Moscow, July 28 (RHC)-- A group of 16 young Russian solidarity activists climbed a 2600-meter high mountain in the Russian region of Sniagorsk to celebrate July 26th -- National Rebellion Day in Cuba -- which this year marks the 62nd anniversary of the revolutionary attacks on the Moncada and Carlos Manuel de Céspedes barracks by a group of revolutionaries led by then young lawyer Fidel Castro.... More


Caracas, July 28 (RHC)-- The Venezuelan people and friends of the Bolivarian Revolution all over the world are paying homage to the Supreme Commander, the late Hugo Chávez, on the 61st anniversary of his birth.... More


Havana, July 28 (RHC)-- Cuba will host the 7th International Congress on Sexual Orientation and Education, set for September 14th through the 18th at Havana's Convention Center.... More


Kabul, July 28 (RHC)-- At least 21 people have been killed in Afghanistan in a gunfight during a wedding ceremony in the northern province of Baghlan. ... More


Montevideo, July 28 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Uruguayan government has announced it will invest $12 billion in infrastructure improvements between 2015 and 2019. The investment plan, made up 66 percent by public financing and the rest private, is aimed at encouraging economic activity, and is hoped to raise it by 2.5 percent, following on from a 3.5 percent boost in 2014. ... More


Ramallah, July 28 (RHC)-- Israeli regime forces used live fire against thousands of Palestinians taking part in the West Bank funeral of a Palestinian teenager, injuring several people. Clashes between the regime forces and funeral participants erupted Monday afternoon after 18-year-old Muhammad Abu Latifa was shot dead by Israeli forces in an early morning raid into the Qalandia refugee camp. ... More


Moscow, July 28 (RHC)-- Russian President Vladimir Putin has blamed the United States for the current round of arms race in the world. "This new spiral of the arms race was prompted by the United States’ unilateral withdrawal from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty,” Putin said in an interview with Swiss broadcaster RTS on Monday. ... More


Tehran, July 28 (RHC)-- Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Islamic Republic and the European Union have agreed to revive stalled talks. ... More


Ramallah, July 28 (RHC)-- Israeli troops have raided a detention facility in southern occupied territories, assaulted dozens of Palestinian inmates and then forcibly transferred many of them to other sections of the jail. ... More


New York, July 28 (RHC)-- The U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition launched a new wave of airstrikes Monday against Yemen, despite the five-day humanitarian truce that went into effect Sunday night. ... More


Ankara, July 28 (RHC)-- In news from Turkey, the police have detained more than 1,000 people in the ongoing crackdown on suspected militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic State, as well as members of the dissident Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the PKK. ... More


Tripoli, July 28 (RHC)-- In news from Libya, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, Muammar Gaddafi’s son, along with eight others has been sentenced to death for allegedly committing war crimes in 2011. ... More


Dresden, July 28 (RHC)-- In Germany, an explosion in Dresden struck the car of a leftist politician who has been advocating for refugees. The explosion comes one day after Dresden residents smashed windows in a hotel that is being converted into refugee housing. ... More


Jayapura, July 28 (RHC)-- A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck Indonesia’s Java Island, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake hit at 6.41 a.m. on Monday local time in Indonesia, almost 250 kilometers west of the densely populated provincial capital, Jayapura. ... More


Paris, July 28 (RHC)-- Forest fires in southern France have prompted firefighters to evacuate three campsites near the southern drought-hit region of Provence, affecting thousands of people. ... More


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