Kathmandu, May 5 (RHC)-- Nepal has stepped up delivering relief aid to survivors of an earthquake that rocked the South Asian country and left a trail of destruction and a rising death toll. The government said on Tuesday that the massive aid operation in the vast Himalayan country is currently underway by over 131,500 Nepalese military and police personnel who are backed by more than 100 teams of foreign relief workers. ... More
Lima, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- New clashes on Sunday left 20 civilians and 15 police officers injured after authorities tried to clear roads blocked by demonstrators who oppose the Southern Copper Corporation’s Tia Maria mining project. ... More
Rome, May 5 (RHC)-- The aid group Save the Children has reported dozens of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their boat sank. ... More
Islamabad, May 5 (RHC)-- At least 17 people have lost their lives in the latest U.S. assassination drone strike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar. ... More
Washington, May 5 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama is set to nominate Marine Corps commandant General Joseph Dunford to become the next chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Martin Dempsey, who is retiring. ... More
Tel Aviv, May 5 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have testified that they were ordered to “kill any person" they saw in the latest Israeli aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip. The testimonies by as many as 60 Israeli soldiers have been collected and released in a 237-page report entitled "This is how we fought in Gaza" by the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence. ... More
Berlin, May 5 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her country’s intelligence agency over its cooperation with U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to spy on EU countries and entities. ... More
Berlin, May 5 (RHC)-- Commuters, travelers and companies depending on Germany’s railway network brace for transportation disruption as drivers with Germany’s Deutsche Bahn announced a week-long strike amid failed negotiations on wage. ... More
Philadelphia, May 5 (RHC)-- The parents of a five-year-old boy in Philadelphia vow to take legal action after their son was handcuffed and shackled by police. Connor Ruiz’s parents said they would sue the Indian River Central School District in Philadelphia over the incident, American blog Gawker reported on Monday. ... More
Algiers, May 5 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro has stressed Cuba's support for Algeria, particularly in its efforts to resolve conflicts in neighboring Mali and Libya.... More
Algiers, May 5 (RHC-XINHUA) -– In this regard, the Cuban head of state, who was accompanied in Algiers by a high-ranking delegation, told reporters the two countries have agreed to expand their cooperation in the field of health, particularly in the domain of vaccines production. ... More
Havana, May 5 (RHC) –- A Japanese business delegation has expressed bright prospects for expanded trade with Cuba as Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida pitched a new level of exchanges with the island nation, Japanese media reports.... More
Quito, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Ecuador’s Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion has signed agreements with key bodies representing people with disabilities, with the aim of furthering their rights. ... More
Havana, May 5 (RHC-PRNewswire) -- Cuba Travel Services, the leading authorized carrier service provider with offices in California, New York and Florida, will soon offer a second direct flight from New York's JFK airport to Havana.... More
Mexico City, May 5 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A top Mexican official has admitted in an interview published on Monday that the case of the 43 disappeared students in Ayotzinapa shows the latent problem of “historical inequality” in the country.... More
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