Pretoria, January 23 (RHC)-- The African Union (AU) has appealed to members of the continental politico-administrative body to do more to help Nigeria and affected neighboring countries win the battle against Boko Haram Takfiri terrorists. ... More


Bogota, January 23 (RHC-EFE)-– The north-eastern Colombian province of Santander will soon boast one of Latin America's largest hospital and scientific research centers.... More


La Paz, January 22 (RHC-teleSUR)-- As part of the inauguration process for his new term in office, Bolivian President Evo Morales addressed a ceremony at the pre-Colombian ruins of Tiwanaku on Wednesday, vowing to continue to promote Andean Socialism and indigenous values.... More


Ramallah, January 22 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have arrested at least 22 Palestinians during separate overnight raids on a number of houses across the occupied West Bank. Palestinian sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Israeli military jeeps rolled into Balata and Askar refugee camps on the outskirts of Nablus, located approximately 49 kilometers north of Jerusalem, late on Tuesday. ... More


Damascus, January 22 (RHC)-- The Syrian government has called on the United Nations Security Council to take action against Turkey for its role in smuggling a female suspect in a Paris terror attack into Syria. Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari made the remarks in a letter to the 15-nation body and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, made public on Wednesday. ... More


Bogota, January 22 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The United Nations Office in Colombia on Wednesday released a report on the environmental challenges of Colombia’s peace process, especially of the post-conflict period once a final accord is achieved.... More


Tehran, Janaury 22 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has censured Israel's "insane measure" to assassinate an Iranian military commander along with a number of Hezbollah members through a helicopter attack in Syria's occupied Golan Heights. ... More


Washington, January 22 (RHC)-- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder should order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he shows up to address Congress next month, American politician Jim Condit Jr. says. ... More


Gaza City, January 22 (RHC)-- An Israeli naval patrol has opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the coast of the besieged Gaza Strip, wounding at least two Palestinian fishermen. The Israeli vessel fired at the Palestinian boats sailing off the northern Gaza coast on Wednesday. ... More


San Juan, January 22 (RHC-EFE) --The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority announced Wednesday the recovery of the bodies of the U.S. couple who died four months ago when their small plane crashed in waters northeast of the island.... More


Mexico City, January 22 (RHC-EFE) – The possibility of identifying 16 charred remains that could belong to the students who went missing in September in southern Mexico was reduced after forensic teams in Austria were unable to find enough genetic material to analyze them using routine methods, authorities said on Tuesday.... More


Bogota, January 22 (RHC-EFE) – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has completed one month of their unilateral ceasefire, although the Armed Forces have continued to launch offensives against them, according to several independent reports.... More


Rio de Janeiro, January 22 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Brazilian government on Wednesday welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama's statement on the necessity to end the blockade against Cuba in his annual State of the Union speech on Tuesday night.... More


Montevideo, January 22 (RHC-EFE) – Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has said that “dreadful things” are happening in the world which is witnessing a “resurgence of religious fanaticism” against which Europe is “lashing out blindly.” This reaction, he argued, will only create further fanaticism.... More


San Jose, January 21 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Social movements from Central America will meet next week in a Latin American Unity summit, to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica, one day ahead of the Third Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States being held in the Costa Rican capital.... More


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