Santiago, Apr 4, (RHC), – The Foreign Ministers of Chile and Argentina, Heraldo Muñoz and Hector Timmerman respectively, will meet today in the Chilean capital, Santiago, in a bid to strengthen bilateral relations.... More


Santiago, Apr 4, (RHC), – Coastal residents of Chile’s far north spent a second sleepless night outside their homes as major aftershocks continued on Thursday following a magnitude-8.2 earthquake that damaged several thousand homes and caused six deaths. But no new major damage or casualties were reported, and a heavy police and military presence kept order, Mercopress news agency reports.... More


PERTH, Australia, April 4 (Xinhua - RHC), -- A underwater search for missing Malaysia Airline flight MH370 started Friday as searchers are racing against time to locate its data recorders known as the 'black box' before the batteries run out of power. The black box contains a pinger with a battery life of about 30 days after a crash.... More


TOKYO, April 4 (Xinhua), -- Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday passed two nuclear treaties with Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UEA) to allow Japan to begin exporting its nuclear power technology and related equipment to both countries.... More


HANOI, April 4 (Xinhua -RHC) -- Vietnam and Malaysia agreed on Friday to consider upgrading bilateral ties to strategic partnership.... More


Caracas, April 3 (RHC) -- The Venezuelan government on Wednesday strongly rejected recent criticism from European Union (EU) spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic as unfounded foreign interference in its domestic affairs.... More


Kiev, Apr 3 (PL- RHC), -- Former Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Vladimir Ogryzko, added an element of tension to the environment of contradictions between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by insisting that the West should opt for Ukraine with nuclear weapons or within the military alliance. ... More


Quito, April 3 (RHC-PL) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño announced that the committee of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) will travel back to Venezuela next week to keep trying to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in the South American country.... More


Brasilia, April 3 (RHC-NNN), -- Brazil's Ministry of Defense Wednesday began installing a secure digital communication network for federal government offices, a government source said.... More


Caracas, April 3 (RHC-Xinhua), -- Venezuelan authorities have arrested 18 suspects believed to be behind the recent wave of violent actions in the South American country, an official said on Wednesday.... More


MOSCOW, April 3 (RHC), -- Russia expected NATO to explain how the bloc's recent military build-up corresponded with existing bilateral agreements, the government said Thursday.... More


New Delhi, April 3 (RHC) -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has reportedly advocated for a "no first use" of nuclear weapons in a bid to cut down the nuclear dangers which may also pave the way for the elimination of atomic weapons.... More


Moscow, April 3 (RHC) – On Thursday, Russia cancelled zero export tax for natural gas it supplies for Ukraine. "I made a decision to cancel the government's decree No. 291 of April 30, 2010, taking into account that the (Russia-Ukraine) agreement has also been terminated," Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev told Alexei Miller, CEO of the gas company Gazprom, during a meeting.... More


Caracas, Apr 2 (RHC), -- Violent groups linked to the Venezuelan opposition on Tuesday set the Ministry of Housing in Caracas ablaze, putting the lives of 1200 workers at risk, said Housing Minister, Ricardo Molina.... More


Moscow, April 2 (RHC-Interfax), -- Russia said Wednesday neither Russia nor NATO would benefit from the Western alliance's decision to put on hold mutual cooperation.... More


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