Sport News Roundup March 26

Villa Clara showed its lineage of current monarch of Cuban baseball, and by the of hand Ismel Jimenez, overcame 8-2 to Holguin in the final challenge of the regular Season for the last playoff spot. ... More


Caracas, March 26 (RHC) -- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday his government has detained three Air Force generals linked to a coup plot by hardline right-wing opposition groups. ... More


Brasilia, March 26 (RHC) – Brazil's lower house of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies, has passed a new anti-spy Internet law in the wake of recent revelations about global spying activities by the United States, PressTV news channel reported.... More


Moscow, March 26 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Russia accused Ukrainian authorities Wednesday of violating a bilateral agreement on air transportation and putting air travelers at risk.... More


Damascus, March 26 (RHC-NNN) - The Syrian army on Tuesday thwarted rebels' offensive against a key military observation site, in the north-western province of Latakia, inflicting heavy losses upon the rebels, Syria's state media reported.... More


Caracas, March 26 (RHC) -- The Venezuelan Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced opposition politician Daniel Ceballos to one year in prison on charges of treason and civil rebellion.... More


Berlin, March 26 (RHC-Agencies) -- Former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt has criticized the West for its Russia policy of imposing sanctions and stopping cooperation in the G8 amid the Ukraine crisis, according to media reports on Wednesday.... More


Kabul, March 26 (RHC-Xinhua) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday utterly rejected rumors suggesting he would sign the controversial Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with Washington before he steps down to allow presence of a limited number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan after pullout of NATO-led troops from the country by the end of this year.... More


Brasilia, March 26 (RHC) -- A Brazilian official on Tuesday slammed the downgrade of his country's credit rating by Standard & Poor's, saying the rating agency is incompetent and Brazil's economy is solid, Xinhua news agency reported.... More


Moscow, March 26 (RHC-RIA Novosti) -- All military garrisons deployed in Crimea have raised Russian flags, the Russian General Staff said Wednesday.... More


Forest Fire Cuts Power in Caracas

Caracas, March 26 (RHC) – A forest fire on a mountain overlooking Caracas has knocked out power to the downtown area of the Venezuelan capital. ... More


Kuala Lumpur, March 26 (RHC-Bernama) -- New satellite images have detected 122 potential objects that may be related to the missing Malaysia Airlines (MAS) Flight MH370 aircraft, approximately 2,557 km from Perth, Australia.... More


Asunción, March 26 (RHC) A general strike called in Paraguay by unions, farmer and social organizations has had a strong impact on several economic sectors following the large participation by the workers.... More


Washington, March 26 (RHC) US authorities announced that the number of deaths due to a landslide Saturday in the Northeastern state of Washington increased to 24, with 176 missing persons.... More


Havana, March 26 (RHC) The Cuban State Security Organs marked their 55th anniversary fully involved in fighting crime and supporting activities in keeping with the ongoing economic and social transformations in the country.... More


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