Quito, June 20 (RHC) -- Ecuador Thursday called on the United Nations and other human rights agencies to defend the rights of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.... More


Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama says that Washington will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, but without sending in ground troops. In a White House announcement on Thursday, the U.S. president said: "Armed forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq." ... More


Brasilia, June 20 (PL-RHC) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff remains the favorite to get re-elected in October with 39 percent in vote intention, a survey by Ibope revealed. ... More


Caracas, June 20 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Latin America's armed forces are increasingly working together to ensure peace in the region and promote unity, Ecuadoran Defense Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said Thursday.... More


Ramallah, June 20 (RHC)-- New clashes have erupted in the occupied West Bank as part of an Israeli crackdown over the kidnapping of three teenagers. At least one Palestinian teenager was killed today when Israeli soldiers opened fire near Hebron. ... More


Montevideo, June 20 (PL-RHC) -- The first Uruguayan satellite, Antelsat, was launched into space Friday, on occasion of the 250th birthday of leader Jose Gervasio Artigas.... More


Islamabad, June 20 (RHC)-- A Pakistani military offensive against the Taliban has reportedly displaced tens of thousands of people. Agence France-Presse reports more than 90,000 have fled their homes in North Waziristan since last month. ... More


Santiago de Chile, June 20 (Xinhua-RHC) -- An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale shook Chile's northern regions of Antofagasta and Tarapaca on Thursday, the National Seismological Center (CNS) reported.... More


Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- A U.S. military tribunal has charged an Iraqi prisoner at the U.S. Army prison at Guantánamo with war crimes. Abd al Hadi al-Iraqi is accused of plotting and ordering attacks on Western troops in Afghanistan. He has been held at Guantánamo for more than seven years, and is classified as one of 16 "high-value" prisoners. ... More


Santo Domingo, June 20 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and President of the Dominican Republic, Danilo Medina, discussed trade on Thursday, according to reports from Santo Domingo.... More


Washington, June 20 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama has unveiled new measures aimed at protecting marine life from pollution and over-fishing. The United States will create the world’s largest ocean preserves by expanding federally protected waters in the Pacific Ocean. ... More


Atlanta, June 20 (RHC)-- A mosquito-transmitted illness called the Chikungunya Virus, has now spread to the United States.... More


Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel called on all Cubans to work with strict commitment to legality and to fight social indiscipline, Prensa Latina news reported on Thursday.... More


Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- Cuban Vice President and Revolution Commander Ramiro Valdes visited the city of Cardenas, located in western Matanzas province, where he evaluated investment projects underway in the local railroad sector, the electric system and tourism.... More


Havana, June 20 (RHC)-- The Cuban Ministry of Industries will hold its First International Congress and Exhibit June 23rd through the 27th in an effort to encourage foreign investment in the sector as part of its strategic goals.... More


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