Tegucigalpa, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A total of 21 U.S. Democrat lawmakers demanded on Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry suspend and re-evaluate the “training and support to the Honduran police and military units ... until human rights abuses are adequately addressed by the Honduran government.”... More
Brasilia, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Almost one million people from all Brazilian states protested on Thursday the attempts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff.... More
Brasilia, August 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Lula Institute published a statement late Wednesday announcing a lawsuit made by former Brazilian President Lula da Silva against O Globo newspaper for moral damages.... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company and its director, Alicia Alonso, will premiere the ballet Vilma at the Nacional Theater on September 29th to mark the 85th birthday of Vilma Espín... More
Havana, August 20 (RHC) --- Cuban Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, gave a group of Cuban women the August 23rd Distinction, the highest award granted by the Federation of Cuban Women – the FMC – for an outstanding track record in different sectors. ... More
Havana, August 20 (RHC)-- Tropical Storm Danny finally intensified Thursday morning into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, well to the east of the Lesser Antilles in the central Atlantic Ocean.... More
Damascus, August 20 (RHC)-- Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in a huge bomb explosion targeting pro-government forces in southwestern Syria. The bomb attack on Wednesday hit a hospital in Harasta, a town located around 10 kilometers from the capital Damascus, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens of others, Sky News Arabia reported. ... More
Mexico City, August 20 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican attorney general has been ordered to hand over all information pertaining to the infamous 1968 student massacre in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, as well as the Corpus Christi Massacre of 1971 – information that may implicate former President Luis Echeverria Alvarez in the crimes.... More
Washington, August 20 (RHC) -- The possibility that U.S. President Barack Obama takes new steps to ease the travel restrictions to Cuba is the focus of Cuba policy debate in the United States.... More
Cairo, August 20 (RHC)-- In Egypt, a militant group linked to ISIL has claimed responsibility for a car bombing outside a courthouse in a Cairo suburb that wounded 29 people Thursday morning. ... More
Berlin, August 20 (RHC)-- The German Parliament has voted to approve a $95 billion bailout package for Greece. The agreement has already been approved by the Greek Parliament, although nearly a third of lawmakers from the left-leaning Syriza party voted against the bill. ... More
Washington, August 20 (RHC)-- The Pentagon says it is planning to ramp up its use of drones by 50 percent over the next several years. The increase will rely on the use of the U.S. Army and private contractors to fly the unmanned aircraft. ... More
Gaza City, August 20 (RHC)-- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has captured a dolphin with "spying equipment" off the shore of the Gaza Strip. According to Wednesday reports by Palestinian media outlets based in the blockaded strip, the aquatic animal was captured a few days ago. ... More
Ramallah, August 20 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime has freed a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike against his incarceration without charge or trial. ... More
St. Louis, August 20 (RHC)-- At least nine people have been arrested as protests erupted in St. Louis, Missouri, after police shot and killed another African-American teenager Wednesday. ... More
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