Bomb Attacks Kill 15 in Iraq

Baghdad, January 18 (RHC)-- At least 15 Iraqis have lost their lives and nine others sustained injuries after two separate road bombs went off near Ramadi and Baghdad. ... More


Ouagadougou, January 18 (RHC)-- An attack by al-Qaeda-affiliated militants on a hotel in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, has come to an end with nearly 30 people, including 11 foreigners, dead. ... More


Sanaa, January 18 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have been killed in a series of air raids by Saudi Arabia on police buildings in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa as well as other areas across the war-torn Arab state. ... More


Yaoundé, January 18 (RHC)-- At least four people have lost their lives and two sustained injuries in a bomb attack targeting a mosque in Cameroon’s northern region, a security source says. ... More


Tehran, January 18 (RHC)-- Iran’s oil ministry has issued an order to increase production by 500,000 barrels a day as the country moved ahead with plans to add supply to a glutted market even at the risk of contributing to a price collapse. ... More


London, January 18 (RHC)-- Leader of UK Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn says Britain should not carry nukes on submarines and show its resolve for nuclear "de-escalation." Corbyn told the state-run BBC on Sunday that the UK could keep its controversial Trident submarine fleet but without carrying nuclear warheads. ... More


New York, January 18 (RHC)-- A recent report shows the 20 richest people in the United States own more wealth than half of the population of the U.S. combined. ... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro congratulated the Organization of Solidarity with the People of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL) on occasion of the organization's 50th anniversary, celebrated on Friday, January 15th. ... More


Guatemala City, January 16 (RHC)-- In Guatemala, visiting Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa met with Cuban health and education professionals who are offering their services there as part of cooperation programs with the Central American country.... More


Havana, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Renowned Cuban revolutionary and leader Pedro Miret died in Havana on Friday at the age of 88. ... More


New York, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The Septeto Nacional de Cuba performs Saturday at the Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, along with the iconic Broadway Orchestra of New York. ... More


Paris, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- The awards ceremony for the International UNESCO/Jose Marti Prize will be held in Havana on January 28th, coinciding with the 163rd birthday anniversary of National Hero José Martí. ... More


Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- The first group of 180 Cuban immigrants, of the more than 7,000 stranded in Central America, have arrived in Laredo, in the U.S. State of Texas. ... More


Caracas, January 16 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has declared a 60-day nationwide economic emergency to tackle a deepening economic crisis. The announcement on Friday came just hours before Maduro delivered a state of the union address. ... More


Havana, January 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC, has criticized the poor treatment of political prisoners and called for intervention into the grave situation in Colombian jails. ... More


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