La Paz, February 5 (RHC)-- Bolivia's Cabinet Chief Juan Ramon Quintana has criticized the United States for interfering in the internal affairs of the Andean country.... More


Washington, February 5 (RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama have announced Plan Colombia 2.0, dubbed “Paz Colombia,” a new US$450 million deal to strengthen so-called security over the next 10 years in the post-conflict era Colombia. ... More


Buenos Aires, February 5 (RHC)-- Argentinean President Mauricio Macri's cabinet met Thursday with several social leaders at the Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires to discuss the release of Milagro Sala, a Parlasur lawmaker and Indigenous activist who founded the Tupac Amaru movement.... More


Kabul, February 5 (RHC)-- At least 18 people have lost their lives when U.S.-led foreign forces carried out a string of drone strikes in Afghanistan's eastern province of Paktika. ... More


Baghdad, February 5 (RHC)-- At least six people have lost their lives and over two dozen others sustained injuries when a series of bomb explosions ripped through residential neighborhoods in Iraq's capital, Baghdad. ... More


London, February 5 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has urged British and Swedish authorities to allow him to walk free in response to the decision by a United Nations panel that he has been "arbitrarily detained." ... More


Atlanta, February 5 (RHC)-- U.S. government health officials are warning that the spread of the Zika virus to the country could get worse, a day after the state of Florida declared a public health emergency over the virus. ... More


Madrid, February 5 (RHC)-- A pregnant Spanish woman has been found to be carrying the Zika virus in the first such case to hit Europe. Spain's Health Ministry reported the case on Thursday, sending alarm throughout the continent, where all those tested positive for the virus so far have likewise caught it abroad, but none are pregnant. ... More


United Nations, February 5 (RHC)-- The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has censured France for failing to stop the corporal punishment of children and ill-treatment of Roma and asylum-seeking minors. The CRC issued non-binding recommendations on Thursday, calling on the government in Paris to work more effectively to halt violence against children. ... More


Tokyo, February 5 (RHC)-- A volcano has erupted explosively not far from a nuclear plant in southern Japan, sending fountains of lava into the sky. ... More


Harare, February 5 (RHC)-- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has declared a state of disaster as a severe drought has been ravaging most rural areas in the South African country. ... More


Bogotá, February 4 (RHC)-- Timoleon Jimenez, head of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has praised the support and timely intervention of the late Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, in Colombia's peace process.... More


Bogotá, February 4 (RHC)-- Colombia's former president Alvaro Uribe had a rare meeting with one of his fiercest critics, human rights advocate Piedad Cordoba, media outlets reported Thursday.... More


La Paz, February 4 (RHC)-- In Bolivia, the National Coordination for Change (CONALCAM), which groups the country's social movements, have confirmed its strong support for the 'Yes' campaign towards the re-election of President Evo Morales in the 2019 election.... More


Damascus, February 4 (RHC)-- Syrian forces have broken the siege of two major towns in the northern province of Aleppo on Wednesday after pushing back foreign-backed militants in a successful military operation. ... More


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