Athens, December 8 (RHC)-- Labor unions in Greece have gone on a general strike in protest at a new round of austerity measures demanded by the European Union and international lenders. ... More
Damascus, December 8 (RHC)-- Syria's state television says Israeli military aircraft have targeted an airbase near the capital Damascus. ... More
Jakarta, December 8 (RHC)-- Officials in Indonesia have appealed for urgent medical help after a massive earthquake that devastated the western part of the country, killed nearly 100 people, and wounded hundreds more. ... More
Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. Defense Department has buried a study that revealed a $125 billion waste of administrative funds, fearing it would prompt Congress to cut the military budget, according to a new report.... More
Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has given his final planned address on national security, in which he sought to defend his legacy in the war on terrorism. ... More
Washington, December 8 (RHC)-- The World Council of Churches is condemning Israel for interrogating and deporting its associate general secretary, Isabel Apawo Phiri, upon her arrival at Tel Aviv airport.... More
New York, December 8 (RHC)-- In the United States, a former Black Panther is free after 37 years in prison. ... More
Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Abelardo Moreno has welcomed the decision adopted Tuesday by the EU Council on Economic and Financial Affairs to sign a political dialogue and cooperation agreement with Cuba. ... More
Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Officials delegations from Cuba and the United Sates met Wednesday in Havana for the fifth meeting of the Bilateral Commission. ... More
Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Wednesday's edition of the Cuban newspaper Granma published new messages of condolences, which have continued pouring in from around the world for the death of Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro on November 25th. ... More
Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Nobel Economics Prize laureate in 2001 Joseph Stiglitz said in Havana that Cuba is on the right track towards development. ... More
Biran, December 7 (RHC)-- President Raúl Castro attended Tuesday's burial ceremony for his brother Ramón Castro and his sister Angela Castro at the family pantheon in Birán, in the eastern province of Holguín.... More
Rome, December 7 (RHC)-- More than 1,000 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats and 16 bodies were recovered in the past two days, Italy's coastguard said... More
Brasilia, December 7 (RHC)-- Former Brazilian President Lula da Silva has repeatedly suggested he intends to run for president in 2018.... More
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Ramallah, December 7 (RHC)-- Palestinian leaders and the international community are expressing outrage at the Israeli parliament’s vote this week to retroactively legalize thousands of Jewish-only settlements on Palestinian land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. ... More
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