Havana, February 18 (RHC) -– Initiatives deployed by the Government of Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa to support the inclusion in society of the vulnerable sector of citizens with physical or mental disabilities have received important support from Cuba.... More
Havana, February 18 (RHC)-- Antonio Guerrero, one of the Cuban Five, has been nominated for the “28 de Septiembre” Award during one of the assemblies for the 55th anniversary of Cuba's Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDR) taking place as part of the political process and strengthening of the mass organization.... More
Rome, February 17 (RHC)-- Italy says it may ponder military action in Libya after the release of a recent video of mass beheading by ISIL Takfiris in the North African country showed that militants are closer than ever to the Italian shores. ... More
Cuban Chess GM Leinier Domínguez drew in the 2nd stage of the Chess Grand Prix 2014-2015, being played in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.... More
Brasilia, February 17 (RHC-PL) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has stressed the importance of protecting and defending children and adolescents against any violation of their rights, especially during the Carnival season.... More
Abu Dhabi, February 17 (RHC)-- The United Arab Emirates' F-16 fighter jets have hit oil refineries controlled by the ISIL terror group, state media reports. The warplanes targeted oil refineries held by "the Daesh (ISIL) organization, with the aim of drying up its sources of finance," said the state news agency WAM on Monday, using the Arabic acronym for the extremist group. ... More
Brussels, February 17 (RHC)-- Talks between Greece and its European creditors have collapsed amid disagreement over the future of German-backed austerity. ... More
Dallas, February 17 (RHC)-- A U.S. federal judge in Texas has blocked President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration. In November, Obama outlined programs aimed at providing relief from deportation to as many as five million people. ... More
Bogotá, February 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda began a three-day tour in Spain Tuesday in an effort to counter an international campaign against the peace process launched by former President Álvaro Uribe last week.... More
Buenos Aires, February 17 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira rejected claims that the recent agreements reached by Argentina with China can interfere with MERCOSUR, while his Argentinian counterpart Hector Timerman said that the package of accords with Beijing will “actually benefit MERCOSUR.”... More
Moscow, February 17 (RHC)-- Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab says cyber criminals have robbed as much as $1 billion (870 million euros) from banks around the globe in a wave of cyberattacks that started in 2013 and are still going on. ... More
Lima, February 17 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Political powers in Peru are stalling vital reforms to end corruption in its electoral system, Congresswoman Rosa Mavila told teleSUR Monday.... More
Maputo, February 17 (RHC)-- Cholera epidemic has claimed 28 lives in Mozambique following heavy rains and floods that lashed out the southeast African country. According to Mozambican officials, the death toll has climbed to 28 from 19 deaths reported last week. The number of infections has increased to 2,400, up from last week’s 1,702 cases. ... More
Buenos Aires, February 17 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Victims of Argentina's Israelite Mutual Association (AMIA) case and a group of attorneys criticized Monday a silent march being organized by judges and attorneys set for Wednesday.... More
Chapel Hill, February 17 (RHC)-- A grand jury in the U.S. state of North Carolina has indicted a 46-year-old white man on three counts of murder in the shooting deaths of three Muslim students. ... More
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