Baghdad, November 15 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has dismissed over two dozen military officers and retired a further 10 in an anti-corruption drive.... More


La Paz, November 15 (RHC-PL), -- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expert, Pablo Delfang is in Bolivia to advise the nuclear project with peaceful aims designed by the Government of president Evo Morales, according to a report circulated in La Paz Friday.... More


Kingston, November 14 (RHC-NNN) -- A Jamaican researcher has warned that the Caribbean will have to take steps to respond to climate change, as predictions are that the region will become increasingly hotter and drier if the global temperature rise continues or increases.... More


Economic Update November 14

After 6 days of fruitful exchange between entrepreneurs and officials from more than 60 nations, the 32th International Fair of Havana closed at the Palace of Conventions last Friday.... More


Mexico City, November 14 (RHC-PL) -- Relatives of the 43 missing students left today on a caravan tour of several parts of Mexico to spread information and seek public support to demand a speedier investigation.... More


Washington, November 14 (RHC)-- Top U.S. military commander General Martin Dempsey says the Pentagon is considering the deployment of combat troops to Iraq to allegedly fight against the ISIL terrorist group. Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. military's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee on Thursday that the Pentagon is considering recommending that U.S. troops fight alongside Iraqi forces to capture Mosul or border areas with Syria from ISIL terrorists. ... More


Geneva, November 14 (RHC)-- The United States has been grilled for a second and final day by the United Nations Committee Against Torture in Geneva. The cross-examination on Thursday covered issues including CIA’s “black sites,” indefinite detentions at the Guantanamo military prison in Cuba and prisoner abuse. ... More


Rome, November 14 (RHC-Andina) --Peruvian President Ollanta Humala arrived Friday at Rome’s Ciampino International Airport, prior to holding a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. On behalf of the Vatican Secretariat of State, the Peruvian President was welcomed by Monsignor Fernando Chica Arellano upon arrival.... More


Washington, November 14 (RHC)-- The United States is deleting a large amount of information about torture techniques it has used since the 9/11 attacks, says an activist and political analyst. ... More


Sinaloa, November 14 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Mexican authorities confirmed that Ismael Zambada, son of the powerful Sinaloa cartel leader of the same name, was detained last Wednesday in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, near its capital Culiacan.... More


Monrovia, November 14 (RHC)-- Liberia has lifted a state of emergency declared three months ago in the West African country following the outbreak of Ebola. ... More


Mexico City, November 14 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Residents of the State of Mexico, overwhelmed by recent wave of violence in their district, called for a day of action on Sunday, November 16th outside of Mexico City.... More


London, November 14 (RHC)-- British police say they have busted a human trafficking gang in Greater Manchester which allegedly tricked women into visiting Britain, then sold them into forced marriages. The 10 men and three women, aged between 24 and 57, were arrested after police raided homes across Manchester and Rochdale on Wednesday. ... More


Quito, November 14 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Ecuador's Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño engaged in talks with Ambassador Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Minister of Costa Rica and National Coordinator of CELAC, about its upcoming pro-tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Nations (CELAC) in 2015.... More


Havana, November 14 (RHC-acn) -- George Mavrikos, General Secretary of the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), will visit Cuba from November 15th to the 18th, as part of his present tour of Latin American nations.... More


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