Washington, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to make her official 2016 presidential campaign announcement on Sunday, local media reported Thursday.... More


Moscow, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Russia's involvement in settling global and regional conflicts is an approach aimed at gathering international collective efforts, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday.... More


Islamabad, April 10 (RHC)-- A high court in Pakistan has ordered criminal charges against two CIA officials for a deadly drone strike in 2009. John Rizzo, the CIA’s former acting counsel, and Jonathan Bank, the agency’s ex-station chief, would face charges including murder, terrorism and conspiracy.... More


Paris, April 10 (RHC)-- Airlines in France canceled hundreds of flights and many more were delayed across the country as air traffic controllers push ahead with their general strike. France's civil aviation authority has asked airlines to scrap around half of their flights to, from and inside France to avoid chaos in airports.... More


Paris, April 10 (RHC)-- French workers and pensioners staged a one-day strike across the country to protest against the government’s economic policies. On Thursday, workers from both public and private sectors walked off their jobs and took part in anti-government rallies across the country.... More


Panama City, April 10 (teleSUR-RHC) During a televised interview on Thursday with VTV, newly elected Secretary-General Luis Almagro vowed to recover trust and credibility of the Organization of American States. ... More


Voices From the People's Summit

Panama City, April 10 (teleSUR-RHC) The Summit of the Americas in Panama City has incorporated parallel meetings. The Youth forum, the Academic forum, the Business forum and the Civil Society and Social Actors forum were organized after a process of selection by the Organization of American States, which also organizes the presidential summit. ... More


Kingston, April 10 (teleSUR-RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama visited Jamaica on Thursday as regional and international media have speculated that Obama might be seeking to offer the regional bloc an alternative to the highly concessionary Venezuelan oil, as part of an ongoing U.S. offensive against Venezuela. ... More


Santiago de Chile, April 10 (teleSUR-RHC) Chile has started harvesting its first medical marijuana crop on Tuesday, while the drug remains prohibited for its recreational consumption. ... More


Buenos Aires, April 10 (teleSUR-RHC) The Argentine Foreign Ministry summoned the country’s British ambassador on Thursday to “demand explanations amid the silence” from the British government over revelations of massive digital spying against Argentina on the Falklands/Malvinas Islands issue. ... More


Sports News Roundup April 10

Cuban wrestlers left Havana for Los Angeles on Thursday to participate in the Freestyle Wrestling World Cup to take place in a Forum in Los Angeles, California, from April 11-12.... More


Sports News Roundup April 09

Los Tigres of Ciego de Ávila could take the crown of the 54th Cuban Baseball Championship next Friday after defeating Isla de la Juventud's Los Piratas 4x3 last Wednesday to stand at 1 victory from getting their 2nd title, as they now outstrip the Islanders 3-2.... More


Mass Colombian March for Peace

Bogota, April 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Peace advocates rallied across Colombia on Thursday amid ongoing peace talks between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels.... More


Panama City, April 9 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Some 2,000 representatives of social movements from across the hemisphere met on Thursday in Panama to discuss issues ranging from U.S. sanctions on Venezuela to Puerto Rican independence. ... More


United Nations, April 9 (RHC)-- The United Nations has called for the opening of a humanitarian corridor in the Yarmouk refugee camp in southwestern Syria. The Palestinian refugee camp remains under pressure as fighting continues in the civilian area.... More


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