Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro sent Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro a message of support following the results of Sunday's legislative elections, in which the Venezuelan opposition won a majority of votes.... More


Caracas, December 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela's right-wing has won a majority in the country's National Assembly during parliamentary elections on Sunday.... More


Gaza City, December 7 (RHC)-- Israeli fighter jets have carried out an aerial attack against the Gaza Strip in yet another act of aggression against the blockaded coastal territory. ... More


Havana, December 7 (RHC)-- The Second Secretary of Cuba's Communist Party, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, presided over the provincial assembly of the organization in Havana, as part of a process prior to the 7th Congress of the Party. ... More


Washington, Washington, December 7 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama delivered a live speech from the Oval Office Sunday night, calling last Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, an act of terrorism. ... More


London, December 7 (RHC)-- In London, police are investigating Saturday’s knife attack on a man at an East London metro station as a terrorist attack. British police say they were told the attacker shouted, "This is for Syria." ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- In France, Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, the National Front, secured 30 percent of the vote in the first round of regional elections on Sunday, marking a major boost for the anti-immigration party. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- At the United Nations climate change summit in Paris, France, negotiators have approved draft text for what they hope will form an accord to curb global carbon emissions by the end of this week. ... More


Paris, December 7 (RHC)-- New figures show that worldwide, an average of one person is displaced by climate-related weather events every single second. ... More


Brussels, December 7 (RHC)-- Ten thousand people marched in the Belgian city of Ostend on Sunday, calling for an ambitious accord at the UN climate summit. ... More


Sports News Roundup December 07

The stellar Cuban athlete Yipsi Moreno, 3-time world champion and two-time Olympic silver in hammer throw, officially retired from active sports during a Gala for the 110 years of Athletics in Cuba, which also honored other figures of the discipline.... More


Helsinki, December 7 (RHC)-- People have taken to the streets in the Finnish capital, Helsinki, to stage a demonstration against policies adopted by the European Union (EU) on refugees. ... More


Miami, December 7 (RHC)-- The Miami-based Alianza Martiana Coalition, an active group of Cuban-American organizations, has called a demonstration for next Saturday, December 12th, to demand the immediate lifting of the over-50-year U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba. ... More


New Delhi, December 7 (RHC)-- In India, the air force has resumed rescue operations in the southern state of Tamil Nadu as heavy rains and flooding continue. The state is experiencing the worst flooding in a century, which has killed more than 250 people. ... More


United Nations, December 7 (RHC)-- The United Nations has voiced alarm over dire living conditions in South Sudan’s war-zone regions, saying tens of thousands of people there are facing death by starvation. ... More


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