United Nations, September 22 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Following her meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez arrived in New York, where she is expected to deliver a speech at the UN’s 69th General Assembly on Wednesday.... More


Minsk, September 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Representatives from the Ukrainian government and rebel groups in eastern Ukraine signed a deal Saturday to establish a weapon-free buffer zone after holding peace talks in the Belarusian capital Minsk.... More


Bogota, Sept 20 (Xinhua-RHC), -- Two guerrilla rebels and a policeman were killed when an unidentified group of insurgents were trying to launch an explosive on a police station in the northwestern Colombian city of Arauca on Friday.... More


UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20, (RHC) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced that he has established a UN mission to combat Ebola with the advance teams to be deployed to West Africa by Monday.... More


La Paz, September 20 (PL-RHC), -- The Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) and the Organization of American States (OAS) are the two international organizations that have confirmed their presence as observers in Bolivian elections scheduled for Oct 12.... More


Quito, September 20 (PL-RHC), -- The president of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, on Friday inspected the damage caused by violent protesters in San Francisco Square, which is part of the historic center of the city declared a World Cultural Heritage.... More


London, September 19 (RHC)-- Voters in Scotland have opted not to form an independent country. With a record turnout of 84 percent, about 55 percent of voters chose to remain in the United Kingdom, while 45 percent backed independence. ... More


United Nations, September 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa "a threat to international peace and security" and announced plans for a new health mission. ... More


Santiago de Chile, September 19 (Telesur-RHC) --- Chile was greeted a day after its independence celebrations with the reassuring news on Thursday that three suspects were detained in association with the terrorist attacks last week in the capital, Santiago de Chile.... More


Freetown, September 19 (RHC)-- Sierra Leone has begun a three-day nationwide lockdown in an effort to contain Ebola. Residents have been told not to leave their homes from Friday to Sunday, as health workers go door to door to identify cases and educate people. ... More


Mexico City, September 19 (teleSUR-RHC) --- Farmworkers carried out a march in Mexico City to the Agrarian Superior Court, demanding that it appeal a decision by a farmer's cooperative assembly to modify the status of a vast extension of land, to be sold for the construction of the new US$9.2-billion airport announced by President Enrique Peña Nieto earlier this month.... More


Los Angeles, September 19 (RHC)-- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is frustrated for being asked to train the ISIL terrorist group and at the very same time to combat it, a former CIA contractor says. Steven D. Kelley made the remarks in a phone interview with Press TV from Anaheim, California. ... More


Washington, September 19 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed Congress for approving his plan to arm and train what he called 'moderate' opposition militants fighting against the Syrian government. ... More


La Paz, September 19 (teleSUR-RHC) --- The Minister of Productive Development Teresa Morales delivered a presentation on the achievements and challenges of the Bolivian industrialization process in which she announced that the government aims to invest US$1.2 billion dollars per year until 2025 towards industrialization projects.... More


Quito, September 19 (RHC) –- Fifteen left-wing Ecuadorian organizations on Thursday created a new alliance called 'Unidos' against the opponents of President Rafael Correa, after Wednesday's demonstrations organized by Ecuadorian conservative organizations.... More


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