Gaza City, July 28 (RHC)-- More than 1,000 Palestinians have so far been killed in Israel’s 21-day military offensive against the besieged Gaza Strip. On Monday, Palestinian medics told Press TV that nearly 1,050 people, including a large number of women and children, have lost their lives in the Israeli attacks since July 8th and more than 6,200 have been wounded.... More


Caracas, July 28 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) on Saturday appointed Nicolas Maduro as head of the party after the death of its founder Hugo Chavez last year.... More


Gaza City, July 28 (RHC)-- A multinational group of doctors have written an open letter denouncing the Israeli war and crippling siege on the Gaza Strip. The doctors have voiced their opposition to the relentless onslaught in the blockaded enclave, describing the war on Gaza “a ruthless assault of unlimited duration, extent and intensity.”... More


Caracas, July 28 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Venezuela's ex-general Hugo Carvajal, wanted by the United States over drug trafficking charges and arrested several days ago on the Caribbean island of Aruba, was released Sunday and returned to Caracas.... More


Tripoli, July 28 (RHC)-- Several countries have advised their nationals in Libya to leave the country immediately amid a raging battle in the capital, Tripoli. On Sunday, Cairo called on its citizens in Tripoli and Benghazi to seek "safer areas in Libya or head to the Libya-Tunisia border." The violence also prompted Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands to follow suit. ... More


Buenos Aires, July 28 (Mercopress-RHC) -– Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez left on Friday for Santa Cruz province, where she stayed over the weekend and analyzed New York Argentinian/holdouts case briefings. ... More


New York, July 28 (RHC)-- Fast food workers in the United States have voted to intensify their protest campaign over working conditions by non-violent civil disobedience. Over 1,300 workers demanding higher wages and union representation voted Saturday to add sit-down strikes and restaurant occupations to their campaign to win $15-an-hour wages and a union.... More


Uruguay to Open Embassy in Angola

Montevideo, July 28 PL-RHC) -- Uruguay will open an embassy in Angola to deepen relations with that country and with all states in sub-Saharan Africa, an official source announced today.... More


Montevideo, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- President Jose Mujica of Uruguay will attend the tribute to the late president Hugo Chávez of Venezuela in Caracas and the upcoming Summit of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) in the Venezuelan capital, the presidency in Montevideo has confirmed.... More


Washington, July 28 (RHC)-- Former Republican Party nominee for U.S. President Mitt Romney would defeat President Barack Obama in the popular vote if a rematch of the 2012 U.S. presidential election were held today, a new poll shows.... More


Bogota, July 28 (PL-RHC) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Bogota on Monday for a two-day official visit to Colombia, diplomatic sources say.... More


Havana, July 28 (RHC) – Cuba’s First Vice President, Miguel Diaz-Canel, is heading the island’s delegation attending the special session of the 3rd Congress of Venezuela’s United Socialist Party and commemorations for the 60th birthday of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez Frias.... More


Havana, July 28 (RHC) – On August 13th, which marks the 88th birthday of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro, the Culture Center in Quito, Ecuador, will host the premiere of a documentary film on the environment-related thinking of Fidel Castro.... More


Johannesburg, July 28 (RHC) – South Africa's ruling African National Congress has launched a Cuban Solidarity Campaign -- pledging to work against long-standing U.S. economic blockade against the Caribbean island nation. ... More


Havana, July 28 (RHC) –- A new sustainable agriculture program is underway in Cuba aimed at enhancing the production-commercialization chain. ... More


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