Lima, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- An anti-corruption operation in Peru jailed four high-ranking police officers for extortion and a prison search found over 100 liters of illegal liquor made in-house.... More
Kuala Lumpur, December 25 (RHC)-- Torrential downpours and high tides have created chaos in Malaysia's northeastern states of Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang, displacing around 62,000 people. According to reports on Wednesday, more than 26,000 people in Kelantan, over 22,000 in Terengganu and nearly 13,000 in Pahang were forced to evacuate their homes and seek shelter due to the overflow of rivers. ... More
Ayotzinapa, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- At a mass held by Vatican official Christophe Pierre, parents of the missing 42 Ayotzinapa students have asked Pope Francis for a meeting and for his aid in finding their children.... More
Manila, December 25 (RHC)-- Floods have forced more than 120,000 people to leave their homes in parts of Indonesia's Aceh Province, an official says. The displaced people are from seven districts in Aceh which have been hit by flooding after Sunday's heavy rain, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency, said on Wednesday. ... More
Brasilia, December 25 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has announced the names of 13 members of her second-term Cabinet, according to media reports.... More
La Paz, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Bolivia's legislature declared Poopo Lake, located in Oruro department, as a disaster area due to the death of thousands of fish and waterfowl.... More
Dallas, December 25 (RHC)-- A Dallas police officer has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman three times while on duty. Officer David Kattner forced the woman to perform sexual acts while he had his hand on his duty weapon, the Dallas Morning News has reported. ... More
Bogotá, December 25 (RHC-PL) -- President Juan Manuel Santos has reiterated his confidence that 2015 will be a year of progress, equality and peace for all Colombians, who have suffered from the effects of an armed conflict which has dragged on for more than half a century.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 25 (RHC-PL) -- Several prominent personalities in Chile, led by President Michelle Bachelet, and the media, have highlighted the new diplomatic chapter between Cuba and the United States and in general have welcomed the resumption of diplomatic relations. The development received an enthusiastic welcome from Bachelet and an optimistic statement from the Chilean Foreign Ministry.... More
Havana, December 25 (RHC-teleSUR) -- The Cuban and Russian governments signed a new agreement Tuesday which will promote the exchange of legal professionals between the two nations.... More
Basseterre, December 25 (RHC-CUOPM) -– Positive reactions to the thaw in Cuba-U.S. relations continue, with St. Kitts and Nevis’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Patrice Nisbett, welcoming the resumption of relations between the United States and Cuba. ... More
San Juan, December 25 (RHC),-- The new scenario created after the announcement by Cuba and the United States that they will move toward normalizing bilateral relations, was the main focus of a meeting this past Tuesday at the San Juan-based US State Department's Office for Puerto Rico between government officials and Puerto Rican business executives to review studies conducted in Puerto Rico in advance of the eagerly awaited US-Cuba rapprochement. ... More
Washington, December 25 (RHC), -- A leading US investment group has identified billions of dollars worth of opportunities in Cuba, following US President Barack Obama's announcement of plans to re-establish ties with the Caribbean island nation.... More
Berlin, December 25 (RHC-IANS) -– A total of 128 sculptures of bears that form part of a German itinerant exhibition aimed at promoting tolerance and understanding among nations will open in Havana next January 16th. ... More
Hanover, December 25 (AP-RHC) -- The U.S. government's recent moves to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba comes as Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, prepares to launch a program to send students and faculty to Havana for 15 weeks next fall. ... More
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