Quito, February 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Representatives from grassroots indigenous groups throughout Ecuador issued a call Monday to engage in a direct dialogue with the government of President Rafael Correa. ... More
Tel Aviv, February 24 (RHC)-- An NGO has reported an unprecedented 40-percent climb in illegal settlement construction in the Israeli-occupied West Bank within the past year. In its latest report on Monday, the Israel-based Peace Now group said the construction of 3,100 "residential units" began last year in West Bank settlements, while 4,485 tenders for construction were launched in East Jerusalem settlement districts during 2014, "a record high for at least a decade." ... More
Mexico City, February 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- In response to critical comments made on Sunday night at the Oscar awards ceremony by Mexican director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) published a sharp congratulations on Monday morning on its Twitter account. Later, the country's PRI president Enrique Pena Nieto responded to the acclaimed director’s message. ... More
Gaza City, February 24 (RHC)-- The Israeli regime forces have opened fire on Palestinian farmers in Gaza Strip, stepping up a campaign against the coastal sliver’s agricultural properties. ... More
United Nations, February 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez denounced foreign interference and the economic war being waged on Venezuela during her presentation Monday at the United Nations Security Council. ... More
Madrid, February 24 (RHC)-- An earthquake measuring five on the Richter scale has jolted central Spain, sending shockwaves through the country’s capital, Madrid. The Monday temblor, whose epicenter was located seven kilometers (4.3 miles) from the town of Ossa de Montiel, near Albacete, about 220 kilometers southeast of Madrid, sent many panicked office workers into the streets. ... More
Quito, February 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- Ecuador's President Rafael Correa has announced a measure to cut his own salary and those of public servants earning more than US$6,000 per month by 5 to 10 percent, to help finance the hiring of 2,187 medical professionals and programs to combat maternal mortality. ... More
London, February 24 (RHC)-- A new study reveals that 20 million people are living in poverty in the United Kingdom. The situation has been exposed in a new book called “Breadline Britain,” which shows poverty has doubled since 1983, and is set to get worse over the next five years. ... More
Asunción, February 24 (RHC-EFE) – Pope Francis will visit Paraguay from July 10-12 on a brief trip to South America that will also include stops in Bolivia and Ecuador, the head of the Tourism Secretariat, Marcela Bacigalupo, announced on Monday, predicting a heavy influx of foreigners to the country.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC-teleSUR) -- A Cuban medical researcher refuted the coverage that perpetuated disparaging myths about the island nation, by Miami-based media of an international study on the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) released earlier this month.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC) -– Cubans are commemorating the 120th anniversary of the resumption of the independence war against Spanish colonial rule.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC) -– Cuba's Communist Party has agreed to hold the VII Party Congress next year and approve a new electoral law, local media said. The holding of the Party congress in April 2016 was announced in Tuesday morning's edition of Granma newspaper.... More
Washington, February 24 (RHC) – A ruling this week by the U.S. Supreme Court favored Cuba in litigation underway for several years against an American company, which was illegally marketing Dominican cigars under the Cuban brand Cohiba.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC) -– Cuban President Raul Castro and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are among the guests expected at the inauguration of Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez this coming Sunday in Montevideo.... More
Havana, February 24 (RHC) –- Cuban President Raul Castro has congratulated the children's group La Colmenita on its 25th anniversary.... More
More Views
- Cuba commemorates 25th anniversary of Elián's return home
- Cuba Denounces U.S. for Denying Visa to Volleyball Team
- Venezuela denounces that El Salvador violates international law by kidnapping migrants
- New study shows nearly 100,000 Palestinians killed in Israeli genocidal aggression against Gaza
- Statement by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Cuba does not recognize any authority of the Organization of American States
