The delegation of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) said in Havana it hopes to sign a protocol with the Colombian government this year to end the war.... More
The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said there are 2,765 confirmed Zika cases in the Americas, the majority in Latin America and the Caribbean.... More
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) says several issues of a "logistical nature" have delayed aid deliveries to besieged areas of Syria.... More
Brazil's Federal Supreme Court was to decide on Thursday whether or not to press charges against House Chairman Eduardo Cunha.... More
The leader of Spain's Socialist Party, Pedro Sanchez, has lost his first bid to establish a government after failing to secure enough votes needed in parliament.... More
On Thursday, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) closed its 34th regional conference in Mexico City with the approval of an action plan to eradicate poverty, after baptizing 2016 as International Year of Vegetables.... More
Thousands of Greeks have hit the streets in the capital, Athens, for a mass protest rally against EU policies towards refugees mainly coming from the Middle East. ... More
On Thursday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa visited strategic mining projects in Zamora Chinchipe province, in the country's Amazon region, where he inaugurated new Judiciary and Provincial Court venues. ... More
The European Union has proposed a plan to distribute more than $700 million of humanitarian aid within its own borders as the continent attempts to respond to the needs of refugees fleeing wars in North Africa and the Middle East.... More
Venezuela begins today homage to the late President Hugo Chavez to celebrate his legacy three years after his death.... More
Israeli forces have shot and killed two more Palestinians over an alleged stabbing attack north of the occupied West Bank. ... More
A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake has struck off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, with local authorities issuing a tsunami warning.... More
In Yemen, thousands of people took to the streets of the capital Sanaa Tuesday to protest the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led bombing campaign, after an airstrike killed 40 people in a market on Saturday.... More
Bolivia's Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana has proposed to set up an intelligence agency to protect the state and clearly identify the attacks from the opposition in alliance with foreign enemies.... More
In news from Japan, the former CEO and two other former executives of nuclear giant TEPCO have been indicted for negligence over the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant nearly five years ago.... More
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