Lima, December 23 (RHC)-- A Chinese naval hospital ship has docked at a South American port where it is expected to carry out 2,000 free procedures during its seven-day stay. ... More
Quito, December 23 (PL-RHC)-- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa denounced the U.S. oil company OXY seeks to impose a clause that would allow it to continue to sue Ecuador, after the payment of a fine imposed on the South American country by an arbitration tribunal.... More
Buenos Aires, December 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Argentinian military police used clubs and water cannons against workers occupying a busy Buenos Aires highway on Tuesday, the fifth day of their protest over unpaid wages. ... More
Bogotá, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos assured Colombians Tuesday that the Special Tribunal for Peace – which will be in charge of prosecuting or granting amnesty to those involved in war crimes after a peace deal with the FARC(Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) will not result in a “witch hunt.” ... More
Mexico City, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexico has approved the first comprehensive plan for reparations to one of the families of the victims of the Ayotzinapa case, the infamous attack on September 26, 2014 when police opened fire on protesters and arrested 43 students who were later disappeared. ... More
Guatemala CIty, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Guatemala is embroiled in yet another massive corruption scandal, with officials announcing that the Central American nation is investigating 5,524 people for laundering some US$284 million this year alone. ... More
Mexico City, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- According to a study released Tuesday, violence in Mexico continues to threaten freedom of the press in the country, with 14 journalists killed and two more disappeared in 2015 alone. ... More
La Paz, December 23 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Ministry of Productive Development is preparing legislation that will make it compulsory for public bodies to purchase up to 30 percent of goods and services from the country's companies, governmental representative Victor Ramirez announced on Tuesday. ... More
London, December 22 (RHC)-- Britain has sent military personnel to Afghanistan’s southern province of Helmand. Local sources in Afghanistan said the British forces were sent following reports that some parts of the province were on the verge of falling to Taliban forces. ... More
Asunción, December 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez defended the sovereignty of her country against the interventionist statements of Mauricio Macri, the right-wing president of Argentina, who demanded the release of so-called “political prisoners” in Venezuela during the Summit of Heads of State of the Southern Common Market (or MERCOSUR) on Monday.... More
Islamabad, December 22 (RHC)-- At least three people have been killed and several others wounded, including a senior army officer, after two separate bomb explosions hit a volatile tribal region in Pakistan. ... More
Madrid, December 22 (RHC)-- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says his party, which lost its parliamentary majority in recent elections, will engage in dialog with rival parties to try to put together a new government. ... More
Miami, December 22 (RHC)-- A judge in the U.S. city of Miami has ordered force-feeding of immigration detainees who have been on a hunger strike since early December in protest against their conditions. ... More
United Nations, December 22 (RHC)-- Speaking before the UN Security Council on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said people who reject Syrian refugees are the "best allies" of extremists like the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More
Stockholm, December 22 (RHC)-- Sweden's state-owned railway operator SJ has said it would halt its passenger services to and from Denmark because it is unable to carry out the identity checks demanded by the government to stem an influx of refugees. ... More
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