Washington, June 21 (RHC)-- While the Barack Obama administration is sending up to 300 military advisers to fight against the Sunni uprising that has taken over large parts of Iraq, the U.S. president is also considering launching military strikes at the Iraqi government’s request.... More
Havana, June 21 (RHC)-- The Cuban Market was the target of increasing interest of foreign entrepreneurs in 2013 despite the adverse international scenario that affects the island’s economy.... More
Havana, June 21 (RHC)-- The Cuban government strongly rejected on Saturday the blacklisting of the island by the U.S. State Department in its annual Trafficking in Persons Report by calling it a groundless unilateral practice and an offense against the Cuban people.... More
The Cuban National Ballet Company began a two-weekend season of Swan Lake, the most famous classic in the history of ballet. ... More
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
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