Athens, April 8 (RHC)-- Greece says it seeks to reach an initial agreement with its troika of international creditors in the hope of securing the EUR 7.2 billion (USD 7.9 billion) remaining in its current bailout program.... More


Vancouver, April 8 (RHC)-- A seawater sample collected near Canada’s west coast has revealed traces of radioactive contamination originating from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011.... More


MADRID, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Spain could face heat waves with temperatures of up to 50 degrees Celsius by the year 2050, according to a report on the effects of climate change published on Tuesday.... More


Damascus, Apr 8, (RHC), – A PLO delegation met with Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus on Tuesday to discuss preventing the Islamic State terror group from maintaining control of the Yarmouk refugee camp, where thousands of Palestinians live.... More


MOSCOW, April 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Russia may lift embargo on farm product imports from Greece introduced last year, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said Wednesday.... More


KIRKUK, Iraq, April 8 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Islamic State (IS) militant group released about 216 Yazidis it kidnapped months ago in Iraq, a Kurdish security source said on Wednesday.... More


Lima, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) Peruvian farm workers marched and went on hunger strike in protest of a mining project by the Southern Copper Corporation in the province of Islay, a region of Arequipa on Tuesday. ... More


Brasilia, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) Brazilian unions and social movements staged protests throughout the country on Tuesday to reject the passing of a proposed legislation that would weaken labor rights. ... More


San José, April 08 (PL-RHC) Some 50,000 people are registered to date as possible candidates for various positions in the municipal elections to be held in Costa Rica on February 7, 2016.... More


Buenos Aires, April 8 (MERCOPRESS-RHC) The Argentine government officially declassified secret files on Monday relating to the country's 1982 war with Britain over the Falkland or Malvinas Islands.... More


Sanaa, April 7 (RHC)-- The International Red Cross is seeking a 24-hour pause to fighting in Yemen to deliver urgent humanitarian aid. The death toll continues to rise amid clashes between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Aden.... More


Washington, April 7 (teleSUR-RHC) U.S. army criminal investigators will examine claims that U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted more than 50 Colombian women and children, USA Today reports. ... More


Riyadh, April 7 (RHC)-- Crude prices have climbed to the highest level in more than a week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, increased prices for shipments to Asia. On Monday, futures climbed as much as 5 percent in New York and 5.3 percent in London.... More


United Nations, April 7 (RHC)-- The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations has voiced the Palestinians’ willingness to see the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution for ending the Israeli regime’s occupation and establishing a Palestinian state.... More


Lima, April 07 (teleSUR-RHC) Hundreds marched on Sunday to protest the regime of authoritarian ex-president Fujimori’s and the political forces that continue to defend him and his policies. ... More


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