Guayaquil, February 12 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Ecuador is seriously considering leaving the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) bloc, President Rafael Correa told press Wednesday.... More
Belarus, February 12 (RHC)-- Ukraine and Russia have agreed on the main points of a ceasefire following all-night talks in Belarus. T he truce would take effect on Sunday and see the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front lines. ... More
Quito, February 12 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Grassroots leaders from various Indigenous communities throughout Ecuador met in the capital Quito Wednesday to reject the confrontational style and attitudes of the current leadership of Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).... More
Washington, February 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has sent Congress a formal request to authorize military force against the Islamic State six months after the United States began bombing Iraq and Syria. ... More
Montevideo, February 12 (RHC-EFE) –- The Union of South American Nations, UNASUR, has joined the Latin American Development Bank/CAF in promoting studies leading to the deployment of the first proprietary and exclusively Latin American fiber-optic grid.... More
Ramallah, February 12 (RHC)-- The Palestinian Authority has called for the boycott of products made by six Israeli food companies in response to the Israeli government's decision to halt the transfer of tax revenues to Palestinians. ... More
Brussels, February 12 (RHC)-- Greece’s finance minister has expressed hope for a deal with the European Union over the country’s bailout program following an emergency meeting with the bloc's finance ministers. On Wednesday, Yanis Varoufakis said the two sides had "very good discussions" in the EU’s de facto capital Brussels. ... More
Rome, February 12 (RHC)-- Over 300 people have died while attempting to cross the sea from Africa to Italy this week, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says. The UN agency reported the incident on Wednesday, and reiterated its call on Europe to further develop its border operations, which lack a clear directive in regard to saving migrant lives. ... More
Caracas, February 11 (RHC) -- The 12-member Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) Tuesday reiterated "deep disdain" for the United States' sanctions on Venezuelan government officials.... More
Havana, February 11 (RHC) -- After meeting with the Revolitionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) peace delegation in Cuba, human rights advocate and prominent leader of the Broad Front for Peace, Piedad Cordoba, said the left-wing guerrilla group has decided to extend the unilateral cease-fire, begun in mid-December, indefinitely. ... More
Gaza City, February 11 (RHC)-- The UN coordinator for humanitarian affairs in the Palestinian territories has called for the lifting of Israeli’s siege on the Gaza Strip. ... More
Washington, February 11 (RHC)-- The White House has confirmed it will ask the U.S. Congress for an expansive war powers resolution to fight the Islamic State across the globe. The plan calls for a three-year military campaign and a potential battle zone without geographic limitations. ... More
Bogotá, February 11 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged Tuesday to boost trade, defense and culture cooperation with Colombia in his two-day official visit to the nation.... More
Havana, February 11 (RHC) – Netflix has begun offering its TV and film streaming service in Cuba. ... More
Athens, February 11 (RHC)-- The new Greek government has won the parliament’s confidence vote amid deepening division between Athens and the European Union over the country’s bailout. Early on Wednesday, the first leftist government in the history of Greece secured the confidence vote of the parliament as the negotiations between Athens and the EU over the debt-ridden country's bailout program seem to have reached a critical point. ... More
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