Bogota, January 24 (RHC-PL) -- Colombian police seized 1,234 kilograms of cocaine in the country's northern Cordoba department, and captured two suspected members of a major criminal ring, authorities said on Thursday.... More


Washington, January 24 (RHC)-- A U.S. political analyst says that no matter how many review panels and boards describe the U.S. National Security Agency’s spying as illegal, it is such a gargantuan apparatus that cannot “simply be rolled back.”... More


Dallas, January 24 (RHC)-- International protest is building to the execution of a Mexican national by the U.S. state of Texas, despite objections from the U.S. State Department, the Mexican government, and the World Court. ... More


Caracas, January 23 (RHC-AVN) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday that the new economic order sought by the National Government will strengthen investment in the country's social and economic development. ... More


Santiago de Chile, January 23 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said Wednesday his country would abide by any verdict on the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the maritime dispute with Peru, but would also exercise its rights.... More


Bogota, January 23 (RHC-NNN) -- The Colombian army has stepped up military offensive against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Bogota, January 23 (RHC-NNN) -- The Colombian army has stepped up military offensive against the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), "demobilizing" 39 rebels altogether in operations over the past 24 hours across the country.... More


Quito, January 23 (RHC-PL) -- President Rafael Correa has admitted that there are tensions and mutual distrust in the relations between Ecuador and the United States, but made it clear he will continue denouncing the double standard and attacks against international law.... More


Georgetown, January 23 (RHC-GINA) – A United Nations’ report says that Guyana and Haiti will take the lead in economic growth for Latin America and the Caribbean.... More


Montreux, January 23 (RHC)-- The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations says it is impossible to reach a political settlement with terrorists, who are fighting against the government.... More


Geneva, January 23 (RHC)-- Most participants in the Geneva II talks favor Tehran's involvement in resolving the crisis in Syria, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. ... More


Tehran, January 23 (RHC)-- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says that Tehran will continue its peaceful nuclear activities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.... More


Beirut, January 23 (RHC)-- A Syrian rebel group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in Lebanon that killed four people and wounded 20 others. The attack hit a stronghold of the Shiite group Hezbollah south of Beirut. ... More


Bangkok, January 23 (RHC)-- Thailand has declared a state of emergency in the capital Bangkok amid continued protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. ... More


Karachi, January 23 (RHC)-- Three members of a polio vaccination team have been shot dead in the Pakistani city of Karachi. The victims were the latest to be killed in the fallout from the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden. ... More


Geneva, January 23 (RHC)-- The European Union has frozen talks over a controversial section of a trans-Atlantic trade deal with the United States to allow input from member states. ... More


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