Costa Rican Volcano Erupts

San Jose, March 14 (teleSUR-RHC) Costa Rica's Turrialba volcano erupted four times Thursday. Ash was thrown up to 3,280 feet into the air, schools were canceled and people in a radius of a little over a mile around the volcano were evacuated from the area.... More


Havana, March 14 (RHC) – The Cuban Parliament expressed its solidarity with Venezuela by condemning Washington's actions to call the South American nation a threat to U.S. national security, which the Cuban legislative body described as a serious, arbitrary and aggressive decision. ... More


Havana, Mar 14, (RHC), – Delegations from Cuba and the United States will meet in Havana on March 16 on issues related to the reestablishment of bilateral diplomatic relations in tune with the accords reached during the second round of talks between both delegations held February 15 in Washington.... More


Havana, Mar 14, (RHC), – North Korean foreign minister Ri Su Yong will arrive in Cuba Sunday on an official visit, the Cuban Foreign Ministry announced on its website.... More


Moscow, Mar 14, (RHC), -- A delegation of the Russian Federation Council (Senate) headed by head of the Foreign Relations Committee, Konstantin Kosachiov, will visit Cuba next week, official sources informed.... More


Malabo, Mar 14, (RHC), -- Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema sent greetings to his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro, and reiterated his satisfaction with the progress made so far in the restoration of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States.... More


Washington, Mar 14, (RHC), -- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) will tour the U.S. detention facility in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, on Friday, according to a report from his home state.... More


Brasilia, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Latin America's largest social movement, the Brazilian Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST), is speaking out against death threats against one of its most recognizable leaders. ... More


Washington, March 13 (RHC)-- An investigation into a top U.S. military general accused of leaking sensitive information has been halted over fears it could confirm a joint U.S.-Israeli covert operation against Iran's nuclear program, according to U.S. officials. ... More


Caracas, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Speaking at an anti-imperialist rally in Caracas on Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro suggested that he would be willing to travel to the United States to talk with President Barack Obama directly about his statement that Venezuela constitutes an “unusual and extraordinary threat" to U.S. national security. ... More


London, March 13 (RHC)-- Swedish prosecutors have issued a request to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London on sexual assault allegations following pressure from Swedish courts and repeated requests by Assange’s lawyers. ... More


Caracas, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Even the right-wing opposition in Venezuela is working to distance itself from Obama's interference. ... More


Castries, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Saint Lucia’s Ambassador to ALBA and Petrocaribe Vincent Hippolyte has pledged continued support from members countries to the democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro. ... More


Baghdad, March 13 (RHC)-- Iraqi officials say they are close to victory in an Iranian-backed offensive to reclaim the city of Tikrit from the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Iraqi forces and Shiite militias have reclaimed swaths of the city without the aid of U.S. airstrikes. ... More


Mexico City, March 13 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican media network MVS fired two journalists Thursday who helped unveil the Mexican government's corruption scandal, which involved President Enrique Peña Nieto. ... More


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