Caracas, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- In February 1989, thousands of Venezuelans took the streets in a wave of protests that highlighted the right-wing misrule in the country. The protests came to be known as the Caracazo -- an uprising that began in the capital, Caracas -- and shaped the country's future. ... More
Gaza City, February 27 (RHC)-- Rebuilding the besieged Gaza Strip, which suffered heavy damage during a 50-day Israeli war last summer, may take 100 years if the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian enclave continues, charity organization Oxfam says. "It could take 100 years to complete essential building of homes, schools andhealth facilities in Gaza unless the Israeli blockade is lifted," Oxfam said on Thursday. ... More
Madrid, February 27 (RHC)-- Thousands of students have poured into the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, and the city of Barcelona to protest against planned government education reforms. The students staged the rallies on Thursday to show their anger at a new plan of the Education Ministry - known as the 3+2 Decree - that will reduce the duration of undergraduate studies from four years to three years while extending the duration of master's programs from one year to two years. ... More
Guatemala City, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was released Wednesday from prison in the U.S., after serving a sentence for accepting $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan. The former president flew to his home country the same day. ... More
Ramallah, February 27 (RHC)-- Israeli forces have fired tear gas at a group of Palestinian protesters demonstrating against the blockade of their city, Qalqilya, in the north of the occupied West Bank. ... More
Lima, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Lima Court Judge Lizy Béjar Monge said on Thursday that Editorial El Comercio is using its considerable media power to influence appeal results in a process against her. ... More
Abuja, February 27 (RHC)-- A bomb blast in the northeastern Nigerian town of Biu has claimed the lives of at least 18 people. According to Babagana Kyari, a civilian vigilante, on Thursday, “at least 18 people, including three women, died... and several others were injured” when a bomber targeted the Tashar Gandu motor park in Biu, Borno State. ... More
Washington, February 27 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry will boycott next week’s annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) lobbying group, a report says. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A political movement affiliated with the ruling coalition in Argentina was the target of an armed attack on Wednesday. ... More
United Nations, February 27 (RHC)-- The United Nations has reported "credible and reliable" accounts of torture at U.S. military facilities in Afghanistan which took place in 2013. ... More
Malabo, February 27 (RHC)-- The Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Equatorial Guinea, Coumba Mar Gadio said that the United Nations recognizes and acknowledges Cuba's solidarity and cooperation with African countries and other peoples the world over.... More
Luxembourg, February 27 (RHC)-- There is a new development in the case of a U.S. soldier who went AWOL in 2007 and sought asylum in Germany because he opposed the war in Iraq. ... More
Mexico City, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A teachers union in Mexico announced Thursday that it will resort to its tactics, declaring itself on maximum alert and preparing its members for civil disobedience and rebellion. ... More
Bogota, February 27 (XINHUA-RHC)-- Colombian officers seized on Thursday 431 kg of cocaine that is estimated t at $12 million on the black market.... More
Washington, February 27 (PL-RHC)-- Cuban and U.S. delegations met Friday in Washington, DC for the second round of talks to re-establish diplomatic relations and open embassies in both capitals.... More
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