Lima, July 3 (Andina-RHC) -- Peru’s bid to become a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is most likely to succeed as the country meets all necessary requirements, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez recently announced.... More


Panama City, July 2 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Juan Carlos Varela was sworn in Tuesday as Panama's new president, pledging to fight corruption and impunity in the Central American nation.... More


Caracas, July 2 (Xinhua-RHC) -- President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela has restored ties with Panama, months after the break-off of formal relations between the two countries.... More


Ramallah, July 2 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Palestinian protesters have been rioting in East Jerusalem since the early hours of Wednesday morning, following the murder of an Arab teen from Shuafat. ... More


Washington, July 2 (RHC)-- U.S. troops sent to Iraq are to fly Apache attack helicopters and use unarmed surveillance drones in Baghdad, Pentagon officials said on Tuesday. A senior military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP that the drones were not Reapers or Predators but they are smaller Shadow robotic aircraft launched from a catapult.... More


Baghdad, July 2 (RHC)-- Iraqi lawmakers have broken off talks to form a new government on the opening day of negotiations. Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds are all pushing different candidates for the key posts of prime minister, speaker of the parliament and president. ... More


Panama City, July 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday Washington would deport undocumented children back to Central America as the Obama administration had vowed to do so.... More


Panama City, July 1 (RHC) –- Panamanian President-elect Juan Carlos Varela was sworn in on Tuesday in Panama City. Observers say he is expected to maintain a steady economic growth and promote his country’s foreign policy at international organizations and forum... More


Ramallah, July 1 (RHC)-- Israeli forces raided and destroyed Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank during a search for suspects behind the alleged murder of three Israeli teens. According to reports, the Israeli soldiers demolished two homes belonging to the alleged suspects on Monday.... More


Bogota, July 1 (PL-RHC) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) has rejected the recent statements by former President Alvaro Uribe, saying the rebels put "a rifle to people's necks" demanding that they re-elect Juan Manuel Santos.... More


Mexico City, July 1 (RHC) – Twenty-two suspected gang members were killed southwest of Mexico City early on Monday and one soldier was wounded, in one of the bloodiest shootouts with security forces since President Enrique Peña Nieto took power, the government said.... More


Bogota, July 1 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Colombia's navy has seized more than 1.37 tons of explosives and 1,500 anti-personnel mines stockpiled by the country's armed rebels, the navy reported Monday.... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- The United States is deploying another 300 U.S. troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other interests amid an onslaught by Sunni militants. The Pentagon says the move brings the total U.S. troop presence in Iraq to 750. ... More


Washington, July 1 (RHC)-- In a closely watched judicial case, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled most private companies who claim religious objections can refuse to provide birth control coverage to employees as required by “Obamacare.”... More


Exército iraquiano retoma Tikrit

Havana, 30 de junho (RHC).- O exército do Iraque recuperou o controle da cidade de Tikrit, que tinha sido ocupada pelas forças do chamado Estado Islâmico do Iraque e o Levante.... More


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