Sanaa, April 28 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia's military campaign against Yemen continues as warplanes pound residential areas in the impoverished Arab country. In the latest airstrikes, which occurred sometime between late Monday and early Tuesday, one civilian was killed and several others were injured in the Sawfan neighborhood of capital Sanaa. ... More


New York, April 28 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have met on the sidelines of a UN anti-nuclear weapons conference in New York. The meeting was held on Monday at the residence of Iran's ambassador to the United Nations where the two are taking part in the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). ... More


Baltimore, April 28 (RHC)-- Street clashes between police and civil rights protesters have erupted in the U.S. city of Baltimore after the funeral of an African-American man who died last week in police custody after officers broke his spine. ... More


Brasilia, April 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Brazil’s controversial labor reforms are up for discussion on Tuesday as union representatives and political officials begin high-level discussions. ... More


Roseau, April 28 (NNN-RHC)-- The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States is working on a plan to reduce young people unemployment, the Dominica government said Monday. Throughout the world, the young people unemployment rate is twice that for adults, the government said in a statement.... More


Port-of-Spain, April 28 (NNN-RHC)-- Trinidad and Tobago is set to host the May 5-7 Forum on the Future of the Caribbean, which will include heads of governments, business leaders and academic experts to discuss poverty, inequality and resource mobilization in the region.... More


Kathmandu, April 27 (RHC)-- At least 3,700 people have been confirmed dead after Saturday’s devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Nepal. More than 6,500 people have been injured, and the death toll has continued to rise sharply, with the full extent of the damage still largely unknown. ... More


Sports News Roundup April 27

With the victory of Julio Cesar La Cruz during the qualifying segment of the V World Series of Boxing, Cuba won its 5th Olympic ticket.... More


Caracas, April 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela began a campaign on Sunday to vaccinate 3.8 million residents by May 31st. The project, carried out by the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO), will provide 800,000 doses more than the previous year. ... More


New Delhi, April 27 (RHC)-- India has sent thirteen military aircraft to quake-ravaged Nepal, carrying food, medical supplies and blankets for the victims of the deadly tragedy. The planes are carrying disaster management experts along with medical supplies and other relief material urgently needed following Saturday's deadly quake in Nepal. ... More


Buenos Aires, April 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Primary elections in Buenos Aires were held on Sunday, as voters chose which parties and candidates will run in local government elections in July. ... More


Ramallah, April 27 (RHC)-- Four people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the occupied Golan Heights, close to the border with Syria. The victims of the Sunday night attack, which took place near the town of Majdal Shas, were yet to be identified. ... More


Sanaa, April 27 (RHC)-- In Yemen, the Saudi-led coalition has resumed airstrikes targeting Houthi rebels in the capital Sanaa after announcing it was shifting toward political negotiations. ... More


Ramallah, April 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of Palestinians have participated in the funeral of a West Bank youth shot dead by Israeli regime forces outside the Ibrahimi Mosqued in Hebron for allegedly stabbing an Israeli soldier. ... More


New York, April 27 (RHC)-- Iran's delegation of nuclear negotiators has arrived in New York to attend the 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif heads the team, which left Tehran early on Sunday. ... More


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