London, June 19 (RHC)-- In Britain, the Tories have put an end to wind farm subsidies, sparking fierce opposition from green campaigners and renewable energy leaders. ... More
Brussels, June 19 (RHC)-- The NATO secretary general says the Western military alliance is carrying out its "biggest" military reinforcement since the Cold War in what it calls an attempt to tackle the rising security threats in the region. ... More
Copenhagen, June 19 (RHC)-- Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has conceded defeat in the small Nordic country's parliamentary elections, and put an end to her four years as head of a left-leaning government. ... More
Quito, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Protesters taking to the streets for the past two weeks in Ecuador are staunchly divided by ideology, and are permanently separated by police lines. ... More
Bogota, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian government lacks the political will to properly address the issue of internally displaced people resulting from its 50-year armed conflict, said Deputy Representative of the U.N.’s Refugee Agency Martin Gottwald on Thursday. ... More
Quito, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Indigenous organizations greeted on Wednesday the Ecuadorean government's announcement of a 3-month debate regarding two tax bills that have sparked protests across the country. ... More
Guatemala City, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The string of massive corruption scandals gripping Guatemala has deepened, as the head of the congressional commission investigating President Otto Perez Molina for corruption charges resigned on Thursday after allegations of conspiracy and fraud were leveled against the lawmaker. ... More
Lima, June 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Peruvian congress is holding an emergency session to discuss President Ollanta Humala’s executive request to grant the government the ability to legislate by decree in the areas of economy and public security. ... More
Kabul, June 18 (RHC)-- Taliban militants have reportedly launched a series of coordinated attacks on government buildings in Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand, killing nearly a dozen members of security forces. ... More
Mexico City, June 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over 220 Central American migrants have been violently attacked in two different locations in Mexico and, according to Mexican Excelsior newspaper, only 60 managed to escape alive. ... More
Charleston, June 18 (RHC)-- U.S. police caught a young, white gunman who opened fire inside an historic Black church in South Carolina, killing nine people and wounding several others. 21-year-old Dylann Roof was arrested Thursday morning about three hours north of the crime scene. ... More
Athens, June 18 (RHC)-- Greece’s Central Bank has warned the country is on a "painful course" toward defaulting on its debts and dropping out of the eurozone. ... More
Berlin, June 18 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she is "still convinced" it is possible for Greece to reach a debt deal with its international creditors. "I am still convinced -- where there's a will, there's a way. If the political leaders in Greece demonstrate this will, then a deal with the three institutions is still possible," she told the country’s Bundestag lower house of parliament. ... More
United Nations, June 18 (RHC)-- A United Nations panel has recommended sweeping changes to the world body’s peacekeeping operations worldwide. The report comes amid revelations of sexual abuses and exploitation by U.N. forces in countries including Haiti, Liberia and the Central African Republic. ... More
London, June 18 (RHC)-- The whistleblower who exposed rampant security flaws on the submarines carrying Britain’s nuclear warheads has been dishonorably discharged from the British Royal Navy. ... More
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