Kabul - At least 25 civilians died on Friday during an attack by a Taliban-led group on a Khawja Bandkasha security post, according to Abdul Qayum Qani, governor of the Afghan district of Eshkamish, Takhar.

Santiago de Chile - As protests continue throughout Chile, the National Institute of Human Rights (NHRI) presented the latest statistics of detainees and injured since the social protests began on October 17th.  According to its report, there have been 1,420 arrests and 84 people wounded by gunfire so far.

Brussels - The European Commission (EC) today condemned the violence recorded in Chile, which caused 18 deaths due to the use of lethal weapons and the disproportionate use of force by the military, according to preliminary figures.

La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales has been re-elected in the first round of voting after obtaining 46.86 percent of the votes against 36.73 percent for right-wing main opposition candidate Carlos Mesa -- giving him a 10-point lead to win outright.

La Paz - Bolivian President Evo Morales gave a press conference early Wednesday morning in which he warned that a right-wing coup attempt is being carried out in an attempt to stop the full counting of votes and annul the result of Sunday's elections if it gives Morales a first-round victory.

Caracas - The delegates to the first International Congress of Communes, Social Movements and People's Power, which closed on Sunday, expressed their solidarity with the peoples of Ecuador and Chile in their struggle for their rights.