Geneva, January 23 (RHC)-- Cuba and the Geneva-based International Civil Defense Organization, ICDO, agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.... More


Caracas, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has announced the establishment of a committee to oversee the creation of a revolutionary assembly Saturday.... More


Caracas, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Venezuelans were preparing to protest Saturday in support of President Nicolas Maduro's economic emergency decree.... More


San Salvador, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR), -- El Salvador named a new minister of justice and security on Friday to address an unprecedented level of violence, which saw the small Central American country become the world’s new murder capital in 2015, according to a new study. ... More


Davos, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Argentine President Mauricio Macri said Friday that he wants a “pragmatic and intelligent” relationship with Washington, solidifying his foreign policy break from 12 years of Kirchnerist governments that fought to push back against U.S. imperialism in Latin America by building regional integration. ... More


Davos, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR), -- British Prime Minister David Cameron told Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Thursday that the Malvinas Islands, also known as the Falkland Islands, will remain in British hands. ... More


Athens, January 23 (RHC)-- The death toll from a refugee boat incident off Greek islands has reached 42, including 17 children. The Greek coast guard said on Friday that dozens of refugees were on board a wooden sailboat which went down off Kalolimnos Island. ... More


Baghdad, January 23 (RHC)-- More U.S. special forces have arrived in Baghdad to team-up with Iraqi troops in what Washington claims is the fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State. ... More


New York, January 23 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has called for all businesses to stop operating in, financing or doing business with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.... More


Ottawa, January 23 (RHC)-- At least five people have been killed and two others seriously wounded in a shooting at a school in western Canada. The deadly incident occurred in the aboriginal community of La Loche in the northwestern part of the province of Saskatchewan.... More


Sacramento, January 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, Attorney General Kamala Harris has launched an investigation into whether ExxonMobil repeatedly lied to the public and its shareholders about climate change. ... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- An “extremely dangerous storm” began dumping snow on the Eastern and Southern parts of United States on Friday, prompting five states to declare states of emergency and threatening to cripple the lives of more than 50 million people.... More


London, January 23 (RHC)-- New official figures show murders and killings in England and Wales have increased to their highest level in the last five years.... More


London, January 23 (RHC)-- In a victory for press freedom in Britain, an appeals court has ruled the UK's sweeping counterterrorism laws are "incompatible" with fundamental rights. ... More


París, January 22 (RHC-Notimex).- Mexican physician Alfonso Herrera Franyutti has been awarded UNESCO's José Martí International prize for 2016 for his contribution to the promotion of peace, solidarity and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean.... More


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