Quito, July 04 (teleSUR-RHC) The Ecuadorean Interior Minister Jose Serrano announced on Friday that the head of the national police force had stepped down.... More


Castries, July 04 (teleSUR-RHC) Coastal erosion poses a significant threat to beaches across the Caribbean but regional governments are scrambling to slow down the rate of erosion.... More


Santiago de Chile, July 04 (teleSUR-RHC) Chilean teachers continued to protest around the country on Friday, after a month of ongoing protests due to a new teachers bill being promoted by the government.... More


Guatemala City, July 04 (teleSUR-RHC) The Guatemalan congressional investigation into President Otto Perez Molina has decided to open the door to a presidential impeachment process by stripping Perez Molina of his legal immunity to allow him to face trial for corruption, Guatemala's Prensa Libre reported on Friday.... More


Santo Domingo, July 04 (teleSUR-RHC) The Dominican Republic is set to receive a U.N. mission to assess the country's immigration situation, as tens of thousands of Haitian-Dominicans face mass deportation.... More


Bridgetown, July 4 (Agencies-RHC)– Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena has called for the gradual write-off of billions of dollars in external debt for Caribbean States. ... More


Quito, July 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Anti-government protesters attacked police on Thursday in downtown Quito, the Ecuadorean capital, in an effort to reach government supporters — who had assembled in front of the presidential palace — and provoke violent clashes.... More


Abuja, July 3 (RHC)-- Two separate bomb blasts at a marketplace and a military checkpoint in northeastern Nigeria have left over a dozen people dead. The first bombing was carried out on Thursday in a crowded market in the village of Malari, outside the city of Maiduguri. At least 10 people were killed in the explosion. ... More


Beijing, July 3 (RHC)-- An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale has rocked China's far western region of Xinjiang, killing at least three people and injuring over a dozen others.... More


Paris, July 3 (RHC)-- France has rejected an asylum request by the founder of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, saying he does not face “an immediate danger” to justify asylum. ... More


Washington, July 3 (RHC)-- An American military report has warned of a growing probability of the United States fighting a war with a major power, Russia or China, with "immense" consequences. The report released by General Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, singles out Russia and China as aggressive countries and a threat to U.S. security interests.... More


Paris, July 3 (RHC)-- France's external intelligence agency has been intercepting international communications for the past several years, a new investigation reveals. The findings of a weeks-long investigation carried out by the French daily Le Nouvel Observateur, show that France's Directorate-General for External Security, known by its French acronym DGSE, has been spying on the international communications via a secret network of submarine cables linking Europe to the rest of the world. ... More


Ottawa, July 3 (RHC)-- The Canadian economy is likely headed for recession in the second fiscal quarter of this year, according to two major banks. The U.S.-based Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Canadian-based Nomura Bank both released statements on Thursday, warning of a financial slump for the economy of Canada. ... More


London, July 3 (RHC)-- The decrease in the number of people paying their TV license fee has hit the BBC, forcing the international broadcaster to take radical job cuts. As it faces a £150m-a-year-shortfall in funding, the BBC has decided to cut hundreds of jobs to become "leaner and simpler." ... More


Charlotte, July 3 (RHC)-- The United States has a long history of white supremacists targeting Black churches and law enforcement ignoring such crimes, an African-American historian says. Dr. Gerald Horne made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV, after at least seven Black churches were burned down in last ten days. ... More


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