Ramallah, May 15 (RHC)-- Three Palestinian children have been wounded and six others arrested after Israeli military forces attacked a group of young Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank. ... More
Mexico City, May 15 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A mayoral candidate of a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacan was shot dead and three others were injured by an armed group following a campaign rally, local authorities reported on Thursday.... More
Paris, May 15 (RHC)-- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Yemen saying more than 15 million Yemenis are suffering from food insecurity in the wake of Saudi airstrikes. ... More
Bujumbura, May 15 (RHC)-- Burundi's presidential office says President Pierre Nkurunziza has returned to the capital, Bujumbura, after a military coup attempt by the African country's former intelligence chief ended in failure. ... More
United Nations, May 15 (RHC)-- The United Nations Security Council has denounced a coup attempt in Burundi, demanding an end to the violence in the Southeast African country. In a Thursday unanimous statement, the council "condemned both those who facilitate violence of any kind against civilians and those who seek to seize power by unlawful means." ... More
Washington, May 15 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama hosted emirs and crown princes of Persian Gulf Arab states at the White House as part of the U.S.-Arab meeting at Camp David on Thursday. Obama welcomed the emirs of Kuwait and Qatar, as well as the crown princes of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia. ... More
Antalya, May 15 (RHC)-- The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) says the Western military alliance will keep some troops in Afghanistan even after its current mission ends in 2016. ... More
Athens, May 15 (RHC)-- A new report shows that the economy of Greece has slipped back into recession after having contracted by 0.2 percent during the first quarter of the current year. ... More
Tokyo, May 15 (RHC)-- Japanese auto giants, Toyota and Nissan, have recalled 6.5 million vehicles globally in the latest phase of an exploding airbag crisis, which has been linked to several deaths. ... More
London, May 15 (RHC)-- David Cameron and his conservative party are under pressure to call a referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Reports say some conservative backbenchers are pushing the prime minister to introduce legislation for an in/out referendum on the EU within the first 100 days of his parliament. ... More
Abuja, May 15 (RHC)-- Local residents and army officials say at least nine people have been killed after Boko Haram Takfiri militants launched an attack in Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno. ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) -– The third Cuba-U.S. round of talks on the reestablishment of diplomatic relations and the opening of embassies in Havana and Washington will take place May 21st in Washington, DC.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) –- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel presided over the main ceremony on Friday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the release from prison of Fidel Castro and his companions, who were imprisoned in the Model Jail on the Isle of Youth after their failed attack on the Moncada military garrison on July 26, 1953. ... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) –- The president of the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development, Kanayo Wanze, highlighted the contribution made by that agency to the production of foodstuffs in Cuba.... More
Havana, May 15 (RHC) -– As part of preparations to face possible earthquakes, Cubans launched the “Sismo 2015” exercise, aimed at strengthening the response capacity against high-intensity earth and sea-quakes. ... More
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