Havana, January 26 (RHC) -– Ecuador has drawn up its working strategy for its pro-tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which the South American country will assume on January 28th.Havana, January 26 (RHC) -– Ecuador has drawn up its working strategy for its pro-tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), which the South American country will assume on January 28th.... More


Zurich, January 24 (RHC)-- In the Swiss city of Zurich, Deputy foreign ministers from Iran and the United States have held a fresh round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. During their 2.5-hour meeting on Friday, the two sides discussed their of differences on precise issues.... More


Rome, January 24 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin wants Greece to remain in the eurozone as polls show that anti-bailout opposition party Syriza is likely to sweep to power in this weekend’s election and will then determine whether Athens stays in the single currency bloc. ... More


Buenos Aires, Januar 24 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Government officials said Friday that rogue agents from Argentina's own intelligence services were behind the death of Alberto Nisman, a state prosecutor and lead investigator in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and injured hundreds in Buenos Aires.... More


Buenos Aires, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez said Thursday through her personal website that she does not believe late attorney Alberto Nisman committed suicide, revealing new evidence in the case.... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The United Nations says it supports a security plan, proposed by Mexico’s president, which would involve dissolving local governments with possible links to organized crime, as long as it is a temporary measure.... More


United Nations, January 23 (RHC)-- A UN agency tasked with providing aid for Palestinians will suspend its activities in the war-torn Gaza Strip due to a lack of funds. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will suspend its aid program in war-torn Gaza by the end of January, by which time it will have run out of money for the aid activities in Gaza. ... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The Mexican Attorney General's Office admitted Wednesday that organized crime effectively governed many parts of the southern state of Guerrero where the 43 Ayotzinapa students were disappeared at the end of September.... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not meet the Israeli prime minster when he visits the United States in March. The White House announced Thursday that Benjamin Netanyahu and Obama will not meet amid the administration's clashes with a Republican-led Congress, specifically over new sanctions against Iran. ... More


Riyad, January 23 (RHC)-- Oil prices have surged following the news of the death of Saudi Arabia's king, but uncertainty still lingers in the energy markets as investors are watching to see if the kingdom will change its oil production policy amid plunging prices. ... More


Bogota, January 23 (RHC-EFE)-– Implementing some of the agreements reached during peace talks between the Colombian government and the leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) could destroy a great part of the country’s environment, the Colombian office of the United Nations has warned.... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-EFE) -- Mexican security forces rescued 23 people who were being held by kidnappers in caves in the southern state of Guerrero, a source in the federal Attorney General's Office said Thursday.... More


Sanna, January 23 (RHC)-- Yemen is facing political collapse following the mass resignations of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, his prime minister and entire cabinet. Thursday’s exodus came just hours after Shia Houthi rebels stormed the presidential compound in the capital city of Sanaa. ... More


Dallas, January 23 (RHC)-- A U.S. journalist and activist accused of working with Anonymous has been given a five-year prison term and ordered to pay nearly $900,000 in restitution and fines. ... More


Montevideo, January 23 (RHC-Mercopress)-- Former Guatemalan Vice President Eduardo Stein on Wednesday announced that he was withdrawing his candidacy to head the Organization of American States due to health reasons. Stein's withdrawal leaves Uruguay's foreign minister, Luis Almagro, as the only declared candidate for the post.... More


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