Havana, September 20 (RHC)-- A new bottle and glass plant set to be built in the Mariel Special Development Zone will cover 70 percent of national demand for such items.... More


Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures as he talks to the media during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 18, 2018.  Pho

Caracas, September 20 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he may not attend the annual U.N. general assembly meeting in New York over fear of his life.  ... More


Ecuadoreans protest against the government and in support of former President Rafael Correa.  Photo: EFE

Quito, September 20 (RHC)-- Former Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa’s international lawyer has announced that Interpol has suspended Ecuador’s extradition request against Correa in an “exceptional way” after examining the arguments by his defense. ... More


Uruguay's Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin.  Photo: EFE

Montevideo, September 20 (RHC)-- The government of Uruguay has officially condemned statements made by Luis Almagro, the country's former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Secretary General of the Organization of American States... More


Brazilian presidential candidate Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party.  Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, September 20 (RHC)-- Brazilian presidential candidate, Fernando Haddad of the Workers' Party, told reporters that former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will refuse a pardon and will not exchange his dignity for freedom.  ... More


Senatorial candidate and former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.   Photo: Reuters

Brasilia, September 20 (RHC)-- With four votes in favor and three against, the Regional Electoral Court (TRE) of Minas Gerais, Brazil upheld the senatorial candidacy of former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.  ... More


U.S. Supreme Court nominee accuser faces death threats, asks for FBI investigation before testifying

Washington, September 20 (RHC)-- The woman who has accused U.S. Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her decades ago has asked for the FBI to investigate her claims before she testifies to the Senate. ... More


Esteban Lazo Hernandez. File Photo

Havana, September 20 (RHC)-- The president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, said that once the current debate of a new Constitution is completed, the first task of the current legislature will be to work on a new electoral law.... More


This file picture shows Yemeni fishermen at the coast of Yemen’s strategic coastal city of Hudaydah.  Photo: AP

Sanaa, September 19 (RHC)-- More than a dozen Yemeni fishermen have lost their lives when Saudi fighter jets targeted their fishing boats off the coast ... More


 Palestinian protesters from the besieged Gaza Strip help evacuate a wounded comrade during a demonstration in northern Gaza.  Photo: AFP

Gaza City, September 19 (RHC)-- Israeli troops have mortally wounded two Palestinians by live fire during clashes with anti-occupation protesters at the fence separating the besieged Gaza Strip from the occupied territories. ... More


Trump administration slashes number of permitted refugees in U.S. to historic low.   Photo: AP

Washington, September 19 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump administration has once again slashed the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the United States.  ... More


Hurricane Florence death toll reaches 32 as threat of toxic coal ash release looms.  Photo: Democracy Now

Wilmington, September 19 (RHC)-- In the United States, the death toll from Hurricane Florence has reached 37 while the rivers in the Carolinas continue to rise from the record-breaking storm.  Tens of thousands of homes have been damaged. ... More


Blackwater mercenary faces retrial for murder in Nisoor Square Massacre in Iraq.  Photo: Google

Washington, September 19 (RHC)-- In the U.S. capital, a Blackwater contractor will stand trial for first-degree murder for the third time over his role in the 2007 Nisoor Square massacre in central Baghdad... More


Guatemala’s highest court orders return of U.N.-backed anti-corruption probe.  Photo: File

Guatemala City, September 19 (RHC)-- Guatemala’s highest court has ordered President Jimmy Morales to allow the United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission to return to Guatemala and carry out its investigation into graft and illegal campaign financing.  ... More


Thousands of Germans protest the clearing of Hambach Forest for coal mine expansion.  Photo: AFP

Berlin, September 19 (RHC)-- In Germany, thousands protested against the planned expansion of a coal mine in the ancient Hambach Forest. ... More


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