Bridgetown, April 9 (RHC-BGIS), -- Barbados is willing to “use its good offices”, to assist in quelling what he described as “the restlessness on the streets of Venezuela” said Prime Minister, Freundel Stuart.... More


Conakry, Apr 9 (RHC), – The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is one of the “most challenging” ones ever to strike since the disease emerged four decades ago, says the World Health Organization (WHO).... More


MOSCOW, April 8 (RIA Novosti), – Moscow is prepared to consider multilateral negotiations on the situation in Ukraine involving the US and EU, but a date has not yet been agreed for the talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.... More


MOSCOW, April 8 (RHC-RIA Novosti), -- The global community must develop new norms of action to challenge mass surveillance, US intelligence whistleblower, Edward Snowden, said Tuesday before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's session in Strasbourg via a video-link from Moscow.... More


Maduro receives Unasur foreign ministers

Caracas, April 8 (RHC) The foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are mediating on Tuesday during talks between the Venezuelan government and representatives of the opposition in an effort to find a peaceful solution to the fascist violence unleashed in the South American nation by the rightist circles since February 12.... More


Costa Rica, April 8 (RHC) Costa Rican president-elect Luis Guillermo Solis said on Monday that his country’s political history will undergo deep change as to the people’s role in government decisions. ... More


San Jose, April 7 (RHC-AGENCIES) -- Luis Guillermo Solis, presidential candidate of the Citizens' Action Party (PAC), easily won Costa Rica's presidential election run-off on Sunday, beating his ruling party opponent who gave up campaigning a month ago.... More


Kiev, Apr 7, (RHC), – Pro-Russia protesters in eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk have proclaimed the creation of the independent People’s Republic of Donetsk.... More


Caracas, April 7 (RHC-AVN) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua highlighted the potential of Latin America and the Caribbean to eradicate hunger over the coming decade, a goal set by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).... More


Kiev, April 7, (RHC-RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s interim president vowed to introduce tough “anti-separatism measures” Monday in response to rallies over the weekend for greater autonomy in the country’s mainly Russian-speaking eastern and southern regions.... More


Caracas, April 7 (RHC-NNN) -- Venezuelan authorities over the weekend formally charged jailed right-wing opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez with inciting violence, vandalism and conspiracy for his involvement in violent protests that have left 39 people dead since early February.... More


Caracas, April 7 (RHC-PL), -- A mission of foreign ministers of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) is back in Venezuela for peace talks aimed at finding a peaceful solution to the crisis in the South American country.... More


Caracas, Apr 5 (RHC), – Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro, on Friday approved government resources for the implementation of 70 different projects for agricultural and rural development in different states of the South American country. The approved development plan also includes programs designed to promote better education, housing, culture, health, public transport and infrastructure in under-developed communities.... More


Quito, Apr 5 (RHC), – The active Tungurahua volcano in central Ecuador has erupted, spewing a huge plume of ash, smoke and steam up to 10 kilometers into the sky, officials say.... More


April 5, (RHC), -- A baby girl died in northern Chile on Friday, putting the death toll of a massive 8.2-magnitude earthquake this week to seven, authorities said.... More


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