Havana, May 1 (RHC)-- Workers and trade unionists around the world staged rallies and marches across Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia on Friday to mark International Workers' Day.... More


Bogota, May 1 (RHC)-- Colombian courts have approved the extradition of Leiver Padilla Mendoza, the alleged murderer of Venezuelan socialist lawmaker Robert Serra, to Venezuela. ... More


Sanaa, May 1 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed in a Saudi airstrike in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. Two women were among the victims of the Saudi bombardment in the al-Sha'ab neighborhood in the early hours of Friday. A number of people also suffered injuries in the attack. ... More


Bogota, May 1 (RHC- Xinhua) -- Colombian Education Minister Gina Parody said Thursday the government has agreed to negotiate with the teachers' union leaders to end a week-long strike.... More


Baghdad, May 1 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least 16 people have been killed and more than three dozen others wounded in separate bomb attacks against public places in and around the capital, Baghdad. ... More


Buenos Aires, May 1 (RHC)-- The Argentinean government has approved a bill to compensate the victims of the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires.... More


Damascus, May 1 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed in rocket attacks by Takfiri militants in the Syrian cities of Aleppo and Dara’a. ... More


Bogota, May 1 (RHC)-- The former head of Colombia's national security agency, Maria del Pilar Hurtado, was sentenced by the supreme court Thursday to 14 years in prison. ... More


Kathmandu, May 1 (RHC)-- Nepal’s army chief has warned the death toll from Saturday’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake could reach 15,000. ... More


Mexico City, May 1 (RHC-NNN)--The Mexican Senate has unanimously approved a bill empowering the Congress to pass legislation on enforced disappearances of which there are currently over 25,000 cases.... More


Baltimore, May 1 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Baltimore, police investigators have given prosecutors the initial findings from their probe of the death of Freddie Gray, the man who died of spinal injuries a week after his arrest. ... More


Caracas, May 1 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that his government has invested more than 73 billion U.S. dollars in the past four years in building affordable housing, under international cooperation with several countries.... More


Ho Chi Minh City, May 1 (RHC)-- Vietnam has marked the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1975, North Vietnamese forces seized the presidential palace in the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon, today known as Ho Chi Minh City. ... More


Santiago, May 1 (RHC-Agencies) -- The Chilean government on Thursday declared a state of "maximum alert" against the latest Calbuco volcanic eruption in the southern region of Los Lagos, adopting precautionary measures to face the emergency.... More


Quito, April 30 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In an effort to democratize access to information in the most remote parts of the country, the Ministry of Telecommunications of Ecuador is taking Internet access to rural areas with infocenters throughout the country. ... More


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