Quito, August 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Against the backdrop of a wave of violent opposition protests in Ecuador demanding the ousting of the elected and popular Rafael Correa government, former London mayor Ken Livingstone and prominent filmmaker John Pilger are among those to have signed an international call for solidarity.... More


Quito, August 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador obtained its second certificate for breaking an environmental Guinness World Record on Thursday for mobilizing thousands of people to simultaneously plant seeds across the country on its reforestation day of action in May.... More


Tegucigalpa, August 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- After months without rain, Central American agriculture is suffering and farmers are struggling against crop loss and hunger in the face of a severe drought battering the region.... More


Quito, August 1 (teleSUR-RHC)- Overwhelmed by Colombian imports in the Ecuadorean market, the Indexcode factory was on the verge of closing last year. Now, with economic safeguards in place to protect domestic industry, it is stronger than ever and has increased its production output for national consumption.... More


Santiago de Chile, August 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Five more former Chilean army officers have been charged for involvement in the burning of two teenage activists protesting against the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in 1986, bringing the total to 12 people.... More


New York, July 31 (RHC) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez met with her counterparts from Jamaica and Antigua and Barbuda, Arnold Nikolson and Gaston Brown, respectively, as part of efforts to consolidate the existing ties of friendship and cooperation between those nations.... More


Sanaa, July 31 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia has conducted fresh attacks on Yemen as international organizations voice concern about the humanitarian situation in the impoverished Arab country.... More


Quito, July 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Many in Ecuador’s robust indigenous movement are questioning a call by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador, also known as CONAIE, for a national uprising against the government of President Rafael Correa. ... More


Istanbul, July 31 (RHC)-- At least 30 Turkish military aircraft have bombarded the positions of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq. ... More


Damascus, July 31 (RHC)-- Islamic State terrorists in Syria have reportedly killed at least 18 people in an attack on a northern town which was recently liberated by Kurdish forces. ... More


Bogota, July 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leftist guerrillas from the FARC Thursday denounced extreme corruption in Colombia’s electoral process, including the existence of many candidates linked to criminal groups and drug traffickers. In a statement, the rebels urged the government to implement changes in the country’s electoral system ahead of the next regional elections, scheduled for October 25. ... More


Mexico City, July 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced on Thursday that police from the Americas to Europe and Australia have joined forces in a "marathon" to hunt the Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. ... More


Ramallah, July 31 (RHC)-- In news from the West Bank, a Palestinian baby has died after Israeli settlers reportedly threw firebombs into the family’s home early this morning. Graffiti scrawled on walls near the homes read "Revenge" in Hebrew. ... More


Bogota, July 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The right-wing administration of Juan Manuel Santos defended Thursday the right of homosexual couples to get married during a meeting at the country’s Constitutional Court. ... More


Washington, July 31 (RHC)-- The United States has imposed additional sanctions on Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine and Crimea. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Thursday imposed sanctions on eleven more people and 15 more companies. ... More


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