Abuja, July 18 (RHC)-- Triple bomb attacks targeting religious gatherings in Nigeria's troubled northeast have killed at least 13 people and injured some others, security and medical sources say. ... More
Gaza City, July 18 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have shot and wounded a Palestinian teenager in the southern Gaza Strip in yet another act of violence against Palestinians in the besieged enclave. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- Newly-published National Security Agency documents leaked by Edward Snowden have revealed Israeli naval commandos were responsible for the mysterious 2008 assassination of a top aide to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. ... More
United Naitons, July 18 (RHC)--UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, vowing his full support for the historic agreement and the planned lifting of anti-Iran sanctions. ... More
Washington, July 18 (RHC)-- A bipartisan coalition of more than 100 former U.S. diplomats has written to U.S. President Barack Obama, pledging support for the “negotiated agreement” with Iran over its nuclear program. ... More
Athens, July 18 (RHC)-- The Greek government may be heading toward political trouble amid rising opposition within the ruling Syriza Party to the austerity measures accepted by Athens in return for loans as well as eloquent disapproval voiced by the majority of Greeks in a recent referendum, a report says. ... More
Brussels, July 18 (RHC)-- The European Union has formally approved a short-term loan of 7.16 billion euros (7.77 billion U.S. dollars) to debt-wracked Greece as Athens and its creditors are working to reach an agreement on a new bailout package. ... More
Tokyo, July 18 (RHC)-- Japan’s lower house of parliament has approved legislation to allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since World War II. The vote came one day after as many as 100,000 people gathered near the parliament to protest the move. ... More
San Juan, July 18 (RHC)-- Puerto Rico has missed a $93.7 million debt payment as the island’s debt crisis worsens. ... More
Tegucigalpa, July 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United States' proposed $1 billion Alliance for Prosperity plan for Central America won't do anything to resolve the root causes of migration in the region, warned an international humanitarian mission on Friday after investigating the plight of returned migrants in Honduras. ... More
Mexico City, July 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Less than a year after the high-profile case of the disappeared Ayotzinapa students, military officials are again suspected in the disappearance of seven laborers in the state of Zacatecas, investigative journal Proceso reported on Friday. ... More
Brasilia, July 18 (MERCOPRESS-RHC)-- Uruguay is attending the 48th Mercosur Summit in Brasilia hoping the Common Market of the South grouping will implement deep changes, particularly regarding free movement of goods, services and production factors in South America.... More
Quito, July 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- This is a time of reflection for Ecuadoreans following over a month of protests and escalation of violence. The opposition continues protesting, while other sectors have embraced the national dialogue and celebrate the inauguration of increasingly more public works projects. ... More
Panama City, July 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Panama’s Indigenous Commission, a coalition of the country’s indigenous groups, refused at the last minute on Friday to start a new round of negotiations with the government over the controversy on Barro Blanco hydroelectric dam. ... More
Lima, July 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peru’s Ministry of Culture held a press conference on Thursday announcing their implementation of a “plan of controlled contact” with the indigenous group Mashco Piro in the region of Madre de Dios. ... More
More Views
- Cuba will receive machinery to mitigate climate problems
- The urgency of stopping climate change
- Venezuelan president says coercive measures sought to prevent the construction of an alternative economic model
- Israeli settlers attack humanitarian aid trucks on their way to Gaza and destroy food destined for starving Palestinians
- Conference on financing for development in Cuba concludes
