Pinar del Rio, August 19 (RHC) -– The tobacco harvest in the western province of Pinar del Rio will conclude with an additional 3,400 tons over those collected in the previous campaign.... More
Caracas, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed a video Tuesday that shows links between leading figures of the country's right wing opposition and alleged para-military groups.... More
Montevideo, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Following a period of drought, Uruguay has been hit by two weeks of heavy rains causing floods that have forced more than 5,000 to evacuate their homes. ... More
Guatemala City, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Guatemalan court postponed deciding on whether former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt was fit to stand trial, a few hours after his lawyers handed in a medical report claiming the former dictator suffered from dementia.... More
La Paz, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A police officer has died and 10 others have been injured after local residents clashed with police over a gold mine dispute taking place north of La Paz, the government reported on Tuesday. ... More
Santiago de Chile, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile has created a unit within the army designated to aid the investigation into abuses committed by late dictator Augusto Pinochet's regime and break the decades-long pacts of silence. ... More
Mexico City, August 19 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A federal court sentenced a sub lieutenant to prison on Tuesday over his role in the forced disappearance of a civilian in a northern border state, marking a legal milestone in a country where authorities have faced heavy national and international criticism for lacking the political will to prosecute security forces. ... More
American a Capella music group Take 6 will perform in Havana in late September as part of a music festival called Les voix humaines, sponsored by Leo Brouwer... More
Cuba's main event this year will be the FIBA America Pre-Olympic Tournament in Mexico. It is going to be an extremely tough tournament for those who have barely seen playing time since the Central American Games.... More
Brasilia, August 18 (RHC)-- The ruling party in Brazil, the Workers Party, has called for a massive mobilization on Thursday, rallying in defense of democracy and the legitimate government of President Dilma Roussef.... More
Havana, August 18 (RHC)-- Representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia – Peoples Army, FARC-EP, and high ranking members of the Colombian Catholic Church have met in Havana, where peace talks are taking place.... More
Washington, August 18 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration is working to reach a deal with Cuba by year’s end that would allow travelers to fly on scheduled commercial flights between the two countries, U.S. officials say -- chipping away at a travel ban without requiring Congress to lift it.... More
Jakarta, August 18 (RHC)-- Rescuers have discovered the bodies of all the 54 people who had been on board a passenger plane that recently crashed in rugged terrain in Indonesia's east over the weekend. ... More
Guatemala City, August 18 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Uruguayan President Jose Mujica was greeted by a 35-car caravan of VW Beetles -in memory of the car the former president drove during his time in office- as he arrived in Guatemala for a conference Monday.... More
Cairo, August 18 (RHC)-- Health authorities in Egypt say more than 100 people, mostly elderly, have lost their lives in a blistering heatwave in the North African country for nearly two weeks. Egypt’s Health Ministry on Tuesday confirmed that at least 105 people have died from the stifling heat in the worst-hit regions over the past two weeks. ... More
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