Quito, December 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Some of Latin America's strongest left-wing states have seen a shift to the right recently, the result, says sociologist Francois Houtart, of a global economic crisis – and progressive governments not being anti-capitalist enough. ... More
Cuban National Ballet Company Director, dance legend Alicia Alonso, is celebrating her 95th birthday with a “Master of Generations” Gala at National Theater... More
Damascus, December 19 (RHC)-- The Syrian army, backed by fighters from allied popular forces, has made new advances in strategic parts of the country and inflicted losses on the personnel and equipment of the militants. ... More
San Salvador, December 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Central American Integration System, or SICA, held its 46th ordinary summit in the Salvadoran capital of San Salvador. Presidents and high level officials from every Central American country were present at the gathering.... More
United Nations, December 19 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to endorse an international bid to end the nearly five-year-long crisis in Syria. The resolution, adopted on Friday, calls for Syrian peace talks on a transitional government to begin in early January. It also calls for a nationwide ceasefire in the war-torn country. ... More
Beijing, December 19 (RHC)-- China's Defense Ministry said Saturday that the U.S. committed "a serious military provocation" by recently flying two Air Force B-52 bombers over a Chinese-controlled man-made island in the South China Sea, a mission that the U.S. appeared to indicate had strayed off course. ... More
Ramallah, December 19 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have killed three more Palestinians and wounded dozens of others as tensions continue unabated in the occupied West Bank and the blockaded Gaza Strip... More
Ankara, December 19 (RHC)-- At least 18 refugees have died after their boat overturned in the Aegean Sea on the way from Turkey to Greece, the Turkish coastguard says. The fatalities occurred on Saturday when a vessel en route from Turkey to the Greek island of Kalymnos went down. ... More
Brussels, December 19 (RHC)-- The number of refugees entering Europe in 2015 has hit a new high to approach nearly a million, a global monitoring body says. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that nearly 991,000 refugees have arrived in Europe by land and sea so far this year, adding that the number could reach one million in the coming days. ... More
Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba is back on Cuban stages, following a successful tour of the United States and Puerto Rico... More
Cuban GM Lazaro Bruzón is leading a group of eight chess players with 3.5 points after the second double round on Friday at the Carlos Torre Memorial chess tournament in Merida, Mexico.... More
San Jose, December 19 (RHC)-- The government of Costa Rica has announced it will no longer extend transit visas to Cubans, due to the refusal of the region to seek a solution to the crisis generated by the arrival of thousands of Cubans en route to the United States. ... More
Kiev, December 19 (RHC-PL) -- Solidarity activists in Ukraine have gathered in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kiev to an end the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba. ... More
Brasilia, December 19 (RHC-PL) -- After the deferral to 2016 for the analysis of the request of his dismissal, the leader of the Chamber of Deputies Eduardo Cunha will seek support to speed up the political trial against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.... More
Bogotá, December 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC) is demanding the Colombian state adopt measures to protect the children and teenagers of the Wayu community after activists and indigenous leaders said that about 4,770 of them died over the eight past years as a result of malnutrition and lack of clean drinking water.... More
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