Bogotá, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian police have arrested eight people involved in selling arms to paramilitaries and drug trafficking organizations, including five former and current security officials.... More
La Paz, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales announced on Thursday that a team of experts from France was in the country to analyze the feasibility of industrializing coca leaves for medical purposes. ... More
Washington, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Winning a majority in Venezuela’s parliamentary elections on Sunday does not guarantee control of the country’s National Assembly, notes a study released Thursday by the Center for Economic and Policy Research.... More
Castries, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Like most small islands, global warming and a rise in sea levels pose some of the greatest threats to Caribbean nations. Storm surges, flooding and soil erosion threaten their survival.... More
Teams from Cuba and the United States met on Friday for their first friendly kickboxing event in Havana. Competition organizers told reporters that low kick and K-1 rules applied at the event.... More
Havana, December 3 (RHC)-- Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), has sent the Cuban government and people a congratulatory message for Cuba's health cooperation with other peoples of the world.... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- The United Kingdom has reportedly carried out its first bombing of Daesh (ISIL) positions in Syria after the government won a parliamentary debate on an air campaign against the Takfiri militant group. The move followed a 10-hour debate held on Wednesday, with some 397 MPs voting in favor of the plan while 223 voted against the UK extending its airstrikes on Daesh targets from Iraq into Syria. ... More
Caracas, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is delivering the 900,000th house built under a state-led initiative to provide housing to the most needy Venezuelans on Thursday. ... More
Washington, December 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the British vote in a statement, saying: "Since the beginning of the counter-ISIL campaign the United Kingdom has been one of our most valued partners in fighting ISIL. We look forward to having British forces flying with the Coalition over Syria, and will work to integrate them into our Coalition Air Tasking Orders as quickly as possible." ... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- Analysts say Britain could have to face serious backlashes if it launches air strikes against ISIL terrorists in Syria. ... More
Ramallah, December 3 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have razed the home of a Palestinian man in the West Bank after demolishing another Palestinian house in the region in their latest string of violence in the occupied territories. ... More
San Bernardino, December 3 (RHC)-- In San Bernardino, California, two shooters opened fire at a social services center, killing 14 people and wounding at least 17. Two suspects, identified as married couple Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik, were later killed by police. ... More
New Delhi, December 3 (RHC)-- In India, catastrophic flooding in the southern city of Chennai has killed at least 269 people and cut off basic services for more than three million people as the army and air force continue rescue operations. The flooding is being described as the worst in more than a century. ... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- Amnesty International is warning that, in Saudi Arabia, fifty people including pro-democracy activists and a prominent Palestinian poet are facing an imminent mass execution. ... More
Kabul, December 3 (RHC)-- New Afghan government documents show that an elite CIA-trained Afghan force has killed at least six civilians during recent home raids in Khost province. ... More
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