Denver, March 1 (RHC)-- Solitary Watch is reporting eight to nine prisoners held at a supermax prison in the U.S. city of Florence, Colorado are on hunger strike and are being force-fed. ... More
Rome, March 1 (RHC)-- Italy’s top criminal court has thrown out the convictions of five Italian agents for their role in the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 28 (RHC) -– Venezuela has called for a meeting of the Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, following an attempted coup and attacks by the opposition in the country.... More
Paris, February 28 (RHC)-- Two former detainees at the notorious U.S.-run prison at Guantanamo have asked a French judge to subpoena a former prison commander accused of overseeing their torture, AFP reports. ... More
La Paz, February 28 (RHC) -- The Andean Parliament called on South American nations Thursday to deepen integration beyond the economic and trade fields to achieve greater unity.... More
Bogotá, February 28 (RHC) -– The National Liberation Army, Colombia's second-biggest guerrilla group, admitted on Thursday it was behind an attack last weekend on the left-wing presidential candidate, but said it was returning fire after being shot at first.... More
London, February 28 (RHC)-- A human rights organization says unlawful killing and injuring of Palestinian civilians by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank amounts to war crimes.... More
Brasilia, February 28 (RHC) -– Brazil's economic output grew 2.3% in 2013 for a third straight year of modest expansion by Latin America's biggest economy, the government announced on Thursday. ... More
Washington, February 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said that he is confident the next president of Afghanistan will sign a bilateral security deal with Washington that would authorize a long-term U.S. military presence in the country beyond 2014.... More
Bogotá, February 28 (RHC) -– Authorities released security camera footage showing the moments leading up to a deadly explosion at a supermarket in Colombia earlier this week.... More
Sydney, February 28 (RHC)-- Authorities in Australia say a massive fire at an open-pit coal mine could continue to burn for months. The fire has already burned for two weeks, enveloping the town of Morwell in the state of Victoria with thick, toxic smoke. ... More
Washington, February 28 (RHC)-- The use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons was under discussion on Capitol Hill this week. Witnesses at a hearing led by Illinois Democratic Senator Dick Durbin described how solitary confinement devastates families, allows guards to isolate prisoners whom they have sexually assaulted, and drives prisoners to hopelessness.... More
Detroit, February 28 (RHC)-- Police officers in the U.S. state of Michigan who killed an African-American homeless man accused of stealing a cup of coffee will not face charges. ... More
Washington, February 28 (RHC)-- A new U.S. Senate investigation finds the Swiss banking firm Credit Suisse aided tax evasion by wealthy U.S. clients who have stashed billions of dollars outside the reach of U.S. tax collectors. ... More
Kiev, Feb 27 (RHC-PL) The new Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseni Yatseniuk, vowed today a financial improvement in his country by appreciating the International Monetary Fund and threatenng Crimea in the wake of its claims for more autonomy.... More
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