Buenos Aires, August 27 (RHC) -- President Cristina Fernandez's administration said Tuesday it has revoked the Bank of New York-Mellon's authorization for operating in Argentina, a move that follows the financial institution's decision to block an interest payment Buenos Aires tried to make to its bondholders.... More
Washington, August 27 (RHC)-- U.S. officials say a Navy nurse who refused to force feed hunger-striking prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay military prison has been sent home, and is facing court martial. ... More
Quito, August 27 (EFE-RHC) -- The countries of the Americas have the highest obesity rate in the world, said Ecuador's representative to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Tuesday.... More
Lima, August 27 (Andina-RHC) -- Government officials from Colombia, Venezuela and Peru met on August 26th and 27th to discuss achievements and challenges facing the region in a bid to strengthen aboriginal people's rights to economic development, health, justice, and the right to their own language.... More
The 12th Pinar Hip Hop Festival will be held in the western city of Pinar del Río from September 5th through 7th to mark another anniversary of the city’s establishment. ... More
Havana, August 26 (RHC) -– Eight-year-old Marlon Mendez, who has a large collection of photos of Fidel Castro, has personally met with the leader of the Cuban Revolution.... More
Havana, August 26 (RHC) -– At the 20th Sao Paulo Forum in Bolivia, Cuba defended the viability of Socialism amid the current world crisis, which causes violence, instability, discontent and insecurity in many countries.... More
Gaza City, August 26 (RHC)-- Palestinian resistance groups and Israeli officials have reportedly reached an agreement on a permanent ceasefire for the besieged Gaza Strip. According to Palestinian sources, the Palestinians and the Israelis agreed to a permanent ceasefire on Tuesday. ... More
Paris, August 26 (RHC)-- France is in the midst of a political crisis after a dispute over harsh austerity policies caused the president to dissolve the government. ... More
Havana, August 26 (RHC) -- Cuba has witnessed a thriving private sector as the number of the self-employed increased by 3.4 percent in five months, according to local newspaper Trabajadores.... More
Bogotá, August 26 (RHC) -- Three Colombian soldiers were killed and four others wounded Monday in a battle with combatants of the rebel Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in the northeastern Arauca Department.... More
Gaza City, August 26 (RHC)-- As the Israeli assault entered its 50th day, the Palestinian death toll reached more than 2,130, the vast majority civilians, with 68 dead on the Israeli side, all but four of them soldiers. ... More
Havana, August 26 (RHC) -– One million 800,000 students will be at their desks in Cuban schools on September 1st as the 2014-2015 school years opens on the island, according to preliminary figures cited by Education minister Ena Elsa Velasquez.... More
Baghdad, August 26 (RHC)-- A car bomb has killed at least 10 people today in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. Across Iraq on Monday, at least four dozen people were killed in a series of bombings targeting mainly Shiite areas. ... More
Guatemala City, August 26 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina on Monday signed a governmental decree declaring a state of calamity in 17 of the country's 22 departments, where as many as 200,000 rural and indigenous families whose livelihoods depend solely on farming are said to have been affected by a severe drought in those areas and a potential famine.... More
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