Quito, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC), -- Ecuador's budget plan for 2015 has been announced with strategic sectors having the largest investment at 35 percent. The main areas of investment include electric and hydraulic resources as well as hydrocarbons and the social sector.... More
Mexico City, October 23 (RHC-EFE) -- The mayor of the southern Mexican city of Iguala and his wife were behind the Sept. 26 attacks on trainee teachers that left six people dead and 43 students missing, the federal Attorney General's Office said Wednesday.... More
Freetown, October 23 (RHC)-- African Union chief, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, is expected to visit three West African countries hit the hardest by the deadly Ebola virus. On Wednesday, an unnamed spokesman for the AU chief said in a statement that the official would visit Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea "to assess the situation first hand." ... More
Panama City, October 23 (NNN-EFE) -- The Panamanian government on Wednesday announced that it has banned the arrival of travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea as a preventive measure against Ebola.... More
Kabul, October 23 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Nangarhar province. According to local officials, the causalities from Wednesday's attack were all members of the Taliban militant group. ... More
New York, October 23 (RHC-Mercopress) -- A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dismissed the Argentinian government's appeal for an order directing Bank of New York Mellon Corp to hold onto $539 million the country deposited for its restructured bondholders.... More
Baghdad, October 23 (RHC)-- At least 37 people have been killed and dozens more injured as two separate car bombs rock Iraq's capital Baghdad. At least 27 people were killed and 37 others injured after a car bomb exploded near a service station in Baghdad's central district of Karrada on Wednesday. ... More
Montevideo, October 23 (teleSUR-RHC), -- The presidential electoral campaign in Uruguay came to an end on Thursday with the general election taking place on Sunday.... More
La Paz, October 23 (RHC-NNN) -- To overcome the acute road traffic congestion in this mountainous Andean nation, the Bolivian government is taking to the skies. It is building a series of cable car systems that will provide inexpensive transportation and supplement the service currently being provided by 40,000 minibuses.... More
Brasilia, October 22 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Nearly 15,000 military personnel will be deployed around Brazil to ensure security during this Sunday's presidential runoff, according to the Superior Electoral Court (TSE).... More
Washington, October 22 (RHC)-- The United States has continued its bombardment of Islamic State forces near the Syrian city of Kobani along the Turkish border. ... More
Rio de Janeiro, October 22 (RHC-Mercopress) –- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is gaining momentum, but remains locked in a dead heat with challenger Aécio Neves ahead of Sunday's runoff to Brazil's presidential election, according to two surveys released on Monday.... More
Washington, October 22 (RHC)-- The United States has tightened restrictions on passengers from three West African countries affected by the deadly Ebola virus. The Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday it would begin requiring all travelers coming from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea to land only at the five U.S. airports with extra health checks. ... More
Lima, October 22 (RHC-Andina) -- Peruvian Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez Reinel has assured Angolan Ambassador to Peru, Nelson Cosme, that Angolan diplomats will be able to attend training programs at the Javier Perez de Cuellar Academy of Diplomacy of Peru. The issue was discussed when the Angolan ambassador called on him in Lima Monday.... More
Ramallah, October 22 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have clashed with Palestinian demonstrators at the entrance of Israel’s Ofer military prison near the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. According to press reports, scuffles broke out on Tuesday as Palestinians were protesting against the recent storming of the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem by extremist Israeli settlers. ... More
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