Havana, January 2 (RHC)--Many governments have sent messages of congratulations to the first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Raúl Castro, to Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez and the Cuban people, on the 61st anniversary of the Revolution.... More

Baghdad, January 1 (RHC)-- Iraqi security forces have regained control of the area around the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad after the compound was rocked by a second day of mass protests on Wednesday.  Earlier in the day, security personnel fired tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds of protesters -- some of whom were seen trying to climb the building's walls.... More

Melbourne, January 1 (RHC)-- About 100,000 people were urged to flee five Melbourne suburbs on Monday evening as Australia's spiralling bushfire crisis killed a volunteer firefighter battling a separate blaze in the countryside.... More

Washington, January 1 (RHC)-- Up to 4,000 American paratroopers have been ordered to deploy to the Middle East region following mass protests outside the U.S. embassy by Iraqi protesters infuriated over Washington’s recent deadly military aggression on the Arab country.... More

Buenos Aires, January 1 (RHC)-- The expulsion of diplomats from Mexico and Spain by the de facto Bolivian regime is an act of contempt for international law, the democratically-elected President Evo Morales said on Tuesday.  Morales condemned the move by "the coup plotters," highlighting the fact that they have been hurting the Andean nation's diplomatic ties.... More

Moscow, January 1 (RHC)-- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called for collective cooperation among world countries to counter unilateralism propagated by the U.S. administration across the globe.... More

Baghdad, December 31 (RHC)-- Dozens of Iraqi protesters furious over airstrikes that targeted Hezbollah positions have forced their way into the U.S. embassy compound in Baghdad.  Tear gas and sounds of gunfire were reported at the scene.... More

Madrid, December 31 (RHC)-- The Spanish government has decided to expel three Bolivian diplomats from their country in a tit-for-tat move against La Paz for expelling two of their diplomats on Monday.... More