A man inspects a damaged house at the site of an attack in a U.S. military air base in Bagram.  (Photo: Reuters)

Kabul, December 14 (RHC)-- Suicide bombers have hit a key U.S. military base in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing two people and injuring more than 70 others, the country's Ministry of Interior said.... More


Cuban Javier Sotomayor, the world record holder in men's high jump (2.45m), said he is happy with the Sports Legend Award granted to him by the Spanish sports newspaper As.... More


Varadero, December 14 (RHC)-- Cuba’s famous Varadero beach resort will have 1,000 more rooms by 2020, once construction of two new hotels in the Oasis and Los Tainos areas is completed, Ivis Fernandez, delegate of the Ministry of Tourism (Mintur) in Matanzas, has said. ... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- Cuba and China reviewed the launch of a joint innovation center in biotechnology, considered essential to scientific development based on projects and techniques achieved by the Caribbean island.... More


Placard reads: "If the minister is guilty the president too" during a session at the congress in Valparaiso, Chile.  (Photo: Reuters)

Valparaiso, December 14 (RHC)-- Chilean lawmakers have rejected a bid to impeach conservative President Sebastian Piñera over accusations he failed to guarantee human rights during weeks of deadly riots despite mounting evidence about the alleged abuses.... More


Activists hold hands outside the National Congress during a demonstration for the right to abortion.  (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, December 14 (RHC)-- Women and girls in Argentina seeking to end pregnancies caused by rape will be guaranteed access to abortion under a protocol aimed at reducing the latitude hospitals have in deciding whether or not to perform the procedure.... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- Japanese lawmaker Abe Tomoko blasted the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed and maintained by the United States against Cuba for nearly 60 years, and she condemned moves by the current US administration of President Donald Trump to further tighten it.... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- Cuban president Miguel Díaz-Canel paid tribute to leaders Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, on occasion of the 25th anniversary of their first meeting here in Havana on December 13th, 1994. ... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- An analysis of the regional situation and the role of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) are the focus of debates during Saturday's summit in Havana.... More


Havana, December 14 (RHC)-- Upon his arrival in Havana for the 17th Summit of ALBA-TCP, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro affirmed that "during such a complex moment for Latin America and the Caribbean, this ALBA Summit brings a message of hope and unity to all those who struggle." ... More


Buenos Aires, December 13 (RHC)-- Former Bolivian president Evo Morales has denounced the intentions of the coup government led by Jeanine Añez to privatize the country's enterprises and resources.... More


Washington, December 13 (RHC)-- In a major repudiation of President Donald Trump's conduct, the House Judiciary Committee voted Friday to send articles of impeachment to the full House, marking only the fourth time a U.S. president has faced such a move.... More


Protesters demonstrate at Downing Street after the Conservatives won the UK's general election.  (Photo: Lisi Niesner/Reuters)

London, December 13 (RHC)-- Hundreds of protesters have marched through central London to protest against the United Kingdom's snap election result that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party sweep to a landslide victory.... More


President Alberto Fernandez at the Casa Rosada Presidential Palace in Buenos Aires.  (Photo: Reuters)

Buenos Aires, December 13 (RHC)-- Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez has summoned the Chamber of Deputies to approve the necessary laws to declare economic, health and social emergencies.  In order to carry out this decision as soon as possible, a well-defined schedule of meetings and events was established.... More


 At least 30,000 people were murdered in Argentina during the 1976-1983 dictatorship.  (Photo: EFE)

Paris, December 13 (RHC)-- Former police officer Mario Sandoval, accused of crimes against humanity during Argentina's "Dirty War" four decades ago, was arrested by French police after years of legal tussles, a lawyer representing the Argentinean government said.... More


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