Washington, October 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says it is not surprising that at this early stage of presidential election process Donald Trump is receiving a lot of attention, but he cannot win the White House in 2016. ... More


Guatemala City, October 12 (RHC)-- The Cuban doctors who have been working in Guatemala since Hurricane Mitch hit that nation in 1998 have given over 38.8 million medical consultations to date. ... More


La Paz, October 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for immediate action on climate change at the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Defense of Life in Cochabamba, Bolivia. ... More


Mexico City, October 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- An intense shootout erupted in broad daylight in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, between Mexican army soldiers and alleged kidnappers with a death toll of six, including five of the suspects and one military staff member, La Jornada reported on Sunday.... More


Guatemala City, October 12 (EFE-RHC)-- Guatemala raised the death toll in the mudslide that earlier in the month devastated El Cambray II village, bordering the capital, to 273 -- while 267 remain missing.... More


Santiago de Chile, October 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Chilean government said Sunday it is willing to negotiate “better access to the sea" for Bolivia, but won’t discuss the issue of Bolivia’s sovereignty over it.... More


Lima, October 12 (RHC-EFE)-- Two inmates were killed and 49 others injured in a fire that was intentionally started and subsequent riot at the prison in the Peruvian city of Chiclayo, located some 485 miles north of Lima, the Ombudsman’s Office said.... More


Bogotá, October 12 (RHC-EFE)-- FARC leader Rodrigo Londoño Echeverri, alias “Timochenko,” said on Saturday the guerrilla group should suspend its recruiting because of the progress being made in peace talks with the Colombian government, and said that the subject is currently being discussed.... More


Mexico City, October 12 (RHC-EFE)-- The Federal Police found and destroyed 300 tons of marijuana in Balleza, a city in the northern state of Chihuahua, the Mexican National Security Commission said.... More


Panama City, October 12 (EFE-RHC)-- A Panamanian Supreme Court justice investigating wiretapping allegations against former President Ricardo Martinelli has found sufficient evidence to link the ex-head of state to the purported eavesdropping on some 150 people during his administration, judiciary officials said.... More


Berlin, October 10 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of people have marched in the German capital, Berlin, against a planned trans-Atlantic free trade pact negotiated by the European Union (EU) and the United States.... More


Ankara, October 10 (RHC)-- At least 86 people have lost their lives after two large explosions rocked a road junction in the center of Turkey’s capital, Ankara. The blasts occurred at 10 a.m. local time (0704 GMT) on Saturday outside the main train station in Ankara, where a group of demonstrators had gathered for an anti-government peace march, Turkey’s Dogan news agency reported. ... More


Caracas, October 10 (PL-RHC)-- Naval chiefs of Venezuela and Colombia met Friday in the northwestern state of Zulia, as part of the strategy agreed by both countries to fight smuggling and paramilitaries in the border.... More


Kabul, October 10 (RHC)-- Afghan army troops have killed more than 170 Taliban militants and wounded tens of others in a series of mop-up operations conducted across the war-torn country over the past 24 hours. ... More


Havana, October 10 (RHC)-- People around the world are continuing to pay homage to the Heroic Guerrilla, Ernesto Che Guevara, despite the fact that he was killed in Bolivia 48 years ago. ... More


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