United Nations, December 13 (RHC)-- Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres vowed Monday to improve the world body's ability to respond to global crises after taking the oath of office, saying the United Nations “must be ready to change.” ... More


New York, December 13 (RHC)-- U.S. president-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has nominated ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to arguably the most important position in his cabinet: Secretary of State.... More


Washington, December 13 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will send to his presidential archive a comprehensive Senate report on the Central Intelligence Agency's use of torture. ... More


Washington, December 13 (RHC)-- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has hired the president of the notorious Goldman Sachs to advise him on economy. ... More


New York, December 13 (RHC)-- The Donald Trump transition team sent a memo to employees of the Department of Energy, questioning their work on climate change. ... More


Philadelphia, December 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Philadelphia, hundreds of people have gathered for a march and protest to demand life-saving medication for imprisoned journalist and former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal... More


Santiago de Chile, December 13 (RHC)-- As the legacy of Chile’s former CIA-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet still haunts the South American country 10 years after his death, a grandson of ousted socialist President Salvador Allende called on Norwegian authorities to arrest former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger... More


Havana, December 12 (RHC/wires)-- The European Union and Cuba signed a deal on Monday that seeks to normalize political and cooperation relations.... More


Havana, December 12 (RHC)-- Cuba has ratified the Paris Agreement relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), adopted on December 12, 2015. ... More


Havana, December 12 (RHC) — The Cuban telecommunications company ETECSA announced Monday morning that talks had successfully concluded with the Internet giant Google for the signing of an agreement... More


Quito, December 12 (PL/RHC)— Cuba is today an example not only for Latin America but for the world, said Colombian peace process facilitator Henry Acosta said in Quito, the Ecuadoran capital.... More


Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- The United States military says it will deploy an armored brigade and an aviation unit totaling about 2,300 soldiers to Afghanistan this winter. ... More


Brasilia, December 12 (RHC)-- Brazil's unelected President Michel Temer has proposed a dramatic attack on the country's pension system that would force Brazilians to work for longer before being eligible for full retirement benefits, while simultaneously keeping tax breaks for agricultural commodity exports. ... More


Madrid, December 12 (RHC)-- Refugees are once again attempting to break through a fortified fence to reach Spain from Morocco. ... More


Washington, December 12 (RHC)-- Rene Perez, known as "Resident," a singer with the internationally-renowned band Calle 13, demanded before the U.S. Senate that Washington release political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera... More


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