New York, December 5 (RHC)-- Hunger strikes are spreading across U.S. detention centers. Last week, more than 100 asylum seekers at three separate facilities launched a hunger strike to demand their immediate release, and an end to all deportations and detentions. ... More
Washington, December 5 (RHC)-- The Pentagon has opened all combat roles in the U.S. military to women. ... More
New York, December 5 (RHC)-- Archaeologists have discovered rare remains of a dog-like dinosaur in the United States. ... More
Quito, December 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa on Friday celebrated the approval of 15 constitutional amendments by the country's National Assembly, a step he classified as a “historic” victory for the country. ... More
Brasilia, December 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Dilma Rousseff called on the public to fight for democracy in Brazil, calling the efforts to have her impeached a “coup” attempt against her government. ... More
Sao Paulo, December 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Brazilian Judge suspended a controversial measure on Friday that would have resulted in the closure of around 93 schools affecting more then 300,000 students across the state of Sao Paulo. ... More
Santiago de Chile, December 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Chilean Supreme Court sentenced Friday three former secret agents who worked for the former dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) for the murder of a theology student and activist in 1978. ... More
Caracas, December 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Viviana has just awakened from life-saving abdominal surgery. The night before, her stomach filled with blood as a result of an infection. She was rushed into the Salvador Allende healthcare center in Caracas. The center is part of Venezuela’s Barrio Adentro Mission, which means that although she will stay in intensive care for several days, and then undergo rehabilitation therapies, she will not have to pay a cent.... More
Cairo, December 4 (RHC)-- At least 18 people have been killed and several others wounded in a firebomb attack at a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, security officials say. ... More
Brasilia, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Brazilian Supreme Court has rejected two appeals against the process to impeach the country’s president, Dilma Rouseff. The process was begun by Chamber of Deputies President Eduardo Cunha and other opposition representatives.... More
Ramallah, December 4 (RHC)-- In Israel and the Occupied Territories, Israeli soldiers have shot and killed two Palestinians they say were involved in stabbing and wounding a soldier in the Occupied West Bank city of Hebron Friday. The killings came one day after Israeli police in Jerusalem shot and killed two more Palestinians whom they say had carried out non-fatal attacks on Israeli authorities. ... More
Berlin, December 4 (RHC)-- Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in the German capital, Berlin, to voice their anger at the German government's plans for further involvement -- including committing armed forces -- in a U.S.-led coalition purportedly fighting the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in Syria. ... More
Sanaa, December 4 (RHC)-- In Yemen, Doctors Without Borders has accused the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition of bombing its mobile clinic in Taiz, injuring nine people, including two staff members. ... More
Mogadishu, December 4 (RHC)-- In Somalia, a journalist was killed when a bomb planted under the seat of her car exploded Thursday. Hindia Haji Mohamed was a producer and reporter for the state-run media outlets Radio Mogadishu and Somali National TV. ... More
Athens, December 4 (RHC)-- Greece's biggest workers' unions have staged a 24-hour-long strike against drastic pension cuts planned by the government, bringing public services to a standstill across the country. ... More
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