Montevideo, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez led the celebrations of the 190th anniversary of National Independence on Tuesday, while the education sector has called for strikes all week.... More


Guatemala City, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Guatemalan Supreme Court has approved a request by the country's attorney general to impeach President Otto Perez Molina over his suspected involvement in a corruption scandal known as La Linea.... More


Bogotá, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos spoke on Tuesday to the Advisory Commission on Foreign Relations, a presidential group of advisers and lawmakers, about the situation with neighboring Venezuela and the measures which his government will take.... More


San Jose, August 26 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Costa Rican parliamentary Special Commission of Reforms of Regulations ruled Monday in favor of a legislation to consult indigenous people over projects and bills they could be affected by before they are voted on and approved.... More


Havana, August 25 (RHC)-- At least 50 workers are in the final stages of building the altar where Argentinian-born Pope Francis will celebrate Mass at the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana during his four-day visit to Cuba in September.... More


Havana, August 25 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Erika is expected to approach the Leeward Islands or Northern Lesser Antilles Wednesday night or early on Thursday. The storm is moving westward at a speed of 31 kilometers per hour, although its speed is expected to lower over the next 48 hours.... More


Kabul, August 25 (RHC)-- At least 11 people including several children have been killed in a series of explosions at gas storage facility in the western Afghan city of Herat. Local authorities said on Tuesday that the explosions occurred in a relatively peaceful business hub, near the border with Iran, triggering a massive fire in a neighboring refugees’ settlement. ... More


Athens, August 25 (RHC)-- A new anti-austerity party formed by the Greek lawmakers who recently left Prime Minister Tsipras’ ruling Syriza Party in a show of protest has been given the mandate to form a coalition government in an effort to avoid snap polls in the country. ... More


Guatemala City, August 25 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Guatemala's corruption scandal continues to explode in the Central American country. ... More


Sports News Roundup August 25

Cuba's Denia Caballero offered the first discus title to her country in the history of World Cup by winning in Beijing -2015, beating her rival, Croatian Sandra Perkovic.... More


Budapest, August 25 (RHC)-- More than 10,000 people fleeing violence in their home countries are surging through the Balkans in efforts to reach Hungary before the country seals its border. ... More


Berlin, August 25 (RHC)-- In Germany, a sports hall that has been converted into an emergency refugee shelter went up in flames this morning in the eastern town of Nauen. The town has seen anti-immigrant protests by right-wing groups in recent days. ... More


New York, August 25 (RHC)-- In news from financial markets, the Chinese stock market has continued to drop, following a dramatic plunge yesterday dubbed "Black Monday." The decline shook markets around the world. ... More


Manila, August 25 (RHC)-- In news from the Philippines, a U.S. Marine has testified in court that he choked a Filipino transgender woman until she was unconscious, but he claims he did not kill her. ... More


Gaza City, August 25 (RHC)-- Thousands of Palestinians, affiliated with a United Nations agency, have taken to the streets in the besieged Gaza Strip to protest against a recent budget cut announced by the UN body. ... More


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