest food producers including Nestlé, have been indicted for using unpaid children to harvest cocoa in Ivory Coast. ... More
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