Montevideo, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Uruguayan president Jose Mujica offered his help as a mediator in the Colombia peace talks in Havana on Thursday. Mujica said he will travel soon to Cuba to assist in the talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia (FARC). Specifically, Mujica said he wanted to talk to the FARC command. ... More
Baghdad, April 24 (RHC)-- At least seven people have lost their lives in two separate bombings around the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to Iraqi police officials on Friday, four people were killed while eight others suffered injuries in a bomb explosion near an outdoor market in the town of Tarmiyiah, some 50 kilometers north of Baghdad. ... More
Quito, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa has compared the current economic war against the Venezuelan government to what happened in Chile in the early 1970s, which led to the U.S.-backed military coup that overthrew constitutionally-elected President Salvador Allende. ... More
Gaza City, April 24 (RHC)-- Israeli tanks have shelled an area in the northern Gaza Strip following a claim by the Israeli military that a rocket was fired from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel. ... More
United Nations, April 24 (RHC)-- A United Nations official has called for wealthy countries to collectively accept one million Syrian refugees over the next five years in order to curtail the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. ... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has apologized after the White House revealed a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed an American government contractor and an Italian aid worker held hostage by al-Qaeda in January. ... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- Former CIA director and retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus has been sentenced to two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty to leaking highly classified information to his biographer and lover Paula Broadwell. ... More
Berlin, April 24 (RHC)-- Deutsche Bank has become the latest financial firm to settle accusations it rigged a key global interest rate used to set the value of trillions of dollars in investments. ... More
San Francisco, April 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the local chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has vowed to shut down ports on May 1 in a historic protest against police brutality. ... More
San Salvador, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leaders from El Savador's most prominent gangs signed a pact this week pledging to reduce violence in the country as a “gift” to residents in light of the beatification of the country’s famed Archbishop and human rights activist, Monsenor Oscar Romero. ... More
Caracas, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan state-owned company PDVSA donated 50,000 computers to El Salvador on Thursday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Honduran Supreme Court voted on Thursday to change wording in the country’s constitution to allow re-election. The controversial decision come six-years after a U.S.-supported military coup ousted former President Manuel Zelaya over his supposed attempts to convene a constitutional assembly in order to seek re-election. ... More
Asunción, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Paraguayan Senate debated on Thursday a legislation seeking to guarantee universal health coverage to indigenous citizens, as well as to protect and promote indigenous traditional medicine. ... More
Lima, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The organization “Vida Mujer” or “Women's Life” released on Thursday “No Te Mueras Por Mi” or “Do Not Die For Me” an innovative book which brings to life the stories of battered women in order to raise awareness of the tragic consequences of domestic abuse. ... More
Sanaa, April 23 (RHC)-- Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck the Yemeni cities of Aden and Ibb early today despite a previous claim by Riyadh that it had ended its nearly month-long operation. Saudi officials said Wednesday they will limit their military role in Yemen but continue to respond to Houthi attacks. ... More
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