A Cuban physician, doctor Reynol Juara, regards as a true “miracle” the survival of his newborn son who almost died during childbirth. Juara described as excellent the attention given to the young patient and his mother at a Matanzas province hospital.... More
Tel Aviv, January 5 (RHC)-- Israel has decided to halt the flow of taxation revenues collected for the Palestinian Authority in response to President of Palestinian Unity Government Mahmoud Abbas' move to sign the Rome Statute. The estimated amount is 500 million Shekels ($127 million USD), which represents a cornerstone in the Palestinian National General Budget. ... More
Caracas, January 5 (RHC-Mercopress) -- Venezuela now holds a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council for two years.... More
London, January 5 (RHC)-- British activists have filed a lawsuit against Israeli military commanders over a deadly attack on a Gaza-bound peace flotilla back in 2010. According to reports from London, the activists have asked Scotland Yard to investigate whether Israeli military officers committed war crimes. ... More
Moscow, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro landed in Russia Monday for a working meeting en route to the CELAC-China Summit in Beijing as part of an international tour. The president was received in Moscow by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov.... More
Kabul, January 5 (RHC)-- Around two dozen civilians have been killed in Afghanistan after shelling struck a wedding party in Helmand province.... More
Mexico City, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will meet with his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama in Washington to discuss the disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero more than three months ago.... More
Paris, January 5 (RHC)-- In the French capital, hundreds of people desperate to change the nation's housing policies stormed and occupied an abandoned public hospital. With chants like "Apply the Law" and "Housing for Everyone," many activists could not believe that such a spacious building sits unused while housing inequalities have soared. ... More
La Paz, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales condemned the infiltration of his political party by the CIA during a nationally broadcast TV interview on Sunday.... More
Berlin, January 5 (RHC)-- Germany has called on Greece to uphold the terms of its international bailout agreement, a day after reports showed Berlin is ready to let Athens quit the eurozone. The office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that Berlin expected Athens to stick to the terms of bailout agreement after January-25 snap elections and possible changes in the government. ... More
Mexico City, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The committee of family members and classmates of the missing students announced Saturday that they intend to symbolically occupy military barracks throughout Mexico. The announcement came after an assembly held by the parents, classmates, and supporters of the forcibly disappeared 43 students. Over 180 delegates from various national and international organizations also participated in the meeting.... More
London, January 5 (RHC)-- A new British government report warns about a "significant" threat posed by the smuggling of guns and drugs into the United Kingdom by parcel delivery services. The report says that guns, ammunition and drugs are being smuggled into Britain by air freight, sea ferries and mail services. ... More
Caracas, January 5 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday he would consider the release of the jailed far-right opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez if the United States agreed to release Oscar Lopez Rivera, a Puerto Rican nationalist currently held in a U.S. prison.... More
New York, January 5 (RHC-PL) -- Groups of solidarity with Cuba and social organizations in New York welcomed the return home of the five Cuban counter-terrorism fighters held in U.S. prisons.... More
Las Vegas, January 5 (RHC)-- More U.S. people respond to criticism over President Obama's announcement in December to change policy on Cuba. And this is the case of William V. Lofton from Las Vegas, Nevada. “I was disappointed by the comments by one of my favorite writers, Rich Lowry. He feels President Barack Obama was wrong in loosening every economic sanction possible and offering diplomatic relations to Cuba, according to a letter sent to Las Vegas Review-Journal on Monday.... More
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