Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- On the campaign trail in the United States, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has entered the presidential race. Graham launched his campaign Monday with a warning about "radical Islam ... running wild." ... More


Washington, June 2 (RHC)-- Another presumed Republican U.S. presidential hopeful, Jeb Bush, is the top speaker at a secretive meeting of coal company executives in Virginia, which wraps up on Tuesday. ... More


Quito, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Rafael Correa has announced reforms to Ecuador’s inheritance law to reduce social inequality in the country. The reforms focus on the taxes applied on inheritances of more than $35,400, which will now face a 2.5 per cent tax rate. The tax would increase in increments up to 77.5 per cent for sums above $849,600. ... More


Bogota, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A trial began Monday in Colombia’s highest court of former intelligence chief Miguel Maza over the assassination of a left-leaning presidential candidate just over a quarter of a century ago. ... More


Lima, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The recent FIFA bribery scandal is serving to revive a corruption lawsuit against Manuel Burga, Congressman Daniel Abuggatás stated on Monday. Manuel Burga is the former president of the Peruvian Football Federation and for some is one of the most hated person in the country, being blamed for the poor performance of both the national team and local clubs for the last 13 years. ... More


Mexico City, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has made changes to his declaration of assets after lawmakers demanded that he declare all of his financial property. ... More


San Salvador, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Salvadoran President Salvador Sanchez Ceren lauded the numerous social and economic achievements during his first year in office, highlighting the progress made by his government with respect to health and inequality. ... More


Bogota, June 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An attack on infrastructure carried out on Sunday by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as the FARC, has left Colombia's main Pacific port city without electricity, the Colombian Military Forces reported. ... More


Washington, June 1 (RHC)-- The U.S. government’s authority to sweep up millions of Americans’ phone records has temporarily expired after the Senate failed to renew it before a midnight deadline. ... More


Quito, June 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has outlined a new inheritance tax bill, to be introduced soon to the National Assembly with a 2.5 percent of taxes over inheritances on $35,000-70,000. ... More


Washington, June 1 (RHC)-- The head of the Central Intelligence Agency has insisted that the United States should continue snooping on telephone conversations of millions of Americans in order to stop terrorist attacks. ... More


New York, June 1 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch (HRW) says evidence shows Saudi Arabia has been pounding neighboring Yemen with internationally banned cluster bombs, warning that such attacks are "harming civilians." ... More


Brussels, June 1 (RHC)-- European officials say at least 5,000 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean over the weekend. The migrants were on 25 vessels that left from Libya on their way to various European countries. ... More


Athens, June 1 (RHC)-- The Greek prime minister has criticized Athens's international creditors for offering "absurd" proposals and failing to show flexibility in the ongoing talks over Greece's bailout program. ... More


Los Angeles, June 1 (RHC)-- Two separate cases of gun violence in the United States have left three people killed and another one injured, according to police officials. ... More


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