Rome, October 20 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its allies have kicked off their biggest military drills in over a decade in the central Mediterranean. Dubbed "Trident Juncture," the exercises involve some 36,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from more than 30 countries testing what the military alliance regards its ability to respond to new security threats.... More
Ankara, October 20 (RHC)-- Turkish authorities have identified a new suspect in the recent deadly bombings in the capital, Ankara, who also happens to be the brother of a suspect in a similar attack in Suruç, southern Turkey, back in July.... More
Ottawa, October 20 (RHC)-- Canadian voters have unseated right-wing Prime Minister Stephen Harper after nearly a decade in office. In a surprise result following the closest election campaign in recent history, the centrist Liberals jumped from third place to a parliamentary majority.... More
Tel Aviv, October 20 (RHC)-- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Israel and the Occupied Territories today amid a spate of Palestinian stabbing attacks and an intensified Israeli crackdown. ... More
Washington, October 20 (RHC)-- U.S. military leaders have recommended that Washington should leave as many as 20,000 American troops in Afghanistan after 2016, says U.S. Senator John McCain.... More
Pyongyang, October 20 (RHC)-- Hundreds of South Koreans have entered a resort inside North Korean territory for a new round of family reunions.... More
New York, October 20 (RHC)-- The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has lodged a lawsuit compelling the CIA to turn over basic details about U.S. drone strikes.... More
Chicago, October 20 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Illinois, three people are in critical condition after a drive-by shooting in Calumet City late Monday night.... More
Caracas, October 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Electrical Energy Minister Luis Motta Dominguez told press on Monday that 13 attacks on Venezuela's electrical grid took place over the last week, in an attempt to destabilize the December 6th National Assembly elections.... More
Mexico City, October 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The massive and violent hunt for Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has left a trail of death, enforced disappearances, homes and vehicles of innocent people torched or riddled with bullets, various communities completely desolate and about 300 displaced people, while the federal government scrambles to explain what is going on in the mountainous region that is the Sinaloa cartel leader's stronghold.... More
St. George's, October 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Grenada will be the next Caribbean country to benefit from the world-renowned eye care provided by the Venezuelan government, known as Operation Miracle.... More
Brasilia, October 20 (RHC-Prensa Latina)-- Brazilian lower house speaker, Eduardo Cunha, filed a complaint to the Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), claiming the right to decide impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff.... More
Guatemala City, October 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Low tax collection has left more than 53 percent of Guatemalans living in poverty and 17 percent in extreme poverty, Guatemala’s Ministry of Social Development said Monday.... More
Managua, October 20 (PL-RHC)-- Working groups from Brazil and Nicaragua met in Managua on Monday for cooperation projects focused on agriculture, public health, gender equity, water and sanitation.... More
Hobart, October 20 (RHC)-- The Antarctic Ocean Alliance (AOA) called on the 25 member countries on Monday gathering for the annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) meeting from October 19 to the 30th to finally agree on lasting and significant Southern Ocean protection.... More
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