Argentinean President Mauricio Macri has issued a decree that returns certain decision-making authority to the Armed Forces, reversing three-decades of attempts at reestablishing civilian control over the country's forces after a brutal military dictatorship.... More
Just days ahead of Sunday’s presidential runoff in Peru, the gap between conservative front runner Keiko Fujimori and her neo-liberal rival Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is closing, with the two candidates virtually tied according to new polls reported by Reuters on Friday.... More
Former Chilean soldier Pedro Barrientos will go on trial in the United States for the arbitrary detention, brutal torture and extrajudicial execution of famous Chilean singer Victor Jara in 1973.... More
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed serious concern over a rise in recruitment and killing of children in conflict-hit countries in various parts of the world over the past year.... More
At least five U.S. soldiers have been killed and four other army troops swept away by a flood-swollen creek in the state of Texas. ... More
In the United States, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson has won the U.S. Libertarian Party's nomination for president. Johnson was declared the nominee at the Party's convention in Orlando, Florida.... More
Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit Britain on June 24th -- the day after the referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of European Union.... More
Israeli and U.S. weapons manufacturers have teamed up to adapt an Israeli-made "suicide drone" to U.S. military requirements. ... More
The Kingdom of Belgium has awarded Havana City Historian Dr. Eusebio Leal the Knight of the Order of Leopold Medal, one of three Belgian honorary Orders of Knighthood.... More
Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders said his country wants to expand its investments in Cuba.... More
The Association of Caribbean States 7th Summit started today in Havana, with a focus on the promotion of sustainable development for the zone.... More
In Honduras, police clashed with students from the National Autonomous University of Honduras, UNAH, in the capital Tegucigalpa Wednesday afternoon, as they protested against a recent change of academic rules.... More
In Brazil, suspended President Dilma Rousseff’s lawyer presented the defense for her impeachment trial to the Brazilian Senate on Wednesday evening.... More
Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel was received in Tokyo by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The two leaders expressed determination to promote and strengthen bilateral ties in the political, commercial and economic fields. ... More
The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States unanimously adopted a resolution Wednesday opposing intervention and encouraging dialogue between lawmakers in Venezuela after the head of the regional bloc moved to invoke the so-called 'Democratic Charter' against the South American country.... More
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