Riyadh, April 29 (RHC)-- Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz has fired his chosen successor, reportedly over his opposition to the Saudi-led military campaign against Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels in Yemen. ... More
Quito, April 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- President Rafael Correa presented some of the policies his government implemented in Ecuador to address the challenges of climate change during a conference on Tuesday co-organized by the United Nations at Vatican City. ... More
Washington, April 29 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a White House state dinner Tuesday during Abe’s week-long visit to the United States. At a meeting earlier in the day, Obama said the two leaders discussed strengthening military ties and the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, the TPP. ... More
Lima, April 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Peruvian Congress voted on Monday to approve the new Prime Minister Pedro Cateriano and a new Cabinet. The debate, lasting over 15 hours until close to midnight, resulted in 76 votes in favor of the new Cabinet, 36 abstentions, and 10 leftist minority votes against the government. ... More
Stockholm, April 29 (RHC)-- Sweden’s top court has granted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange the right to appeal an arrest warrant which has kept him holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for nearly three years. ... More
Mexico City, April 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Over 124,300 children in Mexico are forced to work in order to afford food and clothing, to contribute to the household income, or attend school, says a new study by the National Council for Discrimination Prevention (Conapred). ... More
United Nations, April 29 (RHC)-- A United Nations body of independent experts has denounced France's "trivialization" of hate speech and acts of racism, urging Paris to curtail the soaring trend of violence against foreign communities. ... More
Bogota, April 29 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Thousands of teachers took to the streets in cities across the country on Monday to demand salary increases, access to adequate health care and the elimination of examinations used to evaluate teachers. ... More
Paris, April 29 (RHC)-- The case of a Muslim girl who has been banned from class twice for wearing long skirt has sparked outcry in France. Earlier this month, the girl identified as Sarah, was stopped from going to class in the northeastern town of Charleville-Mezieres by the head teacher, who reportedly thought the long black skirt "conspicuously" showed religious affiliation, something that is strictly forbidden by France's secular laws. ... More
Mexico City, April 29 (PL-RHC)-- The State Department of the United States updated its travel warning to its nationals seeking to travel to Mexico and included eight municipalities of the State of Mexico.... More
Abuja, April 29 (RHC)-- Around 300 women and girls have been rescued from a Boko Haram Takfiri militant stronghold in Nigeria's northeastern Borno state, the military says. ... More
La Paz, April 29 (PL-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales closed on Tuesday the electoral campaign for the run-off of regional elections in the departments of Tarija and Beni, with the intention to support their candidates.... More
The Hague, April 29 (RHC) -– Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has paid a visit to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and met with Director General Ambassador Ahmet Üzümcü to discuss issues related to the implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC).... More
Havana, April 29 (RHC) -- The president-elect of Nigeria, Muhammad Buhari, received Cuban Ambassador Carlos Trejo this week, the island’s mission in that country reported.... More
Havana, April 29 (RHC) -- A total of 1,867 representatives from 192 organizations in 68 countries have so far confirmed their participation in May Day activities in Cuba.... More
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