Caracas, May 7 (PL-RHC) -- Venezuelan authorities are evaluating various measures to combat the fuel smuggling to Colombia and the Caribbean islands that has caused millions in losses to the national economy.... More
Havana, May 7 (PL-RHC) -- The fight against hunger in Latin America and the Caribbean has made progress over the last two decades, said Theodor Friedrich, representative of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in Cuba.... More
Washington, May 7 (RHC)-- The United States has pledged to aid Nigeria’s search for nearly 300 missing schoolgirls just as militants have carried out a new kidnapping. ... More
Santiago de Chile, May 7 (NNN-RHC) -- The creation of an administrator position for private universities that present irregularities or financial problems has been happily welcomed by student leaders and professors, but rejected by the opposition.... More
Quito, May 7 (NNN-RHC) -- The Sixty-Ninth General Assembly of the International Military Sports Council (CISM) started Tuesday and will end Thursday in Quito with the participation of delegates from its 78 member countries.... More
Ramallah, May 7 (RHC)-- A Palestinian prisoner advocacy group has called upon international human rights organizations to expose crimes being perpetrated by the Israeli regime against Palestinian prisoners and detainees.... More
Brasilia, May 7 (NNN-RHC) -- With less than 40 days remaining before the country takes center stage as host of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Brazilian hydropower power operators are facing a severe drought that makes energy rationing an increasing likelihood.... More
Manila, May 7 (RHC)-- More than 5,000 U.S. and Filipino soldiers have launched two weeks of joint military drills in the Philippines. The annual drills opened one week after the unveiling of a 10-year agreement to revive the U.S. military presence in the Philippines. ... More
New York, May 7 (RHC)-- In New York, hundreds rallied outside the Capitol in Albany in support of a bill that would curb the use of solitary confinement. The HALT Solitary Confinement Act would limit solitary to a maximum of 15 consecutive days, compared to the current average of five months. ... More
Baghdad, May 6 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and hospital officials say at least eight people have been killed in separate bomb attacks and shooting incidents across the country. ... More
Havana, May 6 (RHC) – The peace negotiations between the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebel group will resume on May 12th, following positive developments in the latest round of talks last week.... More
Athens, May 6 (RHC)-- At least 22 people, including several children, have died after a boat and a dinghy carrying migrants capsized off the Greek coast. Some 65 migrants were en route from Turkey to Greece when their vessels went down early on Monday near the Greek island of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea.... More
Buenos Aires, May 6 (RHC) – India, Brazil and South Africa are interested in having Argentina join the BRICS group of emerging economies which also includes Russia and China, according to the Indian ambassador in Buenos Aires, Amarenda Khatua, in an interview with the Clarin newspaper.... More
Washington, May 6 (RHC)-- The United States is increasing support to rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad in Syria. On Monday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Marie Harf announced plans for more than $27 million in new "non-lethal" aid and said the offices of the Syrian Opposition Coalition will now be recognized as a foreign mission.... More
Lima, May 6 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Latin America and the Caribbean have the widest wealth gap of any region on the planet, a UN official said Monday.... More
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