Panama City, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Panama's former President Ricardo Martinelli, who served from 2009 until 2014, is facing wide criticism once again, after the Panamanian Supreme Court admitted on Wednesday two new cases of alleged corruption against him. ... More


Lima, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Block 61 oil field has undergone major transformations since it was discovered by U.S. oil giant Texaco in 1970. Ecuador’s state company, PetroAmazonas EP, has rehabilitated much of this land which was abandoned by the company. Production has increased by over 60,000 barrels a day since PetroAmazonas became the state oil company in 2010.... More


Buenos Aires, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Argentinean opposition will have to face the courts after a criminal complaint was filed on Wednesday against the current mayor of Buenos Aires and presidential candidate, Mauricio Macri, and four top officials from the city government.... More


San Jose, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Costa Rican lawmakers from the left-wing Broad Front (FA) party and the far-right Libertarian Movement (ML) joined forces for the first time to demand the release from prison of two community leaders unjustly sentenced to 12 years in jail.... More


La Paz, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The International Court of Justice in The Hague ruled Thursday that it will hear Bolivia's claim demanding access to the Pacific Ocean.... More


Mexico City, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico's Attorney General's office (PGR) announced Wednesday that it had received a second arrest warrant for extradition to the U.S. for the world's most wanted and most powerful drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, head of the Sinaloa cartel. ... More


Buenos Aires, September 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The creativity of drug traffickers to smuggle cocaine to other countries continues to surprise authorities around the world, and in the latest most peculiar way to traffic the white powder was discovered in Argentina after police dogs sniffed the narcotic impregnated in rice.... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC)-- Pope Francis sent a message to Cuban President Raul Castro during his flight from Cuba to the United States on Tuesday.... More


Kuwait City, September 23 (RHC)-- Cuba's Deputy Health Minister Alfredo González met in Kuwait City with his Kuwaiti counterpart Kaled Sagui and the country's Health Minister Ali Sad Al-Obaidi, with whom he explored new areas for strengthened health cooperation.... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC)-- Criminologists and forensic experts from eleven countries are gathered here in Havana for the 9th International Symposium on Advanced Forensic Techniques in Crime Science Investigations, which began sessions on Wednesday.... More


Camagüey, September 23 (RHC)-- The trade exhibition of the Cuban Congress on Orthopedics and Traumatology was officially inaugurated Wednesday in Camagüey province, with the participation of Cuban and foreign companies that commercialize inputs, medications and technologies for the health discipline.... More


Sports News Roundup September 23

The final of the National Boxing Series will gather in Pinar del Rio province what better and shine the most in local boxing from Thursday until Saturday.... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC)-- Pope Francis sent a message to Cuban President Raul Castro during his flight from Cuba to the United States on Tuesday.... More


Washington, September 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama thanked Pope Francis for his help in reestablishing diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba. During the official welcoming ceremony at the White House on Wednesday morning, the U.S. president expressed his appreciation for the Pope's efforts to begin a new phase of dialogue and cooperation with Cuba. ... More


Havana, September 23 (RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced early Wednesday he would make a stop-over in Havana on his way to the United States, in order to meet with peace negotiators. On his Twitter account, the Colombian president said: “Peace is near.”... More


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