Madrid, June 16 (RHC)-- In Spain, two progressive women have been sworn in as mayors in the country’s two largest cities. ... More
Rome, June 16 (RHC)-- Italian tax authorities have announced the seizure of 16 million euros in assets held by one of the top suspects in a major corruption probe in the capital Rome. ... More
Miami, June 16 (RHC)-- Former Florida governor Jeb Bush has officially entered the race to become the Republican nominee for U.S. president. Speaking at Miami Dade College on Monday, Jeb Bush said: "We will take Washington -- the static capital of this dynamic country -- out of the business of causing problems." ... More
Washington, June 16 (RHC)-- The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency had explicit guidelines for "human experimentation" on terrorism detainees as part of its controversial rendition, detention and interrogation program, according to a newly declassified document. ... More
Riyadh, June 16 (RHC)-- A Syrian national convicted of drug trafficking and a citizen found guilty of homicide have been beheaded in Saudi Arabia, bringing to 100 the number of such executions in the oil-rich country since the beginning of this year. ... More
Asuncion, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Three years to the day after the June 15, 2012 Curuguatymassacre, in which 11 rural farm workers and six police were killed, justice for the victims has yet to be served. According to Dr. Vicente Morales, attorney for the victims, the court case, which was due to begin June 22nd, has been suspended.... More
Mexico City, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Mexican judge seeking asylum in the United States has revealed a new version as to what happened in Iguala, in the southern violent state of Guerrero, the night of September 26th last year when the 43 Ayotzinapa students were forcibly disappeared that suggests federal and military officials were directly involved in the case. ... More
Lima, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Lima was the setting for three separate national public workers protests on Monday. Some 700 striking forensic doctors demonstrated, and 10,000 education administrative workers who have been on strike since June 4 gathered in protest, while primary and secondary school teachers from all provinces marched outside of Lima. ... More
Quito, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuadoreans from all socioeconomic backgrounds and various social movements filled Plaza Grande on Monday to show their support for the country’s Citizen's Revolution. ... More
Mexico City, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- After months of rulings that say restricting marriage to heterosexual couples is discriminatory, the Mexican Supreme Court has legalized same-sex matrimonies nationwide. Though not yet enshrined into law, the effect of the numerous rulings in favor of equal marriage has had the same effect. ... More
Santiago de Chile, June 16 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chilean Senator Isabel Allende criticized President Michelle Bachelet for failing to engage in dialogue with members of civil society as well as calling for greater transparency within the Bachelet administration. ... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-— Cuba has expressed its solidarity with the Ecuadorian people and the government of President Rafael Correa in the face of attempts to generate a crisis and unleash violence with the aim of destabilization.... More
Moscow, June 16 (RHC)-- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described the life and work of Cuban President Raul Castro as an example of comprehensive and honorable commitment to his homeland and people.... More
Havana, June 16 (RHC)-- The Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, Colonel General Fan Changlong, held talks with Cuban President Raul Castro as part of a three-day visit to Havana.... More
Johannesburg, June 16 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa described as very satisfactory his visit to South Africa, where he held bilateral meetings in an open and frank atmosphere.... More
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