Sao Paulo, November 5 (RHC-Mercopress) -- MERCOSUR and the Pacific Alliance are not contradictory competing blocs, and can advance towards a mutually beneficial convergence, said Chile's Economy minister Luis Felipe Cespedes.... More


Baghdad, November 5 (RHC)-- In Iraq, the death toll from an ISIS assault on members of a Sunni tribe over the past few days has topped 300. The Albu Nimr tribe had fought ISIS for weeks in Anbar province, but was forced to retreat after running low on supplies and an ignored plea for help from the Iraqi government in Baghdad. ... More


Caracas, November 5 (RHC-EFE) -- A Colombian militia chief wanted in his country for murder and land theft was extradited to Bogotá on Tuesday, the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry said.... More


Quito, November 5 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta Jacobson in Quito Tuesday to discuss bilateral issues.... More


Georgetown, November 5 (RHC-Gina) -- Guyana's Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport will host an indigenous song festival with the aim of preserving indigenous languages and raising awareness.... More


Mexico City, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Thousands of workers from Mexico's aviation trade unions and students of aviation schools took to the streets and Terminal 2 of Mexico City's International Airport to demand the government stop the negotiations of a bilateral agreement with the United States that will allow U.S. carriers to operate without restrictions in Mexico's airspace.... More


Bogotá, November 5 (teleSUR-RHC) -- Peace expert Carlos Medina Gallego called for a common fund to be established among countries in support of Colombia’s peace process, in the wake of offers of assistance from Europe during President Juan Manuel Santos’ visit to the continent.... More


Tehran, November 5 (RHC)-- Iranians have held massive rallies across the country to mark the 35th anniversary of the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran. In the capital, a large group demonstrators gathered outside the building of the former U.S. embassy, also known as the “Den of Espionage,” on Tuesday and chanted slogans against the United States and Israel. ... More


Paris, November 5 (RHC)-- Transport workers in France have begun a nationwide strike "in defense of public transport," according to reports from Paris. The rail and metro strike was called by the CGT, one of France’s largest trade unions, for Tuesday in response to controversial rail reforms approved this summer. ... More


St. Louis, November 5 (RHC)-- Local authorities in Ferguson, Missouri, have privately conceded they sought a no-fly zone to limit media coverage of the protests that erupted after the police killing of Michael Brown. ... More


Minneapolis, November 5 (RHC)-- In the United States, the movement to change the name of the NFL’s Washington Redskins football team has followed the team on the road. ... More


Sports News Roundup Nov. 5

The First Triathlon of Havana and Ibero-American Championships, which will get underway next January 25th in Havana, was officially presented today in the Spanish capital as a unique initiative that links sports, culture and tourism. ... More


Havana, November 5 (RHC-acn) -- Cuba's First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel has visited the International Trade Fair of Havana, FIHAV 2104.... More


Havana, November 5 (RHC-acn) -- Cuban and U.S. religious leaders expressed their commitment to continue working for the normalization of relations between the two countries, and the return home of three Cuban anti-terrorist fighters imprisoned in U.S. jails.... More


Havana, November 5 (RHC-ACN) -- The Distributor of Cuban Medical Services, presented Wednesday in Havana, their portfolio of opportunities at the XXXII International Fair of Havana 2014, FIHAV 2014, which is taking place at Expocuba.... More


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