Gaza City, July 28 (RHC)-- A multinational group of doctors have written an open letter denouncing the Israeli war and crippling siege on the Gaza Strip. The doctors have voiced their opposition to the relentless onslaught in the blockaded enclave, describing the war on Gaza “a ruthless assault of unlimited duration, extent and intensity.”... More


Caracas, July 28 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Venezuela's ex-general Hugo Carvajal, wanted by the United States over drug trafficking charges and arrested several days ago on the Caribbean island of Aruba, was released Sunday and returned to Caracas.... More


Tripoli, July 28 (RHC)-- Several countries have advised their nationals in Libya to leave the country immediately amid a raging battle in the capital, Tripoli. On Sunday, Cairo called on its citizens in Tripoli and Benghazi to seek "safer areas in Libya or head to the Libya-Tunisia border." The violence also prompted Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands to follow suit. ... More


Buenos Aires, July 28 (Mercopress-RHC) -– Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez left on Friday for Santa Cruz province, where she stayed over the weekend and analyzed New York Argentinian/holdouts case briefings. ... More


New York, July 28 (RHC)-- Fast food workers in the United States have voted to intensify their protest campaign over working conditions by non-violent civil disobedience. Over 1,300 workers demanding higher wages and union representation voted Saturday to add sit-down strikes and restaurant occupations to their campaign to win $15-an-hour wages and a union.... More


Uruguay to Open Embassy in Angola

Montevideo, July 28 PL-RHC) -- Uruguay will open an embassy in Angola to deepen relations with that country and with all states in sub-Saharan Africa, an official source announced today.... More


Montevideo, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- President Jose Mujica of Uruguay will attend the tribute to the late president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela in Caracas and the upcoming Summit of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in the Venezuelan capital, the presidency in Montevideo has confirmed.... More


Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- Former Republican Party nominee for U.S. President Mitt Romney would defeat President Barack Obama in the popular vote if a rematch of the 2012 U.S. presidential election were held today, a new poll shows.... More


Bogota, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Bogota on Monday for a two-day official visit to Colombia, diplomatic sources say.... More


Bogota, July 26 (PL-RHC), -- The guerrilla group, People's Liberation Army (EPL), which operates in some regions of Colombia, has expressed its desire to join the peace process.... More


Gaza City, July 26 (RHC),-- The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has reached 1,030 as new attacks kill more civilians and spark the largest West Bank protests in decades. Gaza City, July 26 (RHC),-- The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip has reached 1,030 as new attacks kill more civilians and spark the largest West Bank protests in decades. ... More


DAMASCUS, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As many as 85 government soldiers have been killed over the past two days as a result of attacks launched by the so-called Islamic State (IS) on a military base in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province, activists said Saturday.... More


Beijing, July 26 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's just concluded visit to Latin America has raised international confidence in emerging-market economies, says Foreign Minister Wang Yi.... More


Washington, July 26 (Xinhua-RHC),-- The Presidents of the United States and three Central American countries met on Friday to discuss their collaboration to address an influx of minors and families crossing the U.S. border with Mexic... More


Bamako, July 25 (RHC)-- Mali's president says the wreckage of the Air Algérie Flight AH5017 has been found in a remote area of his country. Reuters quoted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita: "I have just been informed that the wreckage has been found between Aguelhok and Kidal."... More


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