Havana, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) proposed to create a pact on Sunday with the Colombian government in order to find people who have been forcibly disappeared as a result of the internal armed conflict in the country.... More
Hanoi, August 31 (PL-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro began an official visit to Vietnam focused on strengthening economic relations between the two countries. The president will meet Vietnamese government and political authorities, as well as business executives of the Southeast Asian nation.... More
Buenos Aires, August 31 (RHC)-- Economy Minister Axel Kicillof announced Monday economic and financial benefits for flood-affected areas in the province of Buenos Aires. The aid totals 600 million pesos, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.... More
Ankara, August 29 (RHC)-- A bomb blast has injured 24 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin amid the escalation of tensions between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). According to Turkey's state-run Anadolou news agency, the bomb attack targeted a bus carrying police forces in Mardin late Friday, injuring 24 people, including 10 policemen. ... More
Caracas, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced new border closures between Venezuela and Colombia, in Zone two of Tachira state, which includes the municipalities of Ayacucho, Garcia de Hevia, Lobatera, and Panamericano. ... More
Tripoli, August 29 (RHC)-- The death toll from a recent refugee shipwreck off the coast of Libya could rise to 300 as many are still missing following the tragic sinking of their overcrowded boats. ... More
United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments across the world to formulate a "comprehensive" response to refugee issues following the discovery of asylum seekers' bodies in an abandoned truck in Austria. ... More
Athens, August 28 (RHC)-- Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has signed a decree setting September 20th as the date for snap elections in the country. ... More
Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has reversed a lower judge's order to stop the National Security Agency (NSA) from collecting the phone records of Americans under a widespread spying program that has raised privacy concerns. ... More
Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- A group of nearly 200 retired U.S. military generals and admirals have sent a letter to the U.S. Congress, urging lawmakers to reject the Iran nuclear accord. ... More
Sydney, August 29 (RHC)-- In Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is facing criticism for his proposed greenhouse gas reduction goals, which seek to reduce carbon emissions by at least 26 percent by 2030.... More
Bogotá, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Foreign ministers from the Union of the South American Nations, UNASUR, are scheduled to meet next week to address current border issues between Colombia and Venezuela, the Colombian Foreign Minister announced Friday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Honduran human rights group reported Thursday that it received complaints of four children from a rural area, who were arrested and tortured by police officials, for attempting to acquire a piece of land in order to grow food for their families.... More
Quito, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The number of working children under 15 years old has dropped in Ecuador from 15 to two percent in over a decade, the National Institute of Statistics and the UNICEF revealed during the presentation of a joint report on Thursday.... More
Bogotá, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Speaking to press on Friday, Colombia’s Santos called for a UNASUR meeting to address the border situation with Venezuela.... More
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