Quito, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Parallel pro-government and right-wing demonstrations continued for a fourth day in the Ecuadorean capital of Quito on Thursday. ... More


Mexico City, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican government walked away from the negotiating table with striking teachers from the National Coordinator of Education Workers, known as the CNTE, demanding they return to class before resuming negotiations, according to La Jornada newspaper. ... More


Lima, June 12 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A United Nations commission investigating forced disappearances in Peru presented its results on Wednesday. Its main findings is that while serious systematic human rights violations in Peru are no longer a serious problem, there is a great deal of work to be done to achieve justice for the atrocities that occurred during the internal armed conflict of the 1980s and 1990s. ... More


Sports News Roundup June 12

Tournament hosts Chile blasted off their Copa America campaign with a 2-0 victory over Ecuador on Thursday night, at the National Stadium in Santiago. The night began with a 20-minute inauguration show, named The Heart of Football, which encompassed acrobatics, music and fireworks. The ceremony paid tribute to the unique cultures of the Americas, reflecting the indigenous peoples and diversities of the continent. ... More


Economic Update June 11

Representatives of Cuba and Japan recently asserted in Havana that the existing cooperation projects in the agricultural sector contribute to boost the development of rice growing in the central Cuban provinces.... More


Brussels, June 11 (RHC) -- The European Union joined Latin America and the Caribbean in calling for the United States to lift its decades-old economic blockade of Cuba, as leaders of the three regions ended a two-day summit in Brussels.... More


Brussels, June 11 (RHC) -- European, Latin American and Caribbean countries have vowed to help secure a global deal in Paris to curb climate change. ... More


Havana June 11 (AIN-RHC)-- The Cuban medical brigade that went to Chile to serve those affected by recent heavy rains and flooding have arrived back in Havana with satisfaction and the recognition of the Chilean people and government.... More


United Nations, June 11 (RHC)-- At the United Nations, Cuba highlighted the national social inclusion policies for people affected by physical, mental and sensory limitations. ... More


Huelva, June 11 (RHC)-- Cuba and Spain will sign cooperation projects in the area of universitities in order to strengthen the ties of academic collaboration between the two countries.... More


Sports News Roundup June 11

Hitting two home runs in the 10-6 win of his team the Chiba Lotte Marines beat the Saitama Seibu Lions. Despaigne, as DH, went 5 for 5 to raise his batting average to .263, the result of 25 hits in 95 at-bats, after 27 games in the main Japanese baseball circuit.... More


Washington, June 11 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has authorized the deployment of hundreds of additional forces to Iraq in an effort to “advise” and train local forces to regain areas lost to ISIL Takfiri terrorists. ... More


Tegucigalpa, June 11 (teleSUR-RHC)-- El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras hope to convince Washington to back a $20-billion plan to halt massive migration to the United States, according to a document revealed exclusively by Reuters. ... More


Damascus, June 11 (RHC)-- ISIL Takfiri terrorists have blown up a pipeline carrying gas from eastern Syria to the capital Damascus, a UK-based monitoring group says. The Takfiri militants blew up the pipeline, which ran close to the T-4 military airport in the east of central Homs province, the so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday. ... More


Baghdad, June 11 (RHC)-- The remains of around 600 soldiers executed by ISIL Takfiri terrorists have been found in Iraq, an official says. "The remains of 597 Speicher martyrs have been exhumed," AFP quoted Iraqi Human Rights Minister Mohammed al-Bayati as saying in the capital Baghdad on Wednesday. ... More


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