Moscow, September 6 (RHC)-- Russia and the U.S. have welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the Ukrainian government and the pro-Russia forces after five months of fighting in eastern Ukraine.... More


Caracas, September 6 (Xinhua-RHC), -- Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, on Friday presided over the delivery of 760 new houses in Ciudad Tiuna in the capital of Caracas, which were built by China International Trust and Investment Corporation.... More


Geneva, September 6 (RHC)-- The World Health Organization (WHO) says almost 2,100 people have died of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Following a two-day crisis meeting in Geneva, the WHO also said on Friday that nearly 4,000 people have been infected with the deadly disease in five African countries since last December. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 6 (Mercopress-RHC), --Argentina still has “unresolved” issues preventing a settlement with bondholders suing the country for repayment after not participating in the country's restructurings following its 2002 default, a court-appointed mediator said Friday.... More


Quito, September 5 (RHC) -- Social inequality, political governance and economic agenda are the three key areas that the new secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, plans to boost.... More


United Nations, September 5 (RHC)-- A top Palestinian lawmaker says Palestinians will ask the United Nations Security Council to impose a three-year deadline for Israel to end the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. ... More


Rio de Janeiro, September 5 (RHC) -- Brazilian presidential candidate, Aecio Neves, on Thursday criticized the economic plan of his rival Marina Silva as "unfeasible."... More


Baghdad, September 5 (RHC)-- At least 17 people are killed in two car bomb explosions in Shia-majority areas in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. ... More


Caracas, September 5 (EFE-RHC) -- The Venezuelan government on Thursday criticized the Spanish newspaper ABC for its story that said that President Nicolas Maduro "called for the training of armed combatants."... More


Gaza City, September 5 (RHC)-- Palestinian experts say it costs more than $7.5 billion to rebuild the besieged Gaza Strip that was ravaged during 50 days of the recent Israeli onslaught. ... More


Brasilia, September 4 (PL-RHC) -- In the midst of an intense election campaign marked by criticism of presidential candidate Marina Silva, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff appears with 37 percent in voter preference.... More


United Nations, September 4 (RHC)-- The United Nations has decried the Israeli regime for policies that stifle economic growth in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, including a seven-year-old siege. ... More


Washington, September 4 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says 200 U.S. troops will be deployed to Ukraine to take part in a military exercise in the country later this month. This will be the first deployment of U.S. ground troops to Ukraine since Kiev engaged in a bloody conflict with pro-Russians in the east earlier this year.... More


Port-of-Spain, September 4 (NNN-RHC) –- Trinidad and Tabago has warned the Caribbean to be prepared to face the 'full impact" of chikungunya, the mosquito-borne virus that has so far been estimated to have infected 600,000 people.... More


Washington, September 4 (RHC)-- An outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed over 1,900 people in West Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. WHO Director General Margaret Chan told a news conference in Washington: "As of this week, we are reporting 3,500 cases confirmed in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and more than 1,900 deaths -- and the outbreak is rising."... More


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