Caracas, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan Ombudsman Tareck William Saab refuted on Sunday the accusation that his country had deported refugees or Colombians with legal status.... More


Bogotá, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Farmers in Colombia are mobilizing throughout the country, especially in Bogota, demanding the government fulfill promises made after massive protests two years ago. ... More


Havana, August 31 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) proposed to create a pact on Sunday with the Colombian government in order to find people who have been forcibly disappeared as a result of the internal armed conflict in the country.... More


Hanoi, August 31 (PL-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro began an official visit to Vietnam focused on strengthening economic relations between the two countries. The president will meet Vietnamese government and political authorities, as well as business executives of the Southeast Asian nation.... More


Buenos Aires, August 31 (RHC)-- Economy Minister Axel Kicillof announced Monday economic and financial benefits for flood-affected areas in the province of Buenos Aires. The aid totals 600 million pesos, according to the Buenos Aires Herald.... More


Havana, August 29 (RHC) -- People in the eastern-most territory of Cuba woke up on Saturday to heavy rains brought by Tropical Storm Erika, now located some 100 km south of Guantanamo.... More


Varadero, August 29 (RHC)-- Cuban President Raul Castro has sent a message of condolences to the family of Reverend Sergio Arce Martinez, Pastor Emeritus of the Presbyterian Church Reformed in Cuba (IPRC), who passed away on August 25th at the age of 91. ... More


Havana, August 29 (RHC) -- FARC rebel militias and the government of Colombia resumed peace negotiations today, Saturday, after the rebel delegation called for strengthening of relations with Venezuela.... More


Ankara, August 29 (RHC)-- A bomb blast has injured 24 people in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin amid the escalation of tensions between Ankara and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). According to Turkey's state-run Anadolou news agency, the bomb attack targeted a bus carrying police forces in Mardin late Friday, injuring 24 people, including 10 policemen. ... More


Caracas, August 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced new border closures between Venezuela and Colombia, in Zone two of Tachira state, which includes the municipalities of Ayacucho, Garcia de Hevia, Lobatera, and Panamericano. ... More


Tripoli, August 29 (RHC)-- The death toll from a recent refugee shipwreck off the coast of Libya could rise to 300 as many are still missing following the tragic sinking of their overcrowded boats. ... More


United Nations, August 29 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged governments across the world to formulate a "comprehensive" response to refugee issues following the discovery of asylum seekers' bodies in an abandoned truck in Austria. ... More


Athens, August 28 (RHC)-- Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos has signed a decree setting September 20th as the date for snap elections in the country. ... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal appeals court has reversed a lower judge's order to stop the National Security Agency (NSA) from collecting the phone records of Americans under a widespread spying program that has raised privacy concerns. ... More


Washington, August 29 (RHC)-- A group of nearly 200 retired U.S. military generals and admirals have sent a letter to the U.S. Congress, urging lawmakers to reject the Iran nuclear accord. ... More


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