Rome, January 24 (RHC)-- German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin wants Greece to remain in the eurozone as polls show that anti-bailout opposition party Syriza is likely to sweep to power in this weekend’s election and will then determine whether Athens stays in the single currency bloc. ... More


Buenos Aires, Januar 24 (RHC-teleSUR), -- Government officials said Friday that rogue agents from Argentina's own intelligence services were behind the death of Alberto Nisman, a state prosecutor and lead investigator in the deadly 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people and injured hundreds in Buenos Aires.... More


Havana, January 24 (RHC) -- The opening of relations between the U.S. and Cuba could be very good news for American exporters, among them, farmers. The decades-long U.S. economic blockade has made doing business very difficult, but that situation could soon change. Wheat farmers in particular see good times ahead.... More


Miami, January 24 (RHC) Port Canaveral officials are starting to focus on Cuba as a future market for both cargo and cruise business, FloridaToday reports.... More


Montevideo, Jan 24, (RHC-PL), -- Uruguayan President Jose Mujica welcomed the recent diplomatic contacts between Cuba and the United States, saying they pave the way for a more global package of trade facilities for Latin America.... More


New York, January 24 (RHC) – MasterCard has announced it will begin handling U.S. credit card transactions in Cuba on March 1, making the credit card company the first to adjust to the U.S. Department of Treasury's plan to lift a ban on doing business in Cuba.... More


Buenos Aires, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez said Thursday through her personal website that she does not believe late attorney Alberto Nisman committed suicide, revealing new evidence in the case.... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The United Nations says it supports a security plan, proposed by Mexico’s president, which would involve dissolving local governments with possible links to organized crime, as long as it is a temporary measure.... More


United Nations, January 23 (RHC)-- A UN agency tasked with providing aid for Palestinians will suspend its activities in the war-torn Gaza Strip due to a lack of funds. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will suspend its aid program in war-torn Gaza by the end of January, by which time it will have run out of money for the aid activities in Gaza. ... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-teleSUR)-- The Mexican Attorney General's Office admitted Wednesday that organized crime effectively governed many parts of the southern state of Guerrero where the 43 Ayotzinapa students were disappeared at the end of September.... More


Washington, January 23 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says he will not meet the Israeli prime minster when he visits the United States in March. The White House announced Thursday that Benjamin Netanyahu and Obama will not meet amid the administration's clashes with a Republican-led Congress, specifically over new sanctions against Iran. ... More


Riyad, January 23 (RHC)-- Oil prices have surged following the news of the death of Saudi Arabia's king, but uncertainty still lingers in the energy markets as investors are watching to see if the kingdom will change its oil production policy amid plunging prices. ... More


Bogota, January 23 (RHC-EFE)-– Implementing some of the agreements reached during peace talks between the Colombian government and the leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) could destroy a great part of the country’s environment, the Colombian office of the United Nations has warned.... More


Mexico City, January 23 (RHC-EFE) -- Mexican security forces rescued 23 people who were being held by kidnappers in caves in the southern state of Guerrero, a source in the federal Attorney General's Office said Thursday.... More


Sanna, January 23 (RHC)-- Yemen is facing political collapse following the mass resignations of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, his prime minister and entire cabinet. Thursday’s exodus came just hours after Shia Houthi rebels stormed the presidential compound in the capital city of Sanaa. ... More


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