United Nations, July 10 (RHC) -- In a similar message of praise, the UN special envoy on Ebola, David Nabarro, told reporters on Thursday that Cubans should be very proud of their response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa last year.... More


Mexico City, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican Attorney General's Office announced Thursday it will resume its investigation into the enforced disappearance of 43 students from the Ayotzinapa teachers' training college. ... More


Quito, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales praised Pope Francis and described the preparation toward the Catholic Church leader visiting the Andean country. ... More


Tegucigalpa, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leaders of three opposition parties stated on Thursday they entirely supported the Outraged Movement and their demand of setting up an International Commission against Impunity. ... More


La Paz, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales offered the Pope Francis a wooden hammer and sickle with a figure of a crucified Christ resting on the hammer, among other gifts, as a tribute to the Spanish Jesuit priest Luis Espinal. ... More


Tegucigalpa, July 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Increased militarization in Honduras in recent years has led to a flood of abuses at the hands of soldiers, including arbitrary detentions, murder, torture, and rape. Militarization spiked in Honduras following the 2009 military coup in the name of increasing security and cracking down on violence in the Central American country that has been dubbed the murder capital of the world. ... More


Sports News Roundup July 10

As Cuba debuted in the Gold Cup on Thursday with a heavy but unsurprising 6-0 defeat at the hands of Mexico, a series of inconsistencies and irregularities were pointed out by analysts as the probable cause of the island's poor performance. ... More


Economic Update July 09

US Carnival Cruise Corporation announced that it plans to begin offering trips to Cuba next May aboard its new social-mission-focused line fathom.... More


Sports News Roundup July 09

A total of 431 runners from the United States are registered to compete in the next edition of Marabana, which is a record figure, announced Carlos Gattorno, general director of the famous Cuban marathon project.... More


Abuja, July 9 (RHC)-- A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a church in the restive northeastern city of Potiskum, killing five worshipers, a police officer and witness told AFP. ... More


Caracas, July 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro proposed that the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America, a bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries known as ALBA, join the new BRICS bank, which is set to be fully functional by the end of this year. ... More


Athens, July 9 (RHC)-- Greece has formally requested a new bailout from European creditors. The plan would see Greece commit to tax and pension-related reforms in exchange for a three-year aid package. More specific details are expected today. ... More


Berlin, July 9 (RHC)-- A 2014 Turkish Foreign Ministry session, which featured high-level Turkish officials discussing how Turkey could start a war with Syria, was reportedly recorded and leaked by the US National Security Agency (NSA). ... More


Sanaa, July 9 (RHC)-- The latest airstrikes carried out by Saudi warplanes as well as clashes on the Yemeni-Saudi border have killed several soldiers who had defected to the Houthi Ansarullah forces, a military source says. ... More


Berlin, July 8 (RHC)-- The U.S. National Security Agency spied on the last three German chancellors and their offices for decades, according to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks. The WikiLeaks documents leaked on Wednesday suggested that the NSA spooked on Angela Merkel, Gerhard Schroder, and Helmut Kohl. ... More


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