Tikrit, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A top Iraqi army officer said on Monday that Iraqi troops need U.S.-led coalition air support to recapture the city of Tikrit, after two weeks of a major offensive stalled against Islamic State (IS) militants.... More
Chicago, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A 20-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree assault and gun violations in the shootings of two police officers in Ferguson, Missouri, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch said Sunday.... More
Mexico City, March 16 (teleSUR-RHC) Mexican authorities reported late Saturday that five people died after their small plane crashed in the northern state of Chihuahua.... More
Baghdad, March 14 (RHC) -- Iraqi security forces fighting to free the besieged city of Tikrit planned to clear the city from the Islamic State (IS) militants within 72 hours, a militia spokesman said on Saturday.... More
Mexico City, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) The presidents of Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras signed a series of regional agreements on Friday, to seek the strengthening of trade, increase security control of the shared Guatemala and Mexico border and a commitment to build a gas pipeline that will supply the region.... More
Freetown, March 14 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has seen an uptick in Ebola cases in certain areas, as the total number of deaths from the outbreak has topped 10,000. ... More
Berlin, March 14 (RHC)-- Public service workers in Germany have staged a fresh strike to ramp up pressure on the government ahead of a new round of wage talks between state officials and trade unions. The industrial action, which was called by the Verdi trade union, followed a day-long work stoppage in six German states, which saw some 56,000 participants. ... More
London, March 14 (RHC)-- British lawmakers have, for the first time, acknowledged that the country’s spy agencies are snooping on private communication data in bulk. A report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee has found that the spies are reading thousands of private communications every day. But it says the interception does not count as blanket surveillance or reading everyone's emails. ... More
Brasilia, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) The Brazilian people staged massive demonstrations throughout the country in support of President Dilma Rousseff on Friday.... More
Washington, March 14 (RHC)-- The Japanese automaker Honda has agreed to pay a record amount in fines to the U.S. government for failing to report thousands of customer complaints of injury and death since 2003. Honda Motor Co. will pay $70 million in penalties for failing to report over 1,700 injuries and deaths during of 11 years, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA). ... More
London, March 14 (RHC)-- More than half the world’s population of wild animals has disappeared in the past four decades. Scientists at the World Wildlife Fund and Zoological Society of London say human-caused pollution, over-hunting, devastation of habitats and climate change have combined to cut wildlife populations by 52 percent since 1970. ... More
Moscow, March 14 (RHC) -- Russia slammed on Saturday the European Parliament's recent resolution on Russia, warning it will harm attempts to stabilize the situation in Europe.... More
Quito, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Over 450 victims of human rights abuses and crimes against humanity have been identified in Ecuador as part of a truth commission, and victims are receiving compensation as part of an ongoing project for justice.... More
Washington, March 14 (RHC) -- Valacyclovir, a drug commonly used to treat genital herpes, may help reduce the levels of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, even when patients do not have herpes, a study suggested Friday.... More
Quito, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Ecuador's government expressed its support Swedish authorities' decision to question Julian Assange in its London embassy over allegations of sex crimes, for which the WikiLeaks founder has never been charged.... More
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