Lima, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) Peruvian farm workers marched and went on hunger strike in protest of a mining project by the Southern Copper Corporation in the province of Islay, a region of Arequipa on Tuesday. ... More


Brasilia, April 08 (teleSUR-RHC) Brazilian unions and social movements staged protests throughout the country on Tuesday to reject the passing of a proposed legislation that would weaken labor rights. ... More


San José, April 08 (PL-RHC) Some 50,000 people are registered to date as possible candidates for various positions in the municipal elections to be held in Costa Rica on February 7, 2016.... More


Buenos Aires, April 8 (MERCOPRESS-RHC) The Argentine government officially declassified secret files on Monday relating to the country's 1982 war with Britain over the Falkland or Malvinas Islands.... More


Panama City, April 7, (RHC), -- Shortly after its arrival in Panama, the Cuban delegation to the Summit of the Americas side-events held a press briefing. ... More


Sports News Roundup April 07

Ciego de Ávila won over Isla de la Juventud 5-2 and took a 2-1 lead on Monday in the title match of the 54th Cuban Baseball Series.... More


Sanaa, April 7 (RHC)-- The International Red Cross is seeking a 24-hour pause to fighting in Yemen to deliver urgent humanitarian aid. The death toll continues to rise amid clashes between Houthi rebels and forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in Aden.... More


Washington, April 7 (teleSUR-RHC) U.S. army criminal investigators will examine claims that U.S. military personnel sexually assaulted more than 50 Colombian women and children, USA Today reports. ... More


Riyadh, April 7 (RHC)-- Crude prices have climbed to the highest level in more than a week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest crude exporter, increased prices for shipments to Asia. On Monday, futures climbed as much as 5 percent in New York and 5.3 percent in London.... More


United Nations, April 7 (RHC)-- The Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations has voiced the Palestinians’ willingness to see the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution for ending the Israeli regime’s occupation and establishing a Palestinian state.... More


Lima, April 07 (teleSUR-RHC) Hundreds marched on Sunday to protest the regime of authoritarian ex-president Fujimori’s and the political forces that continue to defend him and his policies. ... More


United Nations, April 7 (RHC)-- The United Nations is warning of a "grave and desperate" crisis inside a massive camp for Palestinian refugees overrun by the Islamic State in Syria.... More


Mexico City, April 07 (teleSUR-RHC) Mexican revolutionary group the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) is questioning the effectiveness of traditional methods of popular struggle, including “marches, elections, inquiries and meetings,” to address the “catastrophe” that has engulfed the country. ... More


United Nations, April 7 (RHC)-- The United Nations says at least 549 people have died in almost three weeks of violence in Yemen, as Saudi Arabia continues to target the country with military strikes.... More


Moscow, April 7 (RHC)-- U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden has said that the U.S. government is putting American citizens at risk by the National Security Agency’s spying activities.... More


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