Caracas, May 17 (RHC), – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, pledged Friday to send oil and diesel to the Palestinian Authority, as part of agreements signed with its leader, Mahmoud Abbas, during his visit to Caracas. ... More
Washington, May 17 (RHC)-- Less than a quarter of voters in the United States say congressional incumbents deserve reelection, according to a Gallup poll released earlier this week. The poll found only 22 percent of voters say most members of Congress deserve reelection. The latest results are up slightly from the 17 percent Gallup measured in January.... More
Havana, May 16 (RHC) – The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire from May 20th to May 28th, a period including the May 25th presidential election, as the guerrillas and the government continue peace talks in Havana on Friday.... More
Brussels, May 16 (RHC)-- Members of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have not yet decided to meet Ukraine's demand for intelligence and equipment aid, the Western military alliance says. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said at a security conference in Slovakia on Thursday that such issues should be discussed with member states on a bilateral basis.... More
Guatemala City, May 16 (PL-RHC) -- The Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is discussing methods for resolving the problem of drug trafficking, recognizing that the struggle against it, led by the United States -- the world's largest drug consumer -- has failed.... More
Tel Aviv, May 16 (RHC)-- Israeli forces killed two young Palestinians in a Nakba Day protest near the West Bank city of Ramallah. The two protesters, Musaab Nuwarah, 20 years of age, and Mohammed Udeh, who was 17, were shot and fatally wounded on Thursday. Medical officials said they later died in a hospital in Ramallah.... More
Bogotá, May 16 (PL-RHC) -- Colombian Vice President Angelino Garzon said that “the country has lived in an atmosphere of pain for decades due to armed conflict and the path to reconciliation is difficult, but it can be achieved.”... More
Paris, May 16 (RHC)-- Thousands of civil servants in France have held a one-day strike over pay and working conditions. The demonstrators marched in several cities on Thursday to protest against the government’s planned spending cuts.... More
Jeddah, May 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. secretary of defense has called on the Persian Gulf Arab states to close ranks against the Islamic Republic. Chuck Hagel, who was addressing defense ministers from the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Jeddah, claimed that Iran poses a “threat” to the region.... More
Berlin, May 16 (RHC)-- A major German university has approved a proposal to give U.S. surveillance whistleblower Edward Snowden an honorary doctorate. Members of the philosophy faculty of Germany’s Rostock University have voted to grant Snowden the title in recognition of the “outstanding academic achievement” he made by exposing surveillance practices in the digital age. ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) – The chances for a "stable and lasting peace" have never been better, Colombian rebels said before the latest session of peace talks with the government of President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday.... More
Caracas, May 15 (RHC) – Venezuela’s riot police forces clashed with protesters following their attack against the Tourism Ministry building in Caracas.... More
Istanbul, May 15 (RHC)-- Anger is boiling in Turkey over the government's handling of a deadly coal mine explosion in the country's western city of Soma. Tensions were high as a large number of relatives and miners gathered outside the mine’s entrance on Wednesday. ... More
Abuja, May 15 (RHC)-- Nigeria has apparently ruled out talks of a prisoner swap with the Boko Haram to free the more than 260 schoolgirls held captive for over a month. A Nigerian minister had opened the door to freeing the girls in return for releasing the group’s prisoners. But on Wednesday, British Minister Mark Simmonds said Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has precluded negotiations.... More
United Nations, May 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning South Sudan is on the brink of famine and genocide unless warring factions end their fighting. ... More
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