Tunis, July 2 (RHC)-- Tunisia has arrested seven people in connection with Friday’s seaside terrorist attack that left 38 people dead. The seven suspects are currently being interrogated in the capital city, Tunis, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. ... More


Tel Aviv, July 2 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has decided to put up a security barrier along the border areas of Jordan with the the occupied Palestinian lands. The new 30-kilometer (19-mile) barrier has been approved by the regime's security cabinet. ... More


Moscow, July 2 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged to push ahead with its support for the Syrian government and nation amid ongoing battle between Damascus and the Takfiri ISIL terrorists. ... More


Cairo, July 2 (RHC)-- In Egypt, the military says more than 100 people have died in clashes between the army and militants in the Sinai Peninsula. ... More


United Nations, July 2 (RHC)-- A record number of migrants from the Middle East and Africa have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in the first half of this year. ... More


Knoxville, July 2 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Tennessee, more than 5,000 people have been evacuated after a train carrying a flammable, poisonous chemical derailed and caught fire near Knoxville. ... More


Quito, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador has planned to create new standards to measure well-being, including environment and community, moving away from income and economic growth as conventional models. ... More


Brasilia, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The lower house of the Brazilian Congress narrowly rejected a bill that would have amended the country's constitution in favor of reducing the criminal responsibility age to 16 from 18. ... More


Caracas, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Ombudsman Tarek William Saab called the visit of U.S. Senator Bob Corker to the country “positive,” welcoming the effort to alleviate the tensions between the two countries. ... More


Quito, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Preparations are underway and expectations are high for the visit of Pope Francis to Ecuador from July 5th to the 8th. This is the first papal visit since Pope John Paul II came to the country thirty years ago, and people from across the country, as well as from neighboring Colombia and Peru, will be converging on Quito and Guayaquil.... More


Lima, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A group of Congress representatives from left coalition Broad Front – Popular Action led by Yohny Lescano issued a press release on Wednesday denouncing businesses that track their employees with GPS systems. ... More


Port-au-Prince, July 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Haiti raised an alarm on Tuesday over growing regional security concerns and a potential humanitarian crisis, as waves of expelled Haitians leave Dominican Republic and cross over to the other side of the shared Caribbean island of Hispaniola. "This situation represents a risk of humanitarian catastrophe, a destabilizing factor for the country, a serious threat to domestic and regional security," Haitian Foreign Minister Lener Renauld told U.N. officials in Port-au-Prince. ... More


Athens, July 1 (RHC)-- Greece has officially defaulted on its bailout loan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the failure of its negotiation with international creditors. ... More


Caracas, July 1 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has expressed his solidarity with the Greek people and their Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras following the announcement to default on loans from European creditors. ... More


Kabul, July 1 (RHC)-- More than a dozen people have lost their lives in an assassination strike carried out by a US unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More


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