Lima, August 25 (Xinhua-RHC) -- A 7-magnitude earthquake jolted a thinly-populated region of central Peru at 2321 GMT on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.... More


Cairo, August 23 (RHC) -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a quick resumption of Egypt-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians that have so-far failed to stop the bloody conflict in Gaza.... More


Mexico City, August 23 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Mexico has witnessed a substantial decrease in crimes such as murders, kidnappings, extortion and robbery in comparison with last year, according to President Enrique Peña Nieto.... More


Monrovia, August 23 (RHC) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised the alarm about the Ebola outbreak in the West African countries, warning of the epidemic’s “unprecedented” extent and speed.... More


MOSCOW, Aug. 23 (RHC) -- The Russian humanitarian convoy that had delivered aid to Ukraine's conflict-hit Lugansk region has returned to Russia, local media reported Saturday.... More


Gaza City, August 22 (RHC)-- Israel is continuing its military assault on the Gaza Strip, with the Palestinian news agency Ma’an reporting that five people have been killed today and at least 38 on Thursday.... More


Moscow, August 22 (RHC) -– The director of the Investigation and Analysis Team with Kaspersky Lab, Dmitry Bestuzhev, denounced an espionage campaign aimed at military institutions, government agencies and embassies of Latin American countries, which kicked off in 2010.... More


Washington, August 22 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is continuing to ramp up its rhetoric against the Islamic State following the group’s release of a video showing the beheading of journalist James Foley.... More


Bogota, August 22 (RHC) -- A high-level Colombian military delegation traveled to Cuba Thursday to meet with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels for peace talks, according to President Juan Manuel Santos.... More


Santiago de Chile, August 22 (RHC) -– Thousands of students filled the central streets of Chile's capital city, Santiago, on Thursday, in a march to remind President Michelle Bachelet that their patience is running out as to when she will deliver promised education reforms.... More


St. Louis, August 22 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Missouri, Governor Jay Nixon has ordered the National Guard to leave Ferguson, as peaceful protests continue over the police killing of unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown. Brown’s funeral is scheduled for Monday and is expected to draw a huge crowd. ... More


Gaza City, August 21 (RHC)-- More than 40 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip over the past two days, taking the death toll from Israel’s war against the Palestinian enclave to over 2,065.... More


Buenos Aires, August 21 (RHC) -- Argentinian Economy Minister Axel Kicillof Wednesday justified a bill to facilitate the country's foreign debt payments.... More


Buenos Aires, August 21 (Mercopress-RHC) --Anticipating what seems to be an imminent order of contempt of court by U.S. Judge Thomas Griesa, Argentinian Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said that Argentina cannot end up in contempt because Argentina was a sovereign country.... More


Washington, August 21 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has launched new airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq. The strikes came after the Islamic State released a video of the beheading of American journalist James Foley and threatened to kill another U.S. journalist if the airstrikes do not stop. On Wednesday, Obama vowed to continue the fight against the militants, who are also known as ISIL.... More


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