Hebron, September 24 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have clashed with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank following the funeral of a young woman shot dead by the Tel Aviv regime's troops.... More
Budapest, September 24 (RHC)-- Police in Hungary say a record high of 10,046 refugees crossed the border into the country on Wednesday, amid the unprecedented influx of asylum seekers to Europe. Data showed that a total of 9,939 refugees entered Hungary from Croatia while 102 crossed from Serbia. The police, meanwhile, failed to explain the discrepancy of five refugees in the figures.... More
Brussels, September 24 (RHC)-- The European Commission has warned 19 member states of the European Union against failure to implement rules on handling the issue of asylum seekers flooding Europe. European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans issued the warning as EU leaders gathered in Brussels for an emergency summit on the refugee crisis on Wednesday.... More
Tokyo, September 24 (RHC)-- Thousands of Japanese people have held a demonstration to voice anger at a newly-passed controversial law that expands the role of the country’s military allowing it to take part in overseas conflicts.... More
Berlin, September 24 (RHC)-- Volkswagen Chief Executive Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker's rigging of U.S. emissions tests.... More
Washington, September 24 (RHC)-- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management, OPM, says that hackers have actually gained access to 5.6 million fingerprint records rather than the one million originally reported by the federal agency.... More
Dallas, September 24 (RHC)-- U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz, who is struggling to raise money for his election campaign, has signed on to a 10-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, after Republicans failed to block the nuclear agreement with Iran last week. ... More
Havana, September 24 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro described the newly reached accords on special jurisdiction for peace between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) as a major development in the ongoing efforts to build a lasting peace in the South American country.... More
Havana, September 24 (RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) and the government of President Juan Manuel Santos thanked Cuba for its unwavering support for the Colombian peace process. ... More
Guatemala City, September 24 (RHC)-- The Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) has called on the United States government and congress to lift the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed and maintained against Cuba for over half a century.... More
Santa Cruz, September 24 (RHC)-- Representatives from more than twenty Cuban companies are participating in the International Fair of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, where they will hold business meetings with managers of enterprises of the Andean country. ... More
From September 21st until today, scholars from a number of nations met in Havana for the 4th International Seminar on Tourism, Development and Sustainability, with the aim of promoting good practice in a key sector for emerging economies.... More
Bayamo, September 24 (RHC)-- A rally was held in the eastern Cuban province of Granma, calling for the immediate release of Puerto Rican political prisoner Oscar Lopez Rivera, who has been locked up in U.S. prisons for nearly 35 years.... More
Camaguey, September 24 (RHC)-- During a session of the 26th Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology, taking place in the Cuban city of Camagüey, specialists talked about regenerative medicine techniques which have a high impact in the world. ... More
Havana, September 24 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raúl Castro arrived Thursday afternoon in New York City, where he is to attend the United Nations Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, set for September 25th through the 27th.... More
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