Washington, November 17 (RHC)-- The United States will sell smart bombs worth of $1.29 billion to Saudi Arabia as the monarchy continues relentless raids against its impoverished neighbor. ... More


London, November 17 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron has unveiled London’s plans to hire some 1,900 more spies in a bid to counter terror threats against the country. "Our security and intelligence services have stopped something like seven attacks in the last six months albeit attacks planned on a smaller scale. That's one of the reasons we are strengthening the security and intelligence services," Cameron said on Monday. ... More


Guatemala City, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Women leaders and members from more than 100 different indigenous groups convened in Guatemala on Monday for the first day of the annual Continental Meeting of Indigenous Women of the Americas.... More


Guantanamo, November 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Water Resources authorities are implementing a national program against drought with strong impact in eastern provinces, such as Guantanamo and Sancti Spiritus, where the natural phenomenon has inflicted severe damage. ... More


Bogotá, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Two Colombian soldiers who had been taken prisoner by the National Liberation Army were released Monday into the hands of representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Catholic Church, as well as state officials.... More


Panama City, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Access to basic rights such as health, education and employment is increasingly difficult for women in Panama, a country with a growing gender inequality, the United Nations Development Program said on Monday.... More


Caracas, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The audit on the Venezuela’s high-tech electoral platform began this Monday ahead of the Dec. 6 parliamentary elections, the National Electoral Council announced.... More


Rio de Janeiro, November 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mining giants BHP-Billiton and Vale have agreed to pay $260 million through their Brazilian subsidiary Samarco for damages caused by an environmental catastrophe that polluted a river, leveled a community, and killed at least 17 people in Brazil two weeks ago.... More


Antalya, November 17 (RHC)-- The Argentinean Economy Ministry celebrated on Monday another international acknowledgement of the importance of the country’s long-standing legal saga with the so-called “vulture funds” as the G20 group of developed economies made references in its final document to the importance of promoting new rules for debt restructuring processes, according to Buenos Aires Herald.... More


Quito, November 17 (PL-RHC)-- The national coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) hope on Tuesday to unify views on the extra regional relations of the block, and begin preparations for the next summit of the organization.... More


Matanzas, November 16 (RHC)-- U.S. Democratic Representative Michael 'Mike' Doyle, from Pennsylvania, visited Matanzas province to explore opportunities for U.S.-Cuba exchanges in the academic, economic and sports areas.... More


Hanoi, November 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment Rodrigo Malmierca highlighted the positive results of trade and cooperation relations with Vietnam in prioritized sectors.... More


Havana, November 16 (RHC)-- Havana will host a forum on advanced risk management and safety monitoring systems, set for November 21st.... More


Riyadh, November 16 (RHC)-- Representatives of Cuba and Saudi Arabia expressed their interest in consolidating bilateral cooperation in the health sector. ... More


Havana, November 16 (RHC)-- The 10th International Congress on Marine Sciences 'Marcuba 2015' began sessions in Havana Monday with the participation of more than 400 delegates from the United States, Brazil, Spain, Australia, Cuba and other countries.... More


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