New Delhi, May 7 (RHC)-- Defying U.S. warnings, India has signed an agreement with Iran to develop a port in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan. The agreement was reached following comprehensive talks between visiting Indian Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari and Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Ahmad Akhoundi on Wednesday. ... More
Bismarck, May 7 (RHC)-- A North Dakota town was evacuated Wednesday following the derailment of a train carrying crude oil. About 40 residents were forced to leave Heimdal as emergency crews responded to the fire. ... More
Moscow, May 7 (RHC-PL) -- Cuban President Raul Castro and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin examined on Thursday issues of the bilateral political, economic and trade agenda, according to reports from the Kremlin press service.... More
Havana, May 7 (RHC) –- The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Bert Koenders, began an official visit to Cuba on Thursday.... More
Moscow, May 7 (RHC) -- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz Canel received on Thursday His Excellency Serguei Eugenievich Naryshkin, President of Russia's State Duma, who is paying an official visit to Cuba.... More
Caracas, May 7 (RHC) -- The anti-terrorist fighters known internationally as the Cuban Five witnessed the social achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela on Wednesday, after touring the headquarters of government social programs in the state of Miranda, located west of Caracas.... More
Moscow, May 7 (RHC-PL) -- Executives with Cuba's oil company Cupet released a regional report on the potential of the Cuban Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico and announced new projects in the oil-drilling sector.... More
Willemstad, May 7 (RHC-PL) -- The Caribbean airline Insel Air will operate two direct flights between the capitals of Cuba and Curacao starting next July 3rd, the Curacao Chronicle reported.... More
Havana, May 7 (RHC) –- The renowned pianist and professor Alicia Perea passed away this Wednesday at the age of 80, the Union of Artists and Writers of Cuba reported.... More
Caracas, May 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela is investigating multinational pharmaceutical companies for abusing trade deals in the country. The Venezuelan government offers multinational pharmaceuticals preferential currency exchange rates for imported medications. ... More
Sao Paulo, May 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The drought in the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo has become so severe that local authorities are considering bringing in military personnel to cope with the possible social chaos. ... More
Lima, May 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Protesters from the Peruvian region of Arequipa entered their 44th day of an indefinite strike on Wednesday against a copper-silver mining project, one day after clashes resulted in the death of a protester. Henry Checlla, 35, became the second victim in protests against the Tia Maria project. ... More
Mexico City, May 7 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Popular Revolutionary Army (EPR), one of Mexico's oldest guerrilla organizations, has called on the Mexican people to abstain from voting in the upcoming elections in the country on June 7th. ... More
Bogota, May 7 (Xinhua-RHC)-- Colombia's Minister of Education Gina Parody announced on Wednesday that a preliminary agreement, including a wage increase, with the Colombian Federation of Education Workers was reached to end the ongoing 14-day strike.... More
Santiago de Chile, May 7 (NNN-RHC)-- Battling a series of political scandals, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has asked all her ministers to resign and says she will soon choose a new cabinet. ... More
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