Mexico City, March 26 (teleSUR-RHC) Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto addressed his country late Wednesday, calling on citizens to vote in the upcoming congressional elections, despite calls for boycotts. ... More


Castries, March 26 (teleSUR-RHC) Janetta St. Jules is a mother of seven who says she lives a life so tough, she could not afford hospital fees and gave birth at home a number of times, a few times under trees in her yard and once in her living room. ... More


Lima, March 26 (teleSUR-RHC) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala declared Chosica in a state of emergency on Wednesday, two days after an avalanche hit the area. ... More


Sports News Roundup March 25

Matanzas knocked 11x1 to Los Piratas from Isla de la Juventud and won 1st bilateral cap of the playoffs semifinals of LIV Cuban Baseball Championship.... More


Tripoli, March 25 (RHC)-- At least seven Libyan soldiers have been killed and a dozen more injured in a car bombing in Libya's second-largest city, Benghazi, amid a UN proposal aimed at ending violence in the country. According to the Anadolu News Agency, a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden car outside a military site belonging to the Tobruk-based government. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the Tuesday attack.... More


Mexico City, March 25 (teleSUR-RHC) Attacks and threats against Mexican journalists increased by 80 percent over the past two years, according to a report published Tuesday. ... More


Washington, March 25 (RHC)-- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly requested a longer tenure for U.S. troops in Afghanistan during a White House meeting with President Barack Obama on Tuesday.... More


United Nations, March 25 (RHC)-- The United Nations says it will broker talks in Qatar aimed at preventing Yemen from dissolving into a full-scale civil war. The country appears on the brink of collapse amid fierce clashes between Shiite Houthi rebels and military units loyal to President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi.... More


Santiago de Chile, March 25 (teleSUR-RHC) The Chilean government has declared a red alert in three national parks and reserves as massive wildfires are threatening ancient forests, officials said on Tuesday. ... More


Philadelphia, March 25 (RHC)-- A U.S. Justice Department report criticizes the Philadelphia Police Department over inadequate training and secrecy surrounding shootings. ... More


Caracas, March 25 (teleSUR-RHC) On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced the creation of the Ministry of Eco-socialism and Water, which will be tasked with protecting the environment in the context of the construction of 21st century socialism. ... More


Washington, March 25 (RHC)-- The U.S. Secret Service, charged with protecting the president, is reportedly planning to build a replica of the White House in Beltsville, Maryland, to help protect the real one in Washington, DC.... More


Panama City, March 25 (teleSUR-RHC) Organizers with the grassroots People's Summit, to be held along with the Summit of the Americas in Panama, announced Tuesday that they have invited presidents from the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of America (ALBA) bloc to participate in their activities. ... More


PARIS, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The black box recovered Tuesday night from crashed Germanwing's passenger jet was damaged, said French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Wednesday morning.... More


Bogota, March 25 (teleSUR-RHC) Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos proposed on Tuesday a massive reform of the judicial system, as a corruption scandal involving the former president of the Constitutional Court continue to make headlines in the country. ... More


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