Havana, January 17 (RHC-PL) – The Foreign Affairs Minister of Ghana, Hanna Serwaah, highlighted today her nation's strong ties with Cuba. In statements to the press, Serwaah pointed out that the objective of this visit to Havana is to strengthen the links with the island, which are already strong in itself.... More
Tegucigalpa, January 16 (NNN-UNNS) -- Delivering a “message of hope” on his first ever visit to Honduras, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the National Congress to draw on the tremendous diversity and voices of all the country's people as they undertake measures to address poverty, inequality and insecurity and move towards sustainable development.... More
Ramallah, January 16 (RHC)-- Israeli soldiers have shot and injured a young Palestinian man during a raid on a number of houses at a refugee camp north of the occupied West Bank. Palestinian security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said scuffles broke out between dozens of Palestinian youths and Israeli troops after the latter stormed a refugee camp in Jenin, and arrested four young Palestinians. ... More
La Paz, January 16 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivian Minister of Labor Daniel Santalla has announced that Bolivia has generated a half a million jobs in both the private and public sector since 2006.... More
Tel Aviv, January 16 (RHC)-- Israel says the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem would have been rejected by the regime's officials if she had traveled to the occupied territories. "The Swedish foreign minister would not have been given any official meetings in Israel if she had traveled here. What Sweden did was an utterly unfriendly action," said Emmanuel Nahshon, the Israeli Foreign Ministry's spokesman, on Thursday, referring to Stockholm's recognition of the Palestinian state. ... More
Mexico City, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio rejected that elements of the armed forces are linked in the missing of Mexican students, local media reported Thursday. At a news conference held Wednesday, after the security meeting in the northeastern region, Osorio stated that there is an interest in generating ignorance or wanting to involve the Army and the federal forces with the Iguala events.... More
Athens, January 16 (RHC)-- A recent opinion poll shows that Greece's anti-bailout opposition party Syriza holds a lead over the ruling conservatives, and is expected to grab the largest share of votes in this month's snap general election.... More
Bogota, January 16 (rhc-pl) -- The issue of threats made to human rights activists and peace process promoters remains latent today in Colombia amid expressions of rejection and demands to check those actions. A committee including Clara Lopez, president of Polo Democratico Alternativo; senator Ivan Cepeda, lawyer Piedad Cordoba and House representative Angela Maria Robledo, attended Wednesday a meeting in Casa de Narino (government house) to demand a thorough investigation into those threats.... More
Hollywood, January 16 (RHC)-- A documentary film featuring the story of Edward Snowden, the former U.S. National Security Agency contractor, has been nominated for the 2015 Academy Awards. "Citizenfour," directed by Laura Poitras, along with four other documentaries, earned an Oscar nomination for the Documentary Feature prize. ... More
Washington, January 16 (RHC)-- The White House had been aware of the CIA's plan to snoop on a Senate panel investigation of the agency's torture techniques and did not stop it, according to a report on Capitol Hill. ... More
Caracas, January 16 (RHC-Caribbeannews) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said that the PetroCaribe agreement will continue its path toward the consolidation and transformation of a great economic zone between the regional countries that are involved.... More
The Laura Alonso Ballet Company of the Havana based Prodanza Center received a standing ovation with Swan Lake in the prosperous southern Chinese city of Shenzhen... More
Havana, January 16 (RHC-Xinhua) -- The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Colombia's largest rebel group, said Thursday it was ready to negotiate a definitive bilateral ceasefire agreement with the government.... More
New York, January 16 (RHC)-- Airport workers have held rallies in several U.S. cities including New York City to demand higher wages. The rallies, organized by union officials from Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ, were part of several protests planned to mark the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. ... More
Quito, January 16 (RHC-PL) -- Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas and other authorities inaugurated the Innopolis Science and Technology Fair 'Knowledge is Freedom' on Thursday, in the year proclaimed as year of knowledge and innovation. The event is being held at the Yachay City of Knowledge Park, 150 km north of Quito, to promote an ecosystem of enterprising and innovation aimed at revitalizing national development.... More
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