Officials from the West African countries attend the ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria.  (Photo: Afolabi Sotunde/Reuters)

Abuja, December 23 (RHC)-- Heads of state and governments across West Africa met on Saturday in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for the latest round of discussions on pressing matters in the bloc, including regional integration and a concerted effort to tackling armed rebellions.... More


At least 18 inmates were killed in rioting at the Tela prison in Honduras.  (Photo: Jose Valle/EPA)

Tegucigalpa, December 23 (RHC)-- At least 18 inmates were killed and 16 injured in an overnight fighting between prisoners in Honduras' northern port town of Tela, prison officials said over the weekend.... More


Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino López.  (Photo: teleSUR)

Caracas, December 22 (RHC)-- The Bolivarian National Armed Forces have denounced an assault on a military installation in southern Venezuela.  Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino López confirmed that police and military agents were deployed in the area and succeeded in capturing some of the attackers, as well as recovering stolen weapons used in the assault.... More


United Nations, December 22 (RHC)-- The Western countries have blocked a UN Security Council resolution sponsored by Russia and China on cross-border aid deliveries to Syria, after Moscow and Beijing vetoed a rival motion.... More


New Delhi, December 22 (RHC)-- In India, at least 26 people have been killed in protests against the controversial Citizenship Law.  Over the weekend, six more people died during protests, according to the police, adding that "the majority of the dead are young people."... More


 The law has four fundamental bases: productive education, gender equality, the strengthening of educational quality and the quality of teaching.  (Photo: EFE)

La Paz, December 22 (RHC)-- De-facto Bolivian Minister of Education, Virginia Patty, has called for a repeal of the Avelino Siñani Law enacted by Evo Morales in 2010, which proposes decolonizing the country through a revolutionary and liberating educational system.... More


La Paz, December 21 (RHC)-- Since the military coup d'état of November 10th, the de facto regime in Bolivia has been carrying out political persecution against members of the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party and its supporters, including its leader, the former president now a political refugee in Argentina, Evo Morales.... More


Brasilia, December 21 (RHC)-- The approval rating of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's government is dropping steadily and its negative rating is climbing, a CNI/Ibope poll showed on Friday, as his combative political style and a weak recovery weigh on his popularity.... More


Ramallah, December 21 (RHC)-- Dozens of Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli forces during protests against the Tel Aviv regime near the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied territories.  The Gazan Health Ministry said 30 people were injured during the 85th Friday of protests in the eastern part of Gaza.... More


Foto:Vladimir Molina.PL.

Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- The Cuban Minister of Economy, Alejandro Gil, denied this Saturday press versions about an imminent change of the dollar rate concerning the national peso of one dollar per 50.... More


Havana, December 21 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel blasted the new escalation of the U.S. administration of Donald Trump against the island, especially the smear campaign to try to discredit Cuba’s international health cooperation with other nations and peoples the world over.... More


Buenos Aires, December 21 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s President in exile Evo Morales announced that Spanish jurist Baltasar Garzon will represent him in the efforts to invalidate the arrest warrant issued by the coup government.... More


Havana, December 21 (RHC)—Following the suggestion of President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, the National Assembly of People’s Power has designated Manuel Marrero Cruz as Prime Minister of the nation.... More


Tehran, December 21 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi says U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is not fit for his office because he lacks the typical features of a foreign minister.... More


The Hague, December 21 (RHC)-- The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said she will launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories.... More


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