United Nations, April 24 (RHC)-- A United Nations official has called for wealthy countries to collectively accept one million Syrian refugees over the next five years in order to curtail the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. ... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has apologized after the White House revealed a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan killed an American government contractor and an Italian aid worker held hostage by al-Qaeda in January. ... More
Washington, April 24 (RHC)-- Former CIA director and retired U.S. Army General David Petraeus has been sentenced to two years’ probation and a $100,000 fine after pleading guilty to leaking highly classified information to his biographer and lover Paula Broadwell. ... More
Berlin, April 24 (RHC)-- Deutsche Bank has become the latest financial firm to settle accusations it rigged a key global interest rate used to set the value of trillions of dollars in investments. ... More
San Francisco, April 24 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of California, the local chapter of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union has vowed to shut down ports on May 1 in a historic protest against police brutality. ... More
The U.S. National Basketball Association, the NBA, has opened a sports camp here in Havana, aimed at supporting the development of basketball in Cuba.... More
San Salvador, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leaders from El Savador's most prominent gangs signed a pact this week pledging to reduce violence in the country as a “gift” to residents in light of the beatification of the country’s famed Archbishop and human rights activist, Monsenor Oscar Romero. ... More
Caracas, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Venezuelan state-owned company PDVSA donated 50,000 computers to El Salvador on Thursday. ... More
Tegucigalpa, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Honduran Supreme Court voted on Thursday to change wording in the country’s constitution to allow re-election. The controversial decision come six-years after a U.S.-supported military coup ousted former President Manuel Zelaya over his supposed attempts to convene a constitutional assembly in order to seek re-election. ... More
Asunción, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Paraguayan Senate debated on Thursday a legislation seeking to guarantee universal health coverage to indigenous citizens, as well as to protect and promote indigenous traditional medicine. ... More
Lima, April 24 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The organization “Vida Mujer” or “Women's Life” released on Thursday “No Te Mueras Por Mi” or “Do Not Die For Me” an innovative book which brings to life the stories of battered women in order to raise awareness of the tragic consequences of domestic abuse. ... More
The current World Team Chess Championship is coming to its median. In the 4th round the team of China unexpectedly took a confident victory over the Armenians with the score 0.5:3.5, the Egyptians yielded the Cuban team 1:3, while India won Hungary with the minimum score, and Ukraine was stronger than Israel, again with the score 1.5:2.5. Only the Russia-USA match ended in a draw with the score of 2:2.... More
Sanaa, April 23 (RHC)-- Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck the Yemeni cities of Aden and Ibb early today despite a previous claim by Riyadh that it had ended its nearly month-long operation. Saudi officials said Wednesday they will limit their military role in Yemen but continue to respond to Houthi attacks. ... More
Moscow, April 23 (RHC)-- Russia and Argentina agreed on Thursday to consider stamping out the use of the U.S. dollar for bilateral trade, along with a slew of other high level deals. “We have agreed to carry out comprehensive consultations on the question of using national currencies in trade,” Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez stated. ... More
Riyadh, April 23 (RHC)-- Billionaire Saudi Prince al-Waleed bin Talal has promised to give a free Bentley to every Saudi pilot that has taken part in bombardment of Yemen. ... More
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