Brigadier General Charles Cleveland

Around 100 U.S. troops have been deployed to a southern city in Afghanistan which risks falling to the Taliban militants. ... More


The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia appointed its Monitoring and Verification Team members, which is one of the mechanisms to safeguard the imminent peace deal with the Colombian government.... More


Students in Mexico returned to school on Monday, but dissident teachers were not in the classroom to greet them. ... More


Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized nearly a third of his 1991 undergraduate law thesis, according to a report published by one of Mexico's leading investigative journalists, Carmen Aristegui.... More


Heavily armed white supremacists, carrying the confederate flag that symbolizes slavery in the U.S. and banners that read “White Lives Matter,” took over an area in front of the NAACP headquarters in Houston, Texas.... More


U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is heading to Saudi Arabia as the Barack Obama administration faces increasing pressure for its support of the Saudi-led war in Yemen. ... More


In the U.S. state of Louisiana, more than 100,000 people have applied for federal assistance, as cleanup begins from last week’s historic flooding.... More


A U.S. federal appeals court in New York has upheld the United Nation's claim of immunity in a lawsuit brought by Haitians seeking compensation for a cholera epidemic that killed more than 9,000 people.... More


In Puerto Rico, activists disrupted a business conference in San Juan to protest laws that give new residents and some business owners complete exceptions on a large number of taxes... More


South Africa's Deputy Minister of Energy, Thembisile "Thembi" Majola, said Cuba stands as the world's highest expression of internationalism.... More


In an article devoted to Cuba's fight against the Zika virus, the British scientific magazine The Nature says that the island's success in fighting the epidemic outbreak... More


AT&T mobile customers visiting Cuba should be able to connect there more easily, thanks to a roaming and interconnection deal with Cuba's telephone company ETECSA.... More


Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

The Brazilian judge overseeing the corruption case in state-run oil company Petrobras has released a report clearing former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of any charges.... More


Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip report that up to 50 Israeli airstrikes took place in the territory on Sunday night. ... More


The Ministry of Education in Ecuador has announced that the dissolvement of the National Union of Educators, or UNE, which is known for its militant protests as well as failing to follow regulations for social organization in the country.... More


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