Cairo, April 26 (RHC)-- At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured as protesters held anti-government rallies in several cities across Egypt. A female protester was killed as Egyptian security forces used tear gas and buckshot to disperse a rally in the city of Fayoum, just south of the capital Cairo on Friday.... More


San Salvador, April 26 (RHC-NNN) -- Salvadorian President Elect Salvador Sánchez Cerén was received Friday at the Vatican by Pope Francis.... More


Washington, April 26 (RHC)-- The U.S. Navy has spent over $3 billion on a new stealth destroyer that uses hydrogen and carbon-dioxide harvested from ocean water as fuel. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces continue peace negotiations in Havana in an effort to find a solution to the over 60-year armed conflict prevailing in the South American nation.... More


Tel Aviv, April 25 (RHC)-- Israel has halted the so-called peace talks with the Palestinian Authority following a unity deal between the Palestinian leadership and the resistance movement Hamas. ... More


Caracas, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- Investment in vaccination programs in Venezuela by the government, exceeded 340 billion bolivars ( 53 billion 900 million dollars) in the last 15 years, said the Ministry of Health.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC) -- Broadening cooperation with regional pro-integration forums like the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is among priorities of Russia's foreign policy, according to a diplomatic source in Havana.... More


London, April 25 (RHC)-- British, Dutch and Danish warplanes have scrambled to intercept a pair of Russian bombers approaching airspace of NATO member states over the North Sea. The UK sent jets from RAF Leuchars in Scotland to “determine the identity of unknown aircraft,” according to a spokesman for the UK Ministry of Defense, subsequently identifying them as "Russian military aircraft." ... More


Caracas, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- In Caracas today, the defense ministers of Venezuela, Carmen Teresa Carmen Melendez, and Argentina, Agustín Rossi, signed the final documents of an exchange aimed at strengthening integration.... More


Brasilia, April 25 (PL-RHC) -- The Brazilian foreign minister, Luiz Alberto Figueiredo, and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, met behind closed doors in Brasilia today to discuss strategic issues and prepare for the visit of the president of the Asian nation, Xi Jinping, to this nation.... More


Baghdad, April 25 (RHC)-- At least eleven people have been killed after a bomb blast hit a police checkpoint south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. The incident took place on Thursday, when an explosive-laden car drove into the checkpoint at one of the entrances of the southern city of Hillah. ... More


San José, April 25 (RHC) – Central America is joining the space race with plans to launch the region’s first satellite in 2016 to monitor climate change and carbon dioxide levels in one of Costa Rica’s most biodiverse national parks, the Fox news network reports.... More


Washington, April 25 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is reportedly considering limiting the deportations of undocumented immigrants who do not have criminal records. ... More


Sao Paulo, April 24 (RHC) -- Representatives from more than 80 countries and international organizations are finalizing on Thursday in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo details of a non-binding resolution that establishes lines of action to achieve global Internet governance.... More


Ramallah, April 24 (RHC)-- The two leading Palestinian factions have announced a reconciliation deal aimed at healing a seven-year rift. The agreement between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas calls for the formation of a consensus government within five weeks followed by elections in six months. ... More


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