Abha, August 6 (RHC)-- At least 17 people have been killed and many others wounded after a bomb attack targeted a mosque in Saudi Arabia's southwestern region of Asir, Saudi media reports say. ... More
Bogota, August 6 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over one-third of Colombian children are seriously affected by malnutrition and problems related to poverty, a new study has found. According to figures released by the government infancy program, from Zero to Forever, out of the 5.1 million children five years old and younger in the South American country, 56 percent live in conditions of poverty.... More
Hiroshima, August 6 (RHC)-- Seven decades after the U.S. military’s deadly atomic bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, survivors still recall horrors and suffer from the after-effects of the tragedy. ... More
Moscow, August 6 (RHC)-- Russia has called for the establishment of an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for the 1945 atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ... More
Sanaa, August 6 (RHC)-- Eight more people have been killed in a fresh airstrike by the Saudi Arabia on Yemen’s northwestern Hajjah province. Several other people were also injured in the Saudi bombing that targeted the province’s Meissar area, Yemen's al-Masirah television network reported late Wednesday. ... More
Baghdad, August 6 (RHC)-- At least seven people, including two children, have been killed in a car bomb blast in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. The explosive-laden minibus detonated in a busy street in the Sadr City district near the local government office of the capital, Iraqi police officials said on Wednesday. ... More
United Nations, August 6 (RHC)-- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has raised alarm over a massive shortfall in funding for the UN aid agency assisting Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged all donors to urgently ensure adequate financing for vital services. ... More
Kuala Lumpur, August 6 (RHC)-- Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has confirmed that the recently discovered debris on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion belongs to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. ... More
London, August 6 (RHC)-- Commuters in Britain's capital London face yet another day of chaos as staff on busy Underground lines have gone on a 24-hour strike. all Tube lines paralyzed by the strike which is second in a month over the night service dispute. ... More
Naypyidaw, August 6 (RHC)-- Myanmar's president has called for the evacuation of people from low-lying areas in central Myanmar, where the Irrawaddy River is likely to breach embankments amid heavy rainfall. ... More
New York, August 6 (RHC)-- The U.S. Republican presidential candidates are preparing for the first debate of the 2016 election campaign.... More
Cuban Swimmers Elisbet Gámez and Armando Barrera will complete today their participation at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, in the 100-meter freestyle and 200 backstroke modality, respectively.... More
Cuba’s Entry to the IMF and World Bank is Imminent, says IMF's Former Director Hector R. Torres who published an article on Tuesday in the Point of View section of www.swissinfo.ch website that reminds us that a few years ago was unimaginable to Cuba knocking on the doors of the IMF and World Bank.... More
Havana, August 6 (RHC) -- A photo exhibit and a concert are included in a number of activities organized by Cuban youngsters to celebrate the 89th birthday of the historical leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro –- commemorated on August 13th.... More
Tokyo, August 6 (RHC) – Fernando Gonzalez, vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) and Hero of the Republic of Cuba, participated on Thursday in a commemorative event in Hiroshima for the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of that Japanese city.... More
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