Thousands of campesinos took to the streets in Guatemala on Wednesday and blocked traffic in the capital city to put pressure on President Jimmy Morales to make political and economic reforms to benefit rural workers, local media has reported.... More
The Haitian National Assembly has announced that it will elect a transitional president on Sunday, February 14th, exactly one week after former President Michel Martelly officially stepped down from office, local legislative sources announced Wednesday.... More
U.S. Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack has said that this year the Department plans to open a permanent office in Cuba to boost trade, before a possible lifting of the blockade.... More
Peace talks between the government of President Juan Manuel Santos and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) continue in Havana, aimed at putting an end to the country's armed conflict.... More
Ernesto Samper, General Secretary of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has presented Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro with the organization's report on the December 6th elections in the South American country.... More
Uruguayan Vice President Raúl Sendic has begun an official visit to Cuba, during which he will hold talks with government authorities.... More
In Bolivia, right-wing sectors have stepped up their defamatory campaign against President Evo Morales, roughly two weeks away from a planned referendum.... More
Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca will visit the United States next week, heading a multi-sectoral delegation.... More
Peoria, February 11 (RHC)-- Caterpillar Inc. has announced that it has selected Rimco, a privately owned Puerto Rico-based company, to be the Cat dealer for Cuba.... More
Abuja, February 11 (RHC)-- Two bomb attacks in northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri have killed over 60 people. Nigeria's security officials say that the attacks hit a camp for people displaced by the militancy of Boko Haram terrorist group some 85 km outside Maiduguri, which is the capital of Nigeria's Borno state. ... More
Tainan, February 11 (RHC)-- The death toll from last Saturday's earthquake in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan has risen to 59, while 76 more presumed buried dead under the rubble of a collapsed building. ... More
Damascus, February 11 (RHC)-- The Syrian government says its forces will soon take full control of the militant-held areas of Aleppo, but predicted a tough battle for the largest city in the Arab country. The Syrian army and its allies, backed by Russian warplanes, have recently made major advances against Takfiri militants north of Aleppo. ... More
Moscow, February 11 (RHC)-- Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told reporters in Moscow on Thursday that U.S. warplanes had flown from Turkey to hit targets inside Aleppo. The statement came after the Pentagon accused Russian and Syrian government forces of destroying two main hospitals in Aleppo in air raids. ... More
Brussels, February 11 (RHC)-- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, has approved a plan to strengthen its military presence in Eastern Europe, where its activities continue to threaten Russia. ... More
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