Washington, July 24 (RHC)-- Israel's ambassador to the United States has called on the Republicans in the U.S. Congress to reject the successful conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries, despite the Barack Obama administration's warning to officials not to work against the agreement. ... More
Guatemala, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The trial of former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has once again been postponed after a court ordered for the 89-year-old retired general to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital for observation on Thursday, as the retrial got underway following months of delays. ... More
Mexico City, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Many experts in Mexico and around the world are still unclear just how high complicity is in the alleged escape of the most wanted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, but what is becoming clearer as further evidence is revealed, is that the Sinaloa cartel leader was allowed to leave jail. ... More
Bogota, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Members of the FARC called on the Colombian government to speed up the creation of a truth commission to investigate violence and abuses perpetrated over the course of the country's decades-long internal conflict as a new round of peace negotiations started in Havana, on Thursday. ... More
Mexico City, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The number of people living in poverty in Mexico has increased by two million since President Enrique Peña Nieto took office in December 2012, the National Social Development Policy Evaluation Council (Coneval) said on Thursday. ... More
La Paz, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The poorest 40 percent of the population in Bolivia has seen an increase in their earnings compared to the national average, a World Bank economist said on Thursday in La Paz. ... More
Lima, July 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peru’s last three governments have neglected the impact companies have had on the environment, overlooking more than one thousand environmental agency reports, an investigative team of journalists and data analysts announced on Thursday. ... More
With just 3 days to go before the end of the XVII Pan-American Games Toronto 2015, Cuba still aspires to achieve the 3rd place in the medals table, driven primarily by its boxing staff.... More
Havana, July 23 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro held a meeting Wednesday afternoon with Daniel Scioli, Governor of the Argentinean province of Buenos Aires, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.... More
A little known US bank, South Florida-based Stonegate, has become the first US financial institution to set up a correspondent banking relationship with a Cuban counterpart, a day after Washington and Havana finally reestablished diplomatic ties.... More
Abuja, July 23 (RHC)-- At least 40 people have been feared dead in multiple bomb explosions in northeast Nigeria, local sources say. The first bomb was detonated on Wednesday evening close to the Dadin Kowa motor park, in the northeastern city of Gombe and the second one went off some 20 minutes later near the first site, AFP reported, citing local authorities and residents as saying. ... More
Guatemala City, July 23 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The genocide re-trial against former Guatemalan dictator Erfain Rios Montt resumes on Thursday despite the retired general was declared mentally unfit to face trial after multiple delays. ... More
Baghdad, July 23 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least 26 people have lost their lives and 58 others sustained injuries when two separate car bomb explosions rocked north and west of the capital Baghdad. ... More
Maroua, July 23 (RHC)-- At least 11 people have been killed in northern Cameroon in two bomb attacks at a busy marketplace and a popular neighborhood, officials say.... More
Athens, July 23 (RHC)-- The Greek parliament has approved the second batch of reforms the debt-laden country needs to implement in order to receive a new bailout from its international creditors, despite intense protests in Athens against the austerity measures. ... More
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