Buenos Aires, April 11 (RHC)-- In the wake of a national general strike against neo-liberal policies and weeks of protests by teachers' unions across the country, Argentinean President Mauricio Macri is considering the purchase of new anti-protest equipment... More


Bogota, April 11 (RHC)-- The death toll from the floods and mudslides in the southern Colombian city of Mocoa has risen to 315 according to the coroner's office said.... More


Eduardo Cunha

Brasilia, April 11 (RHC)-- The jailed mastermind of the coup against former President Dilma Rousseff has threatened to expose new cases of corruption.... More


Havana, April 10 (RHC)– The Political Council of ALBA-TCP is holding a session in Havana this Monday. The gathering is expected to review coordination and unity in keeping with developments in the region.... More


Havana, April 10 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in Cuba to attend the ALBA-TCP (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Treaty) Political Council, which began Monday here in Havana.... More


UN Special Rapporteur Maria Grazia

Havana, April 10 (RHC) -- The Special Rapporteur of the United Nations on the human rights of victims of Trafficking in Persons, Maria Grazia, began an official visit to Cuba on Monday.... More


Havana, April 10 (RHC) -- The eighth International Scientific Seminar on Plant Health is being held in Havana to exchange scientific results and innovative experiences on this branch of agriculture.... More


Havana, April 10 (RHC) -- Classes, workshops and conferences of the Twenty-third International Meeting of Academies for the Teaching of Ballet began Monday at Cuba's main ballet school. ... More


Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- The Pentagon is sending an aircraft carrier and several warships toward the Korean Peninsula in a major escalation of the conflict between the United States and North Korea. ... More


New York, April 10 (RHC)-- Stocks of the military contractor Raytheon have surged following the U.S. missile attack on Syria last week, which used 59 of the company’s Tomahawk missiles, estimated to cost $1.4 million apiece. ... More


Washington, April 10 (RHC)-- The U.S. State Department has announced that it is discontinuing its funding for the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA). ... More


London, April 10 (RHC)-- The UK government’s economic policies have put the strain on disabled people with progressively worsening diseases by cutting their benefits. ... More


Devis Leonel Rivera

Tegucigalpa, April 10 (RHC)-- Jailed Honduran drug lord Devis Leonel Rivera shipped 20 tons of cocaine to the U.S. before his January 2015 arrest, AFP reports, citing recently-released court documents. ... More


Lima, April 9 (RHC-PL) -- The Cuban medical brigade in Peru has treated a total of 2,570 patients, mostly children and adolescents, during four days of work in Piura.... More


Havana, April 9 (RHC) -- The ideology and actions of the historical leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro, will be present in the school curricula at all levels of education in Cuba, as well as in other activities dedicated to culture, sports, science and environmental care.... More


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