Camaguey, September 21 (RHC)-- Some 200 delegates from four continents are participating at the 26th International Congress on Orthopedics, underway since today in the eastern Cuban city of Camaguey, some 570 kilometers from the capital Havana.... More
Washington, September 21 (RHC)-- The United States government could be considering its abstention, for the first time, in the United Nations' vote of the annual Cuba-sponsored resolution demanding the lifting of the over-50-year U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba according to official sources in Washington.... More
Quito, September 21 (RHC)-- The Presidents of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, met Monday in Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, to analyze the current crisis in the common border and find joint solutions.... More
Buenos Aires, September 21 (RHC)-- In Argentina, the Front for Victory party won the regional elections in the departments of Chaco and Tucumán. ... More
Mexico City, September 21 (RHC)-- The head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman had a contract out for DEA agent Jack Riley's head, the Drug Enforcement Agency official told Yahoo news in an exclusive interview.... More
Jerusalem, September 21 (RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has rejected Israel's naming of a former settlement director, Dani Dayan, as the Jewish state’s ambassador in Brasilia because of the message that could send.... More
Ankara, September 21 (RHC)-- At least 13 refugees have been killed after a boat on its way to Greece collided with a ferry off the coast of Turkey. The Turkish Dogan News Agency said the incident took place after the inflatable boat carrying 46 refugees collided with a ferry, on Sunday. Four children were reportedly among the dead whose nationalities remain unknown. ... More
Sanaa, September 21 (RHC)-- At least 25 civilians have been killed in Saudi airstrikes against residential areas in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa. A number of people were also wounded after Saudi warplanes targeted the districts of Hasbah, Sawan as well as a sports stadium in the capital on Monday, Yemen's Saba Net news agency reported. ... More
Athens, September 21 (RHC)-- Alexis Tsipras has declared victory for his left-wing Syriza party in Greece's snap elections and vows to swiftly form a coalition government. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this great victory, a clear victory, a victory of the people," said the former Greek prime minister as the Sunday election vote counting was almost complete. ... More
Jerusalem, September 21 (RHC)-- Israeli regime forces have detained nearly 40 Palestinians across the occupied territories following a series of clashes over the recent Israeli violations of of the holy al-Aqsa Mosque compound. ... More
Milan, September 21 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Italian people have staged a protest rally against Israel's presence at an exposition in the city of Milan. Waving Palestinian flags, the demonstrators rallied towards the city center on Saturday and chanted anti-Israeli slogans such as "Netanyahu, terrorist empire" and "Against imperialism and its violence, resistance now and forever." ... More
Tokyo, September 21 (RHC)-- Japanese lawmakers have voted into law new measures to allow Japanese troops to fight abroad for the first time since the end of World War II. The vote came after tens of thousands flocked to the streets to defend Japan’s pacifist constitution. ... More
Brussels, September 21 (RHC)-- According to UNICEF since the beginning of the year, some 106,000 children have applied for asylum in Europe. Children under the age of ten usually arrive with family members, but the number of minors arriving at EU borders unaccompanied has spiked since the beginning of the year. ... More
New York, September 21 (RHC)-- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has denounced the Israeli military's assaults on the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Jerusalem over the past few days, urging global efforts to help end the raids. ... More
Abuja, September 21 (RHC)-- Three explosions have ripped through the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri killing at least 8 people. The blasts targeted a mosque and the area near it, authorities said Sunday. Many more were feared dead, and around 50 injured people had been taken to hospital for treatment. ... More
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