Paris, October 3 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin says one of the key objectives of Moscow’s anti-terror airstrikes in Syria is to preserve the Arab country’s territorial integrity. ... More


United Nations, October 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations has asked the United States to take measure to reduce gun violence following a mass shooting that killed nine people at a college campus in the state of Oregon.... More


Portland, october 3 (RHC)-- A U.S. official says thirteen weapons have been recovered from the gunman who killed nine people and wounded seven others in the state of Oregon on Thursday. The gunman, identified as Chris Harper Mercer, opened fire on Thursday inside a classroom at Umpqua Community College near Roseburg, Oregon.... More


Ramallah, October 3 (RHC)-- Israeli settlers have once again attacked Palestinian properties across the occupied West Bank, attempting to set houses on fire. The attacks took place when settlers, backed by Israeli forces, stormed towns and villages across the occupied territories and injured several Palestinians. ... More


Washington, October 3 (RHC)-- A new report has documented hundreds of cases of Palestinian rights activists in the United States being harassed, disciplined, fired, sued, censored or threatened for their advocacy around Palestine. ... More


Geneva, October 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations Human Rights Council has abandoned a plan to launch an investigation into human rights violations and possible war crimes in the ongoing conflict in Yemen following aggressive lobbying from Saudi diplomats. ... More


St. Petersburg, October 2 (RHC)-- Mayor Rick Kriseman returned from Cuba convinced his city would be an ideal spot for a Cuban consulate and on Thursday, the City Council agreed, according to the St. Petersburg Tribune.... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro held talks Friday with his visiting counterpart from the People's Democratic Republic of Laos Choummaly Sayasone, who is on an official visit to Cuba, aimed at expanding and strengthening friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC)-- President of the Republic of Nauru, Baron Divavesi Waqa, arrived in Havana Friday for an official visit during which he will hold talks with President Raúl Castro.... More


Quito, October 2 (RHC)-- The six Cuban heroes who are visiting Ecuador at the invitation of President Rafael Correa travelled today to the Ecuadorian Amazon region to ascertain the pollution in the region by U.S. oil company Chevron.... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC)-- The Forecast Center of the Institute of Meteorology of Cuba has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for the provinces of Camaguey, Las Tunas, Holguin and Guantanamo as a result of Hurricane Joaquin. The hurricane has winds of up to 215 kilometers per hour and heavy rains which also affect eastern and central Cuba.... More


Caracas, October 2 (RHC)-- Venezuelan and Cuban activists discussed the state of bilateral relations during the Seventh National Meeting of the Movement of Mutual Friendship and Solidarity, inaugurated on Thursday, in the Bolivarian state of Vargas. ... More


Havana, October 2 (RHC)-- Peace delegations from the Colombian government and the Revolutionary armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) began Friday a new round of talks in Havana, aimed at putting an end to the decades-old armed conflict in the South American country.... More


Moscow, October 2 (RHC)-- Russia's Defense Ministry says over 50 Russian warplanes and helicopters are involved in the country's airstrikes against militants in Syria. Igor Konashenkov, the spokesman for the Russian Defense Ministry, said on Thursday that the Russian Air Force fleet in Syria includes the latest Sukhoi Su-24M and Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft. ... More


Bogotá, October 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos struck back Thursday at far-right former president Alvaro Uribe, accusing him of deliberately stirring up fears amongst Colombians about the ongoing peace negotiations with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).... More


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