New York, October 14 (RHC)-- Two former CIA prisoners who say they were tortured at a black site in Afghanistan have filed a lawsuit against the architects of the CIA’s torture program, James Mitchell and Bruce Jessen. ... More
Tokyo, October 14 (RHC)-- In news from Japan, the governor of Okinawa has revoked the construction permit at the site of a proposed new U.S. military base, which the majority of residents oppose. ... More
Las Vegas, October 14 (RHC)-- Five U.S. Democratic presidential hopefuls faced off Tuesday night in the first of six debates in the 2016 campaign. ... More
Ciego de Avila took another step towards its primary objective of qualifying for the 2nd round of the 55th Cuban Baseball Championship by beating the ruled out Artemisa 4-1 to arrive at 25 wins and ratified ahead of the ladder.... More
Washington, October 14 (RHC)-- Nine U.S. governors have sent a letter to the U.S. Congress demanding the lifting of restrictions on Cuba particularly in the areas of travel, financial transactions and trade, which are part of the U.S. economic, commercial and financial blockade of the island.... More
Havana, October 14 (RHC)-- Cuba's Acting Foreign Minister Marcelino Medina held talks on Tuesday with members of a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives.... More
Havana, October 14 (RHC)-- The brigade of medical doctors, epidemiologists, nurses, construction and electric engineers that assisted the victims of Tropical Storm Erika in Dominica returned home on Wednesday after having fulfilled their humanitarian mission.... More
Havana, October 14 (RHC)-- Cuba is implementing a renewable energy program that will allow an increase in the output of those sources up to 24 percent of the country´s electric generation capacity by 2030.... More
Bogotá, October 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A total of 130 acts of violence have been registered against candidates in the lead-up to the upcoming local elections in Colombia, the non-governmental organization Electoral Observation Mission told El Espectator newspaper Monday.... More
Brasilia, October 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff struck back Tuesday against her political opponents, whom she accuses of trying to plotting a coup to oust her from power, using some of the strongest language to date.... More
Mexico City, October 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- After the mention of a fifth bus created controversy and further suspicion of a government cover-up, Mexico's National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) has now mentioned the existence of a sixth bus on the tragic night of September 26, 2014 -- when police went on a violent rampage to prevent buses from leaving Iguala, killing six people and forcibly disappearing 43 students, whose fate is still unknown.... More
Medellin, October 14 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Colombian police officials have reportedly arrested Samuai Chidi ‘Chiry’ Prince Siachi, a Nigerian national and suspected middleman between the country's largest drug trafficking organization, “Los Urabeños" and drug traffickers in the United States, Europe and Russia.... More
Geneva, October 14 (PL-RHC)-- Wealth in Latin America fell by 17 percent from the middle of 2014 to 2015, due to the disadvantageous situation of the regional currencies compared to the US dollar, said the Swiss bank Credit Suisse on Tuesday.... More
Tampa, October 14 (RHC)-- The City Historian of Havana, Eusebio Leal, is currently visiting the U.S. city of Tampa at the invitation of a local organization. According to Progreso Semanal website, Leal was invited by the Alliance for a Responsible Policy (Alianza para una Politica Responsable) and met with Democratic congress woman for Tampa's 14th District Kathy Castor.... More
Brasilia, October 14 (RHC)-- Brazil's Supreme Court (STF) annulled a judicial process by opposition groups against President Dilma Rousseff, after a simple majority vote in the country's National Congress.... More
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