Jan 17, -- Artemisa won 5-1 to Mayabeque and Las Tunas 3-1 to Matanzas and went on to command the rise of Cuban football tournament that gives two tickets to the National Championship, which starts the 25th of this month, with the presence of 10 selections on five stadiums in the country.... More
Cuban GM Leinier Dominguez scored his 2nd consecutive win at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament after winning to his Hungarian counterpart Richar Rapport on Friday, in a contest which takes place until January 26th in 3 cities of Holland.... More
Mexico City, January 17 (RHC)-– Mexican federal forces have taken over police duties in 20 towns in the state of Michoacan, where vigilante groups are fighting a drug cartel, an official said on Thursday.... More
New York, January 17 (RHC)-- Human Rights Watch has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to rein in Washington's spying activities and respect the privacy rights of people around the world. The letter, sent to the U.S. president on Thursday, says that "the U.S. government should make clear in words and in practice its commitment to respecting the privacy rights of all people, in the U.S. and beyond.” ... More
Rio de Janeiro, January 17 (RHC)-- According to local authorities the death toll from flash floods that devastated Itaoca, a small Brazilian town in southeastern state of Sao Paulo, earlier this week has climbed to 14 after two more bodies were found Thursday. ... More
La Paz, January 17 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Evo Morales Thursday endorsed the appointments of new parliamentary leaders for the 2014-2015 legislative term.... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. military plans to establish an intelligence center in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain in a bid to compensate for its dwindling presence in the war-torn Afghanistan. ... More
Ramallah, January 17 (RHC)-- Israel is moving to grab more Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank as residents are given demolition orders, according to a report from Press TV.... More
Santiago, January 17 (RHC)-- Chile's president-elect Michelle Bachelet is expected to announce her new cabinet by January 27th, a task seen by some analysts as quite challenging as she was brought to power by a seven-party coalition.... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Senate has failed to renew the jobless benefits that expired last month. Some 1.4 million Americans have lost their aid for long-term unemployment after Republicans refused to extend without an equal amount in spending cuts. ... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called on Syria's divided foreign-backed opposition to join the upcoming peace conference in Geneva. Kerry said in remarks published on Thursday that the purpose of the Geneva II conference is to find a way to install a transitional government. ... More
Baghdad, January 17 (RHC)-- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has appealed for international support amid spiraling violence and a fight with militants. ... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The U.S. Air Force unit responsible for overseeing the country’s nuclear missiles is facing a major cheating scandal amongst its ranks. At least 34 officers have lost their security clearances over allegations they helped each other cheat on a monthly proficiency exam last year. ... More
Havana, January 17 (RHC)-- Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Teresita Gonzalez Fraga. has announced that everything necessary has been done to welcome the participants to the 2nd Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Havana. ... More
Washington, January 17 (RHC)-- The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban Five announced in Washington the agenda of activities for the 3rd Solidarity Campaign with the anti-terrorist fighters, to take place June 4th through the 11th.... More
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