Montevideo, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Uruguayan government will begin a new effort to find the 192 disappeared people still missing since the last military dictatorship. With the help of a team of 10 anthropologists from the Republic University, authorities will renew excavations in a military base in Montevideo. The search had been halted since February due to talks between the university and the government to renew the agreement. ... More
San Salvador, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The director of El Salvador’s Civil Protection agency declared on Friday that the country was heading toward a national emergency before the growth of the “El Niño” phenomenon which will provoke a strong drought at the end of the year and throughout the next one. ... More
Mexico City, July 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In the central state of Tlaxcala, the Federal Attorney of Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) announced that 18 companies had been temporarily shut down for illegally discharging industrial waste into the Atoyac River. ... More
Cuban President Raúl Castro noted that GDP was up 4.7% by the end of June, at the close of the plenary session of the National Assembly of People’s Power.... More
In the 6th competition day of the 17th Pan-American Games Toronto 2015, the Cuban sports delegation holds the 4th place in the medal table with a harvest of 16 gold, 12 silver and 18 bronze medals for a total of 46.... More
Athens, July 16 (RHC)-- Protests erupted in Athens Wednesday night as the Greek Parliament approved harsh new austerity measures in exchange for a third European bailout. ... More
Tegucigalpa, July 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ousted former Honduran President and head of the opposition Libre Party Manuel Zelaya has called for a popular referendum on the question of whether to establish the anti-impunity commission known as CICIH in Honduras during a parliamentary session on Wednesday. The creation of the independent body, proposed to promote accountability and investigate the massive corruption scandal embroiling the government, has been a central demand of the popular “outraged” movement taking to the streets in weekly torch-lit anti-corruption marches for the past two months.... More
Atlanta, July 16 (RHC)-- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has hailed the conclusion of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries as "a major step in the right direction." Jimmy Carter, the 90-year-old Democrat who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, said he received a White House briefing on Tuesday to discuss details of the agreement. ... More
Washington, July 16 (RHC)-- Republicans in the U.S Congress are vowing to fight the Barack Obama administration’s historic nuclear deal with Iran and five other world powers. ... More
London, July 16 (RHC)-- Britain's Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says Israel seeks a "permanent standoff" with Iran, noting that the Tel Aviv regime would not have welcomed any kind of conclusion to the nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group.... More
Islamabad, July 16 (RHC)-- Pakistan says it has shot down an Indian spy drone over its side of the restive Himalayan region of Kashmir. The Pakistani military said that "an Indian spy drone used for aerial photography was shot down by Pakistani troops which intruded into Pakistan along the Line of Control near Bhimber." ... More
Washington, July 16 (RHC)-- Three top officials at the American Psychological Association, the world’s largest group of psychologists, have lost their jobs following last week’s independent investigation showing that members of the APA were complicit in post-9/11 torture and lied and covered up their close collaboration with officials at the Pentagon and CIA. ... More
Athens, July 16 (RHC)-- Tens of thousands of migrants are stranded on the Greek island of Lesvos, as the flood of people fleeing to southern Europe from Syria, Afghanistan and other war-torn regions continues.... More
Sacramento, July 16 (RHC)-- After a lengthy legal battle between the California city of Gardena and news outlets, a U.S. federal judge has ordered the release of police dashcam footage showing a fatal police shooting two years ago. ... More
New York, July 16 (RHC)-- The family of Eric Garner, who died one year ago this Friday after a police chokehold in the U.S. city of New York, has renewed their call for criminal charges against the officers. ... More
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