Abuja, July 11 (RHC)-- The Nigeria-based Boko Haram Islamist group has killed eight civilians in Nigeria and has slit the throats of five more in Niger, local sources say.... More


Sanaa, July 11 (RHC)-- A fresh U.S. drone strike has killed at least four suspected al-Qaeda militants in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla, which was seized by the terrorists in April, Yemeni security sources say.... More


Washington, July 11 (RHC)-- The Barack Obama administration has acknowleged a breach of government computer systems was far worse than they initally disclosed.... More


Quito, July 11 (RHC-Xinhua), -- Ecuador is promoting a social inclusion policy for the country's vulnerable groups, which focuses on rights "that generate opportunities and power capabilities," a social development official said.... More


United Nations, July 11 (RHC)-- The number of Syrian refugees fleeing the turmoil in their home country has topped four million. The United Nations said more than 24,000 people crossed into Turkey from Syria last month alone. Within Syria, an estimated 7.6 million people have been displaced.... More


Caracas, July 11 (RHC-PL), -- The hostility of relations with Guyana due to tensions caused by a historic territorial dispute with that nation marked the situation in Venezuela this week.... More


Havana, July 11 (RHC) -- The historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, met on Thursday with officers and civil workers of the Ministry of the Interior and the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR).... More


Havana, July 11, (RHC), The ten permanent commissions of Cuba's National Assembly have started debates on Saturday to evaluate the country's current situation in different spheres.... More


Cuba marks World Population Day

Havana, July 11, (RHC), – On this July 11, Cuba is celebrating the World Population Day with a diverse program of cultural and academic activities.... More


Havana, July 11 (RHC-PL), -- The National Statistics Office of Cuba (ONEI) indicated that in May the visits of foreign tourists increased by 21 percent.... More


Havana, July 11, (RHC), -- FAO's representative in Cuba, Theodor Friedrich, said on Friday that despite world attention to soil has increased, it is still insufficient.... More


Asuncion, July 10 (RHC)-- Pope Francis begins his visit to Paraguay on Friday and is scheduled to meet in Asuncion, the capital, with President Horacio Cartes. The Pope has a tight agenda in the South American country, the third of his current Latin American tour.... More


Managua, July 11 (RHC)-- The Grand Canal of Nicaragua is very important to this nation and for all humanity, because of the need to improve maritime Atlantic-Pacific relations, said sociologist Franco Freddy. ... More


Bogota, July 10 (RHC)-- The Confederation of Colombian Workers has confirmed its support for a mass demonstration to be held on July 23rd in Bogota, in support of the peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces, FARC.... More


Bombs Kill 16 in Iraqi Capital

Baghdad, July 10 (RHC)-- Iraqi security and medical officials say at least 16 people have lost their lives and more than three dozen others sustained injuries when a series of bomb explosions ripped through residential neighborhoods in and around the capital, Baghdad. ... More


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