United Nations, September 29 (RHC)-- The United Nations says a recent wave of violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) has claimed the lives of nearly 40 people, and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. ... More
Los Angeles, September 29 (RHC)-- Police in the U.S. State of California have shot dead a ‘mentally ill’ woman who they claim was wielding a knife. It is unclear yet what led to the shooting, but police sources claim the Los Angeles woman was armed with a knife. Eyewitnesses, however, say the woman, who was homeless, did not have a knife. ... More
Berlin, September 29 (RHC)-- German prosecutors have launched an investigation of former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn over his alleged role in the company's emissions-rigging scandal. ... More
Washington, September 29 (RHC)-- Royal Dutch Shell has abandoned its controversial offshore drillings off Alaska after finding little oil and gas. The Anglo-Dutch company’s $7 billion of spending on exploration in the Arctic appears going down the drain, though the firm is keeping a stiff upper lip. ... More
Washington, September 29 (RHC)-- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has not yet announced a bid to enter the 2016 presidential race but he will make the most popular presidential candidate if he does, a new poll shows. ... More
Taipei, September 29 (RHC)-- A strong typhoon, called Dujuan, has killed at least two people and injured more than 300 in Taiwan, authorities say. Those injured were hit by flying debris or were involved in traffic accidents across the island, officials with Taiwan’s Emergency Operation Center told AFP on Tuesday. ... More
New York, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The global environmental crisis is not just a technical problem but also a political one, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa said on Monday at the United Nations General Assembly. President Correa went on to add the issue of climate change must be solved through environmental justice.... More
New York, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinean President Cristina Fernández raised a series of issues confronting the world and what the international community must do to resolve them at the United Nations General Assembly on Monday. “Debts should be honored, but not if it is at the cost of starving the people,” Fernandez stated, referring to debt crises in many developing countries. ... More
Quito, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The National Police Hospital in Quito was the site of a police rebellion nearly five years ago. President Rafael Correa was held inside the building, and the Attorney General Office of Ecuador has classified the events of Sept. 30, 2010 to be a failed coup attempt. Mateo Bolaños's brother, Juan Pablo Bolaños, was a student caught in the crossfire and killed by a police officer.... More
Mexico City, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has “strongly” called attention in Mexico after announcing at the U.N.'s 70th General Assembly that Mexico would train military troops to participate in United Nations peacekeeping missions around the globe because it goes against the country's age-old policy of no intervention and responds to United States’ meddling in other countries’ internal affairs.... More
Lima, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- At least three people were shot and killed by police and 17 are seriously injured in the Peruvian province of Cotabambas after being shot at and teargassed in a protest against mining the $7.4-billion Chinese project Las Bamba, as the government calls on demonstrators to dialogue while deploying a massive security force.... More
Kingston, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A prominent Jamaican academic called on the United Kingdom to pay slavery reparations Monday, ahead of Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to the island nation.... More
Buenos Aires, September 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentina's presidential candidate Daniel Scioli, from the governing Front for Victory (FPV) will continue the human rights policy developed by presidents Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernandez. ... More
Kabul, September 28 (RHC)-- A huge explosion has taken place in Afghanistan's southern province of Paktika near the border with Pakistan. A bomber on a motorbike on Sunday detonated his explosives at a sports stadium in the east of the province. ... More
New York, September 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela and Guyana will send their respective ambassadors back to their diplomatic missions, after the neighboring country’s agreed to United Nations mediation on Sunday.... More
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