Havana, December 18 (RHC-PL) -- Cuban Minister of Public Health, Roberto Morales Ojeda, has said that the country is passing through a favorable hygienic-epidemiologic situation and all conditions are given to cut dengue transmission present in some island territories.... More
The Cuban economy expects to stop the downward trend of the last years in 2015, but this will demand organizational discipline and efficiency, explained Vice President Marino Murillo.... More
The 2nd day of the Playa Girón National Boxing Tournament left unexpected setbacks for middleweight Carlos Banteur and light Iván Oñate to men of lower rank.... More
Vatican City, December 17 (RHC-PL) -- Pope Francis today welcomed the first step towards the restoration of relations between Cuba and the United States after more than half a century of bilateral disputes.... More
Berlin, December 17 (RHC)-- A human rights group in Berlin, Germany, has filed a criminal complaint against the architects of the George W. Bush administration’s torture program. ... More
Mexico City, December 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Recent takeovers and new forms of government are scarcely made public, yet highly significant responses to the police attack on the students of the Raul Isidro Burgos teacher training school at Ayotzinapa last September 26th, resulting in six deaths, 25 injuries and 43 forced disappearances.... More
Islamabad, December 17 (RHC)-- The death toll from a Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar, Pakistan, has risen to 145, making it the deadliest single attack in the group’s history. ... More
Miami, December 17 (RHC)-- Former Florida Republican Governor Jeb Bush has announced he will "actively explore" a run for U.S. president in 2016. Jeb Bush is the brother of former President George W. Bush and the son of former President George H. W. Bush. ... More
Havana, December 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) announced Tuesday that in the upcoming days the group might announce another unilateral Christmas cease-fire.... More
Cleveland, December 17 (RHC)-- Medical examiners in the United States label the shooting death of a 12-year-old African American by Cleveland police as homicide. ... More
Mexico City, December 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Leader of Mexico’s Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Carlos Navarrete, has called on the federal government to adopt new strategies to ensure civilian safety in the central state of Michoacan.... More
Chicago, December 17 (RHC)-- Hacktivists have leaked an audio recording, which reveals the U.S. police spied on protesters against police brutality in Chicago. ... More
Lima, December 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A Peruvian congressional commission introduced its working plan to investigate the links between political parties and illicit activities such as drug trafficking and illegal mining. The commission will go further than investigating political parties and the legislative body by including other institutions of government. Leftist congresswoman Rosa Mavila has been chosen as head of the commission.... More
Washington, December 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. Congressman has claimed that CIA torture methods were effective in preventing al-Qaeda from staging terrorist attacks in the United States after 9/11. U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, disagreed with CIA Director John Brennan’s assessment that it is “unknowable” whether the spy agency’s brutal techniques were effective in saving lives. ... More
Castries, December 17 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Government officials in Saint Lucia have rejected a request by the United Kingdom to waive its death penalty, in exchange for assistance in solving crime.... More
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