Buenos Aires, July 15 (RHC)-- Argentinian President Cristina Fernàndez has travelled to Brasilia to attend Wednesday the first summit between heads of state of the BRICS and UNASUR countries, constituting the first official political contact between them.... More


Washington, July 15 (RHC)-- Forty undocumented immigrants were deported to Honduras from a New Mexico detention facility Monday, the first since a spike in Central American immigrants became a burgeoning political crisis in recent months. ... More


Brasilia, July 15 (Xinhua-RHC) -- In Brasilia on Monday, Brazil and Russia signed deals to develop economic and trade cooperation, with the view of increasing trade flow from 5.6 billion U.S. dollars to 10 billion dollars annually.... More


Havana, July 15 (RHC) -- The Vice President of the World Wind Energy Association Conrado Moreno said that Cuba expects to generate 633 megawatts of wind energy and 700 of solar energy, while developing hydro-energy which will contribute 56 megawatts.... More


Fortaleza, July 15 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Brazil to attend the Sixth Summit meeting of leaders of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa group) to be held in Fortaleza on Tuesday and Wednesday.... More


Lima, July 15 (Andina-RHC) -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have vowed to further strengthen bilateral ties and step up co-operation in key sectors of their country's economy and education sector.... More


Asunción, July 15 (Mercopress-RHC) -- Paraguay's Guaraní is becoming one of Latin America's strongest currencies in view of the country's positive macro-economic indicators and is expected to appreciate by 1.4 per cent against the U.S. dollar by the end of the year. ... More


Brasilia, July 15 (RHC-Agencies)-- Russia and Brazil have agreed on the sale of a Russian anti-aircraft defense system for Brazil’s armed forces. ... More


The Cuban movie, La película de Ana (Ana’s Film), by late Cuban filmmaker, Daniel Díaz Torres, received the Best Film Award at the 7th Ocean Film Festival: Cinema from Mercosur... More


Buenos Aires, July 14 (Xinhua-RHC) -- Visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a nuclear energy agreement with Argentina in a bid to boost trade ties with the Latin American country.... More


Sports News Roundup July 14

The coronation of young cruise Henry Ruiz put the highest mark among the 3 Cubans who had access to the finals of the President Boxing Cup held in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan.... More


Bogota, July 14 (Xinhua-RHC) -- The Colombian Army said on Sunday that 12 members of the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were captured in a joint operation in the country's northwestern Antioquia province.... More


New Delhi, July 14 (PL-RHC) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday the BRICS summit taking place in Brazil will allow his country to strengthen ties with Latin American nations.... More


United Nations, July 14 (UNNS-RHC) -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting Haiti and the Dominican Republic Monday to meet with senior government officials as well as to get a first-hand look at programs designed to improve health and reduce poverty.... More


Buenos Aires, July 14 (Telam-RHC) -- President Cristina Fernandez said that Argentina “wants to deepen its relationship with Russia.” She spoke with reporters at the Government House, where several agreements were signed with Russia on the occasion of President Vladimir Putin's visit to Buenos Aires.... More


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