Kiev, March 17 (RHC)-- Ukrainian authorities and some Western countries including the United States, France, Germany and Britain have dismissed the referendum as "illegal," saying it violates the country's constitution.... More
Caracas, March 17 (RHC-AVN) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has proposed the establishment of a commission for "peace and mutual respect of sovereignty" between the United States and the South American country to start a dialogue to re-establish diplomatic ties.... More
Gaza, March 17 (RHC-WAFA) -- Palestinian political and popular powers and factions on Sunday called on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas not to surrender to any pressure exerted on him during his Monday's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama scheduled for the White House.... More
Gaza, March 17 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Israel reopened its commercial crossing with Gaza on Sunday after a three-day halt to allow fuel into the enclave, a Palestinian official said.... More
Damascus, March 17 (RHC-Xinhua) -- On Sunday, Syrian Defense Minister Fahed Jassem al-Fraij visited Yabroud city, north of the capital Damascus, hours after the military forces recaptured the town from the armed rebels, the official SANA news agency reported.... More
Tehran, March 17 (RHC-Xinhua) -- UN-Arab League joint special representative to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday. He is there to hold talks with a number of Iranian officials on the Syrian crisis, the state IRIB TV reported.... More
New York, March 17 (RHC-UN) -- Latin America's trade with China will surpass that with Europe in the next two years, according to a United Nations study. There are also predictiions that it will eventually eclipse its trade with the United States.... More
Lima, March 17 (RHC-ANDINA) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala travelled to the eastern part of Lima region on the weekend to inaugurate a maternal and child health center in the rural district of San Antonio in Huarochirí province.... More
Moscú, 16 mar (bbc).- El jefe de la Comisión Electoral de Crimea, Mykhaylo Malayshev, afirma que 44% de los electores han depositado sus votos en el referendo para decidir si la península debe separarse de Ucrania y unirse a Rusia... More
Caracas, March 15 ( RHC-Agencies) -- Venezuela's top prosecutor on Friday accused the U.S. government of attempting to finance the ongoing violent actions by the right-wing opposition.... More
Washington, March 15 (RHC-Commondreams)-- Unsuccessful talks between Russia and the U.S., increased Russian troop presence, and a pending referendum vote bring continued uncertainties and tensions as the crisis in Ukraine continues to unfold.... More
Caracas, March 15 (RHC-AVN) -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro expressed gratitude to the government of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for renewing its call for respect for Venezuela's democracy.... More
Simferopol, March 15 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Foreigners from 21 countries will be present during Sunday's referendum as international observers, said the chief of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea commission on preparing and holding the All-Crimean referendum.... More
Kuala Lumpur, March 15 (RHC)-- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Saturday that no conclusive evidence shows missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was hijacked.... More
Damascus, March 15 (RHC) -- Syrian troops have started to storm the rebels' key town of Yabroud, north of the capital Damascus, with "heavy and focused" shelling, local media reported on Friday night.... More
