Guatemala City, July 22 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United Nations expressed concern on Tuesday over serious contamination of Guatemala's Passion River and the risks the environmental damage poses to thousands of families. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC) –- Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez reiterated on Monday the need for the complete lifting of the U.S. economic blockade of Cuba, as part of the process to normalize relations between both nations.... More
Caracas, July 21 (RHC) -– Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has congratulated Cuba and the United States for the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between both countries and the opening of embassies in their respective capitals.... More
Abuja, July 21 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed in a car bomb attack at a checkpoint in the northeastern Nigerian state of Yobe, security sources say. A senior local Nigerian police official said that the bomb attack occurred on Monday at a checkpoint on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Damaturu, the capital of Yobe State. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC) –- Three out of four Americans view positively the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and Cuba, according to a survey conducted by Associated Press-GfK, and published on Monday as both countries reestablished ties.... More
Quito, July 21 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador's representative to the United Nations, Xavier Lasso, will take over managing the Foreign Ministry temporarily, as Ricardo Patiño takes a leave to organize the grassroots movement supporting the government and its Citizens’ Revolution. ... More
Sanaa, July 21 (RHC)-- At least five people are killed and seven more injured in a car bombing near a Shia mosque in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The ISIL Takfiri group claimed responsibility for the Monday attack in the al-Jeraf neighborhood of the Yemeni capital. ... More
United Nations, July 21 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says the Security Council's adoption of a resolution endorsing a recent nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries will "ensure" its enforcement. ... More
Kabul, July 21 (RHC)-- At least eight Afghan soldiers have died in a so-called friendly fire incident after two U.S. helicopters attacked a checkpoint in broad daylight on Monday. ... More
Istanbul, July 21 (RHC)-- In Turkey, police fired tear gas and water cannons at protesters on Monday during a demonstration following a deadly bombing that killed 30 youth activists in the mostly Kurdish border town of Suruc. ... More
Chattanooga, July 21 (RHC)-- The death toll from last week’s mass shooting at U.S. military sites in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has risen to five. The victims include four Marines and one sailor. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)-- U.S. intelligence agencies have been spying on Russian President Vladimir Putin for over the past twenty years, a report says. The United States’ intelligence community started to show interest in Putin back in the 1990’s when he was the deputy mayor of Saint Petersburg, according to a report published in the British daily The Times. ... More
Washington, July 21 (RHC)-- The first of seven FIFA officials being held in Switzerland on corruption charges has been extradited to the United States. ... More
Vatican City, July 21 (RHC)-- Dozens of mayors and officials representing cities and states from across the world are meeting with Pope Francis in the Vatican today to discuss cities’ commitment to addressing climate change.... More
Brussels, July 21 (RHC)-- In news from Europe, officials failed to reach an agreement Monday on how to relocate throughout Europe the tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have arrived in Greece and Italy this year. ... More
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