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
Paris, December 4 (RHC)-- Nearly three weeks after the Paris attacks, France has drawn up a draft law to extend state of emergency for up to six months from the current three-month limit. According to reports from Paris, the proposed change to France's constitution says exceptional measures adopted during a state of emergency could be prolonged "for a maximum period of six months" after the expiration of the original state of emergency. ... More
Paris, December 4 (RHC)-- In Paris at the UN Climate Change Summit, a group of mayors from around the world have issued an open letter calling on cities to divest from fossil fuels. ... More
Pineville, December 4 (RHC)-- A shooting has claimed the lives of three people in the small town of Pineville, located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Police say the circumstances of the shooting deaths are still not clear. ... More
San Juan, December 4 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico has made a $355 million debt payment, even as the governor of the U.S. territory warns Puerto Rico is facing impending default. ... More
Jakarta, December 4 (RHC)-- A village in western Indonesia has been hit by a rainfall-triggered landslide, which has buried 18 people. The victims were trapped under earth and rocks, which slid down a hill in Lebong Tandai village on Sumatra Island on Thursday. ... More
Quito, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- With a vote of 100 to eight, the National Assembly voted to approve a package of 15 constitutional amendments.... More
San Salvador, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Nine Salvadoran women have filed a lawsuit before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) after being imprisoned on homicide charges after serious pregnancy complications due to the country's absolute anti-abortion law.... More
Bogotá, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian police have arrested eight people involved in selling arms to paramilitaries and drug trafficking organizations, including five former and current security officials.... More
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