Guatemala City, December 24 (RHC)-- Guatemalan President Alejandro Maldonado has called on the United States to repeal U.S. legislation which seeks to destabilize Cuba, particularly the Cuban Adjustment Act and the so-called “wet-foot/dry-foot” policy. ... More
Havana, December 24 (RHC)-- An editorial in yet another influential U.S. newspaper, Houston Chronicle, has called for the end of the U.S. blockade on Cuba, arguing that even a majority of Cuban-Americans believe it is time for the U.S. to resume trade with its neighboring Caribbean state.... More
Santiago de Cuba, December 24 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Ramiro Valdés Menéndez called on authorities in Santiago de Cuba to take all the necessary measures to guarantee water supply to the population in drought-affected areas. ... More
Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The U.S. Agency for International development (USAID) has acknowledged that its once-secret anti-Cuba ZunZuneo twitter program contained inadequate monitoring, conflicts of interest and questions of legal responsibility for those involved.... More
Islamabad, December 24 (RHC)-- At least three people, including two children, have reportedly been killed in a bomb explosion in a restive Pakistani region near the Afghan border. The incident occured on Wednesday when a vehicle hit a roadside bomb in the Mohmand tribal area, where the military has been battling al-Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants for over a decade. ... More
Rome, December 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, has praised Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil program, noting that the initiative has dramatically increased access to food across the region.... More
Ramallah, December 24 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says Israel is an "apartheid regime" that has occupied Palestinian lands and has been forcing Palestinian people into exile for decades.... More
Moscow, December 24 (RHC)-- Russian fighter jets have destroyed a convoy of Daesh tanker trucks in Syria as part of Moscow's efforts to stem the terrorist group's illegal oil sales. ... More
Damascus, December 24 (RHC)-- A top adviser to Syria's president says Damascus is prepared to join UN-backed talks aimed at bringing peace to the Arab country. ... More
Ankara, December 24 (RHC)-- At least eight refugees, among them six children, have lost their lives and 14 others gone missing after enormous waves struck their overloaded boat in the Aegean Sea, and tipped it over. ... More
Washington, December 24 (RHC)-- The Israeli ambassador to the United States has announced that all holiday gifts from the embassy this year will be deliberately sourced from settlements in the Occupied Territories in an effort to counter the global boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign. ... More
Minneapolis, December 24 (RHC)-- Activists seeking equal rights for African Americans have temporarily shut down the largest mall in the United States and an airport terminal during one of the busiest times of the year. Hundreds of Black Lives Matter activists gathered for the protest at the Mall of America and Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport on Wednesday. ... More
Jackson, December 24 (RHC)-- In the United States, extreme and unseasonal storms have unleashed tornadoes, heavy rain and hail across the South and Central regions, killing at least ten people. ... More
Los Angeles, December 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, officials are warning of ecological disaster as a runaway natural gas leak from a storage facility in the hills above Los Angeles continues to emit methane gas. Some 150 million pounds of methane have escaped so far. ... More
Denver, December 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Denver, Clarence Moses-EL has been released from prison after serving 28 years for a crime he has always maintained he did not commit. ... More
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