Monti Cristi, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Historic drought conditions in the Caribbean are causing huge losses for farmers as the region suffers the driest season in more than five years. ... More


Georgetown, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Regional Cultural Committee of the Caribbean Community – CARICOM – has called on the regional bloc to urge the Dominican Republic put an end to the policies behind the mass deportation of Haitians in a move to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the region and avoid similar immigration policy spreading to other Caribbean nations, the organization announced Monday. ... More


Mexico City, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Mexico's Attorney General Arely Gomez Monday announced a $4 million reward for information leading to Sinaloa drug cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman's arrest. ... More


Quito, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Opposition leaders are meeting to discuss future actions they will take against the government of President Rafael Correa. ... More


Bogota, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombia's chief government negotiator at the peace talks with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) explained the historic announcement on Sunday regarding the de-escalation of the conflict, saying the purpose of the agreement is to build trust toward a bilateral cease-fire. ... More


San Juan, July 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Puerto Rican officials will meet with their U.S. creditors in an attempt to renegotiate the island's increasing debt issues — a situation analysts are comparing to Greece's current struggles with the European Union. ... More


Sports News Roundup July 13

Canada is today at the top of the medal table after the first day of competitions of the 17th Pan-American Games in Toronto with 10 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze medals, followed by the United States, with 7, 5 and 7; then Colombia (6-5-3), Mexico with 2, 4 and 1, to close with Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela and Bermuda.... More


Athens, July 13 (RHC)-- Greece and its European creditors have reached a deal that will force Greece to accept sweeping, German-backed austerity measures in order to receive a third bailout and remain in the eurozone. Provided the Greek Parliament accepts the terms, the deal paves the way for a three-year bailout worth up to $96 billion. ... More


Mexico City, July 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Several lawmakers in Mexico are demanding the resignation of the country’s interior minister, Jose Angel Osorio Chong, saying he is to blame for the escape of top drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman. ... More


Baghdad, July 13 (RHC)-- Nearly 40 people have lost their lives and over eighty more sustained injuries in a series of bomb blasts across the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The first attack occurred when a terrorist blew a car bomb in the Adan square, close to the northwest neighborhood of Kadhimiya. ... More


Kabul, July 13 (RHC)-- At least 25 civilians have been killed and sixteen more wounded in a car bomb explosion in Afghanistan's eastern city of Khost, authorities say. ... More


Sanaa, July 13 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabian jets have targeted a hospital in the city of Harad in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province. The latest Saudi raid was carried out on medical workers' residential area situated on the grounds of a public hospital over the weekend. ... More


Abuji, July 13 (RHC)-- Nigerian security forces have detected two explosives in an attempted terrorist attack on a church in the central city of Jos, sources say.... More


Ramallah, July 13 (RHC)-- Israel has released Palestinian activist Khader Adnan following a deal which saw him end a 56-day hunger strike last month. Adnan had been held for more than a year without charge under Israel’s policy of "administrative detention." ... More


Ramallah, July 13 (RHC)-- Two Palestinian prisoners have been on a hunger strike for almost 25 days to protest against their continued illegal detention without trial in Israeli jails, a report says. ... More


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