United Nations, September 11 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has approved the UN chief's recommendations for launching an international investigation to determine who was responsible for the deadly chemical attacks in Syria.... More
London, September 11 (RHC)-- British Prime Minister David Cameron says his country “remains staunch" in its "defense of Israel." Cameron made the pledge while meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at 10 Downing Street in London. ... More
Washington, September 11 (RHC)-- U.S. House Speaker John Boehner says all options are on the table to prevent President Barack Obama from finalizing the Iran nuclear agreement, including the threat of using a lawsuit against him.... More
Vienna, September 11 (RHC)-- Austria has suspended its train service to and from neighboring Hungary due to the 'massive overcrowding' of the rail traffic as thousands of refugees continued arriving at its borders. "Because of the massive overcrowding of trains coming from Hungary, OeBB has to suspend train services to Hungary temporarily," the Austrian Railways Company announced in a Thursday statement.... More
Athens, September 11 (RHC)-- At least 22,500 asylum seekers have been registered in the Greek island of Lesbos since the beginning of the week, the country's police officials say. The officials said on Thursday that the figure represents refugees who have been registered since Monday evening.... More
Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela is participating in a Panama-Cuba Business Forum here in Havana, as part of his official visit aimed at boosting bilateral trade and economic relations.... More
Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Government representatives from Cuba and the United States are meeting today here in Havana to continue advancing toward the normalization of bilateral relations, as agreed upon by Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez and US Secretary of State John Kerry, during Kerry's visit to Cuba last month.... More
Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- On the occasion of the upcoming visit by Pope Francis, the Cuban Council of State agreed to pardon 3,522 prisoners. According to a report in this morning's edition of Granma newspaper, the decision was taken in consideration of the nature of their crimes, the inmates' behavior in prison, their prison terms and reasons of health.... More
Havana, September 11 (RHC)-- Cuban and European diplomats have announced important advancements, particularly on the chapter of trade, during the fifth round of negotiations towards a bilateral accord for political and cooperation dialog, held this week in Havana.... More
The Chess World Cup 2015 starts Friday in Baku, Azerbaijan with the initial matches in the first 64 bilateral duels determined by the location of each chess player on the world list.... More
Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico has decided to join the Latin American trend to give shelter to Syrian refugees, according to a statement on Thursday by the Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu.... More
Bogotá, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Colombian congress debated Thursday which measures it will take to help municipalities that will soon face water shortages due to droughts caused by El Niño phenomenon.... More
Mexico City, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The suicide rate in Mexico has been increasing since the year 2000, and in 2013 the rate was up to five out 100,000 inhabitants, the National Institute of Statistics (INEGI) said Thursday. ... More
Caracas, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Venezuelan court has sentenced opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to over 13 years and nine months in prison. Lopez was accused of public incitement to violence and association to commit crimes.... More
La Paz, September 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivia's President Evo Morales said he was confident about the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) competence on ruling the territorial dispute between Bolivia and Chile.... More
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