Baghdad, January 6 (RHC)-- At least eight people have been killed in numerous terrorist attacks across the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad as the Takfiri-fueled violence continues in the county. According to police officials, four people lost their lives and 11 others were wounded in a bombing on a commercial street in the Shula district on Monday night. ... More


United Nations, January 6 (RHC)-- Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Ja'afari, has filed a legal complaint against American and French officials that have illegally intruded into the country to visit militant-held towns. ... More


Bogotá, January 6 (RHC-NNN) – Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday that he had given instructions to his peace negotiators to “accelerate” the talks with the FARC guerrillas and he invited the National Liberation Army, or ELN, to also begin a formal dialogue with the government.... More


San Juan, January 6 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The National Boricua Human Rights Network and La Respuesta Magazine have organized a worldwide campaign to call for the liberation of Oscar Lopez Rivera.... More


Ramallah, January 6 (RHC)-- The health condition of several Palestinian prisoners held inside Israeli jails is failing, says the Palestinian Authority Department of Prisoners Affairs. Palestinian prisoners residing in Israeli jails are suffering from serious health problems, yet they are not receiving proper medical treatment, the department said in a statement on Monday, Palestine's Ma'an News Agency reported. ... More


Buenos Aires, January 6 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Argentina's economy minister has likened the so-called vulture funds against his country and neighboring Brazil to a strategy of war in an interview Sunday.... More


Monrovia, January 6 (RHC)-- The Liberian government is set to reopen schools in February, six months after they were shut due to an Ebola outbreak in the West African country. "We ask all schools to take the necessary measures for the reopening of schools next semester, which is February," the Education ministry said in a statement on Monday. ... More


London, January 6 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Over three million households across the United Kingdom are struggling to keep up with the cost of housing, according to new research published Monday.... More


Beijing, January 6 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Twenty foreign ministers from members of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) will attend the first ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC forum in Beijing this week, a Chinese foreign ministry official says.... More


Havana, January 6 (RHC) – Cuba has implemented a National Ebola Prevention Program against the introduction and spread of that virus in the country, which involves the training of over 384 persons, according to Granma newspaper.... More


Sports News Roundup Jan. 06

Matanzas leads more comfortably now the standings of LIV Cuban Baseball Championships, which took place 2 draws after the first 2 days of the 2nd phase.... More


Washington, January 6 (RHC) -– U.S. officials acknowledged the prestige of Cuba in the fight against drug trafficking and expressed the need to expand cooperation accords between Washington and Havana, according to the Washington Post. ... More


Cairo, January 6 (RHC) -– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi expressed his best wishes and congratulations to the Cuban people and his willingness to support the expansion of bilateral relations with the island.... More


Havana, January 6 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Cuba's State Council convened about eight million voters for partial elections in April to choose the delegates for a two-and-a-half-year-term to the 168 municipal assemblies of the People's Power, the daily Granma newspaper reported Monday.... More


Havana, January 6 (RHC)-- New figures show U.S. exports to Cuba probably hit one of their lowest points in a decade last year, an indication of the barriers to increased trade despite U.S. President Barack Obama's intentions to expand ties, according to the Associated Press.... More


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