Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signaled his intention to veto legislation that would restrict travel to Cuba. ... More
Vientiane, June 3 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President Salvador Valdés Mesa concluded Wednesday an official visit to Laos, where he met with leaders of the ruling Lao People's Revolutionary Party.... More
Havana, June 3 (RHC)-- Cuba's civil defense authorities called for a more efficient management of hydraulic and water resources to confront the prolonged drought affecting the country.... More
Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has approved a bill that will allow resumption of the government's sweeping surveillance program after some modifications. U.S. President Barack Obama immediately signed the USA FREEDOM Act after it was approved by the Senate 67-32 on Tuesday. ... More
Mexico City, June 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A wave of violence targeting public institutions to protest Mexico's June 7th midterm elections has included bombings and destruction of electoral property across the country in recent days. ... More
Beijing, June 3 (RHC)-- More than 400 people remain missing after a cruise ship capsized in China’s Yangtze River. ... More
Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- In an interview with Israel's Channel 2 aired on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama said Israel's policies in the region are driven by "fear." ... More
Baghdad, June 3 (RHC)-- ISIL Takfiri terrorists have shut down the gates of a dam in the Iraqi city of Ramadi, the provincial capital of Anbar, posing a humanitarian and security threat to the region, officials say. ... More
Zürich, June 3 (RHC)-- The head of the international soccer governing body FIFA has resigned over a growing corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter’s announcement follows last week’s indictments of 14 people on corruption charges, including two FIFA vice presidents. ... More
Geneva, June 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) says it is scaling up its operations to provide emergency food aid to 2.5 million Yemenis by July as the war-wracked country is facing with an increasing number of hungry people. ... More
Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- The U.S. says the Islamic State has lost over 10,000 fighters since coalition airstrikes began in Iraq and Syria last August. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the claim after attending a meeting of the anti-ISIL coalition in Paris. ... More
Tel Aviv, June 3 (RHC)-- Israel has labeled the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement a "strategic threat" amid new efforts to combat its presence on college campuses. ... More
Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- A victim whose torture is documented in last year’s Senate report is accusing the CIA of more abuses than previously disclosed. Guantánamo Bay prisoner Majid Khan was among those subjected to rectal feeding. But according to Reuters, Khan has also told lawyers "interrogators poured ice water on his genitals, twice videotaped him naked and repeatedly touched his [genitals]." ... More
Boston, June 3 (RHC)-- Police in the U.S. city of Boston have shot dead a man they say was being monitored for terrorism and who tried to attack two officers. ... More
Washington, June 3 (RHC)-- A U.S. government probe has found wide security lapses at U.S. airports. Checkpoint screeners failed to detect fake explosives and weapons in 95 percent of tests carried out by undercover agents. ... More
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