Presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump refused to rule out a bid to remove House Speaker Paul Ryan from his post as chair of the upcoming Republican convention.... More


A landslide at a Chinese construction site has killed at least 22 people, with 17 others still listed as missing.... More


Officials in Canada’s Alberta province say they expect a huge wildfire in the oil sands area to continue burning for months to come.... More


Brasilia, May 9 (RHC)-- The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday and called for a new vote in the chamber. The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress annulled the impeachment process against President Dilma Rousseff on Monday and called for a new vote in the chamber. ... More


Lebanese Economy and Trade Minister, Alain Hakim, has accepted an invitation to visit Cuba in June -- leading a delegation of business people who would like to initiate investment projects in different areas.... More


Renowned Cuban singer, Beatriz Márquez, and musician, Guido López- Gavilán, were presented the 2015 National Music Award in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. ... More


Twelve of the 21 members of a special committee recommending Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's impeachment to the Senate face charges of corruption and other crimes. The vote on Friday paves the way for a blow to democracy by handing control over to Vice President Michel Temer -- a corrupt official barred from running for public office for the next eight years. ... More


The University of Chile’s Law Faculty Student Union overwhelmingly approved boycott, divestment and sanctions resolution against Israeli academic institutions. ... More


Greece will not approve contingency savings measures demanded by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in case the country does not meet budget targets set out by bailout lenders, according to the Greek deputy defense minister. ... More


The British government has been criticized for a recent “discriminatory” bill that would make people show proof of their nationality or face prosecution. ... More


Nicaragua will hold general elections on November 6, to elect president, vice president, 90 national MPs and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament, the Supreme Electoral Council announced late Friday. ... More


The Bolivian government has signed a contract with German engineering firm Siemens in order to expand the generating capacity of a thermoelectric plant from 200 to 480 megawatts of power. ... More


Mexican officials have began to sing a different song about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. As there is now the possibility that he could win in November, members of the Mexican government have taken a softer tone towards the controversial Trump. ... More


Cuba and its financial institutions are still unable to use the U.S. dollar in their transactions, despite an announcement by the U.S. administration to the contrary two months ago, wrote the website Cubadebate. ... More


Participation by more than 5,000 delegates from 59 countries, including more than 15 tourism ministers, at Cuba’s International Tourism Fair this year has consolidated Cuba as a major attraction in the field. ... More


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