United Nations, December 18 (RHC)-- United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said that 2015 will be remembered as a year of human suffering and migrant tragedies. ... More
Washington, December 18 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no specific and credible threat of a terrorist attack in the United States. ... More
Washington, December 18 (RHC)-- The White House has called for "common sense steps" to help Puerto Rico claw out of its fiscal crisis as it welcomed a commitment by the leader of the U.S. House of Representatives to consider legislation to help the so-called "commonwealth." ... More
Philadelphia, December 18 (RHC)-- In Pennsylvania, imprisoned former Black Panther and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal is set to testify in court on the lack of adequate medical care he’s received in prison. ... More
Vatican City, December 18 (RHC)-- Mother Teresa will be made a saint, the Vatican confirmed Friday, after Pope Francis approved of the second miracle required for her canonization. ... More
Buenos Aires, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands protested outside Argentina's Congress on Thursday to demand the new government of President Mauricio Macri back down on proposed reforms that activists say will lead to a concentration of the country's mass media in private hands.... More
Brasilia, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The justices of the Brazilian Supreme Court voted 6 to 5 to annul the secret ballot procedure used by the embattled head of the Chamber of Deputies, Eduardo Cunha, to elect the special committee that is tasked with determining if impeachment against President Dilma Rousseff should proceed.... More
Caracas, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan workers protested on Thursday against proposed privatization of state assets. Thousands rallied in Caracas, amid growing fears the right-wing political coalition, the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD), could push for mass privatizations when it takes control of the National Assembly (AN) next month.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile has created a special State department for human rights, which the government says will ensure its commitment to seek truth and justice for victims of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC) Latin American and Caribbean economies will face a bleak and complex economic situation in 2016 as they take a marked step back this year, the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said on Thursday. ... More
Washington, December 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) states that in 2015, exports dropped for the third year in a row, with the decline intensifying and spreading to virtually all nations in the region.... More
Mexico City, December 18 (RHC-PL) -- The former mayor of Cocula, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, Cesar Miguel Penaloza, was arrested for allegedly taking part in organized crime, reported the Office of the General Prosecutor (P... More
Bogotá, December 18 (RHC-euronews) -- The remains of 29 people who disappeared during the half-century conflict in Colombia were handed over to their families on Thursday (December 17), as the peace process gets back on track.... More
Moscow, December 17 (RHC)-- Russia will never agree to the dictates of an outside force on who should rule Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin says, stressing that only the Syrian people are to make such a decision. ... More
Brasilia, December 17 (PL-RHC)-- Marchers protesting the 'political trial' of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff took to the streets in 11 states of Brazil, including the Federal District of Brasilia on Wednesday.... More
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