Caracas, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Nicolas Maduro called for the rebirth of the Bolivarian revolution “in the spirit of April 13th,” the date that his predecessor Hugo Chavez was restored to power after a short-lived coup d’etat.... More


Caracas, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Administrative control over Venezuela’s state-owned media channel ANTV will be transferred to the hands of the workers, President of the National Assembly Diosdado Cabello announced on Tuesday. ... More


Tegucigalpa, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Honduran Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) will officially confirm on Wednesday the names of individuals included on an extradition request from the United States Justice Department. ... More


Quito, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa stated Tuesday that a pair of bills aimed at redistributing wealth in the country would come before the National Assembly in the coming months. ... More


Brasilia, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of lawmakers who back the impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff won an internal election held by the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday to determine the composition of the special committee that will investigate if impeachment proceedings will move forward.... More


Santiago de Chile, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile has signed a decree that will remove marijuana from its list of “hard drugs,” approving its use for medicinal purposes and leaving the door open to discussions about further legalizing the substance.... More


Mexico City, December 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican government has proposed a plan to raise some $5 billion to facilitate millions of Mexicans who reside in the United States gain U.S. citizenship, according to news reports on Tuesday.... More


Brasilia, December 8 (RHC)-- Cuba highlighted its achievements in education, health and other sectors for the country's Black population, despite the U.S.-imposed blockade, during a United Nations meeting on Afro-descendants that took place in the Brazilian capital.... More


United Nations, December 8 (RHC)-- Russia has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold closed-door discussions on Turkish military actions in Syria and Iraq. UN officials say that tensions have been running high between Ankara and Moscow following the recent shooting down of a Russian bomber by a Turkish warplane. ... More


Caracas, December 8 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Following Sunday’s parliamentary electoral loss, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with Bolivarian governors and ministers and called for a range of consultation methods in order to strengthen the Bolivarian movement.... More


Cairo, December 8 (RHC)-- An explosion in Egypt's volatile Sinai Peninsula has killed four soldiers and injured four others as deadly violence continues unabated in the region, a report says. ... More


Ramallah, December 8 (RHC)-- In the Occupied West Bank, Israeli troops have shot and killed two Palestinians. On Tuesday, Palestinian medical sources say Israeli troops shot and killed 19-year-old Malik Shaheen during a raid in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. ... More


Tel Aviv, December 8 (RHC)-- An investigation by an Israeli daily reveals that U.S. donors have channeled over 200 million dollars into Israeli illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank in recent years. ... More


Ottawa, December 8 (RHC)-- Canada's new government says it will uphold its election campaign promise and withdraw the country's fighter jets which have been targeting purported Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria. The six war planes will be withdrawn over the next few weeks, Reuters cited Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion as saying on Monday. ... More


Berlin, December 8 (RHC)-- An arson attack on a refugee camp in the German state of Thuringia has left at least ten asylum seekers, including a baby, injured. ... More


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